[arin-ppml] Borders sells their /16 block

[John Curran]

On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:33 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Mike Burns <mike at nationwideinc.com> wrote:
>> Hello list,
>> 
>> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/borders_sells_65536_ipv4_addresses_12_each
>> 
>> 
>> Borders has sold their /16 block for $12 per address.
> 
> This would seem to signal confidence that these transactions are
> viable regardless of RIR considerations.

   Indeterminate, since this transaction specifically takes ARIN's 
   approval into consideration.  

>> Deal language requires ARIN “consent”.
> 
> The auction offering description says "may" and nothing about consent.
> 
>      http://www.slideshare.net/Streambank/offering-memo-ip-addresses-92111final

   Mike was referring to the actual sale document submitted to the
   court, which states "The closing of the IA Sale is subject to, 
   among other things, consent by ARIN (as defined below) and 
   approval by this Court."

   <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/05/borders_flogs_ipv4_addys/>
   <http://domainincite.com/docs/borders-cerner-ipv4.pdf>

FYI,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN