The Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)
is the most widely used protocol in the world. It is used over a number of
different types of networks, the most of which is the Ethernet. Utilized in
packet switched networks this protocol is completely connectionless. It simply
acts as a connection bridge between two or more network devices, by providing
them with distinct IP addresses.
IPv4 is widely used because it is
highly compatible. It can be configured for a number of different devices and
is therefore the preferred choice in the industry. However, since its advent
experts were well aware of the likelihood of its exhaustion and had been
predicting it for years. Today, this exhaustion is very prominent. As a result
of that, the demand for this highly sought out commodity has gone extremely
high. Buyers are many sellers are few. Since this is the case, it puts sellers
at an advantage. There is a lot sellers can gain at this time provided they
consider the following things before selling their IPv4 address blocks.
Ask For A Fair Price
IPv4 address blocks are scarce which
makes them extremely valuable. The demand is high and often times people will
be willing to give more than what the commodity is actually worth. Considering
that, never undervalue your IPv4 address blocks. Do a little market research
and quote a price that’s neither very high nor too low. The chances you’ll get
the asked price in this particular case are very and should leverage on that.
But, don’t get too greedy.
Sell Or Lease?
Other than selling, leasing is another option that is fairly
popular these days. Leasing has two benefits. Firstly, you’ll get financial
benefit from it. Secondly, you won’t have to sell the blocks, meaning that if
need be they could be sold or used at a later point in time when the price
might even be higher. There are hundreds of companies out there who would be
willing to lease IPv4 address blocks, so finding a few would not be a problem.
