I therefore can't trade any of these address resources because others can do the same. This means that today the addresses have no value. You are asserting the black market doesn't exist. An interesting approach.
two female ostriches are walking down beach one looks behind & says "don't look now, but to males are following us" other says, "let's walk faster," so they do first looks behind and says "they are catching up!" so they break into a trot first looks behind and says "they are still catching up!" so they start running full tilt first looks behind and says "they are catching up even more quickly!" they both slam on the brakes and stick their heads in the sand a minute later the two males arrive the males look around and say "where did they go?" and, if you believe this, then it's safe to believe that ipv4 address space has, and will continue to have, no value. randy