On 10/28/10 4:35 PM, "David Conrad" <drc@virtualized.org> wrote:
Marty,
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
Table represents a post depletion cost of $40[1] (FX to euro) subtracting the "value" of a /22 ($56,142.64 FX to euro) as we go down the line with respect to need.
Sorry, I'm confused. How can you estimate the "post depletion cost" prior to depletion occurring? I would find it surprising if the fact that a /24 was bid up to $40 on eBay while folks can still get address space from registries had any relationship with what the price would be when the registries are no longer 'distorting the market'.
I was clear in the footnote that I only have a reference[1] for the lower number. To answer your question as to why, the table that I provided speaks for itself even if reduced by multiple factors of ten; profit and/or revenue protection. Buy low, sell high, so to speak and I think that the main point is that the cost of an address post depletion is an unknown. While my number looks high, it could go either way. It could be higher which would mean that the damage would be greater or it could be lower which means that it's "not so bad" where YMMV. Best, -M< 1. http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/presentations/van_Mook-2007-08_v3. pdf