<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Paul, I cannot speak to how other brokers structure their business, but we do not actually hold address space if I interpret you literally. Our Sellers hold the address space. We are contracted by companies with unused IPv4 blocks to source a company with need. Once a potential needer is identified, we facilitate agreement on price, timing and other conditions of a transfer then provide the necessary legal documents and guidance to execute the transactions contingent upon ARIN approval. The value of any broker--be it insurance, mortgage, real estate or IPv4 transfers--is subjective but clearly if a Seller and a Buyer prefer to use a broker, they should do so. The Policy Proposal as written assumes there may or may not be broker involvement in Specified Transfers. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Jeff Mehlenbacher</div><div><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-165 Eliminate Needs-Based<br>
Justification<br>
From: Paul Vixie <<a href="mailto:paul@redbarn.org">paul@redbarn.org</a>><br>
Date: Fri, February 17, 2012 9:18 am<br>
To: <a href="mailto:jeffmehlenbacher@ipv4marketgroup.com">jeffmehlenbacher@ipv4marketgroup.com</a><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net">arin-ppml@arin.net</a><br>
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On 2012-02-17 7:17 AM, <a href="mailto:jeffmehlenbacher@ipv4marketgroup.com">jeffmehlenbacher@ipv4marketgroup.com</a> wrote:<br>
> I would agree that free allocations should be scrutinized closely to<br>
> ensure need. For 8.3 Specified Transfers however, no purpose is served<br>
> when a transfer is rejected between a Company with an unused allocation<br>
> and a Company in need. The unused IPv4 block at the source Company<br>
> remains unused. The rejected recipient Company must seek alternatives<br>
> which may include applying to ARIN for a smaller block from the free<br>
> pool. <br>
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> Jeff Mehlenbacher<br>
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jeff, i'm concerned with the case where a broker actually holds address<br>
space. the current transfer system allows recipients with greater need<br>
to receive resources from those with lesser need. i do not understand<br>
the value add of putting resources into a broker's inventory. --paul<br>
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