<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div>Hi Bill,<br></div><div><br></div><div>It's true that the rapid rise in IPv4 prices has incentivized some owners to hold and lease, but of course it has likewise incentivized some owners to sell at the high prices.<br></div><div>If the address sale market dries up but leasing is available, why is that a travesty?<br></div><div>Those in need still get addresses.<br></div><div>The leasing agents you mention are getting paid for a service provided, is there a problem there?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br>Mike</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="zmail_extra_hr" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 0px;"><br></div><div class="zmail_extra" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"><div><br></div><div id="Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">---- On Fri, 10 Sep 2021 22:29:28 -0400 <b>William Herrin <bill@herrin.us></b> wrote ----<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px;"><div>On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 5:42 PM Mike Burns <<a href="mailto:mike@iptrading.com" target="_blank">mike@iptrading.com</a>> wrote: <br>> May I ask if you're thinking changes with the understand that all of the addresses being considered are going to be purchased. <br> <br>Hi Mike, <br> <br>I suppose my real worry is that the address sale market dries up <br>because it's more lucrative to lease them. With leasing agents running <br>around helping address holders monetize their IP addresses through <br>leasing in order to take a cut. That would be a travesty. <br> <br>Regards, <br>Bill Herrin <br> <br> <br>-- <br>William Herrin <br><a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" target="_blank">bill@herrin.us</a> <br><a href="https://bill.herrin.us/" target="_blank">https://bill.herrin.us/</a> <br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><br></body></html>