Auction – RFC 1918 IP Address Block

IP Cowboy Auctions, LTD is delighted to present this fully RFC 1918 compliant IP address block at public auction. Address blocks that meet the specifications of RFC 1918 are very rare; in fact, this is …

IP Cowboy Auctions, LTD is delighted to present this fully RFC 1918 compliant IP address block at public auction.

Address blocks that meet the specifications of RFC 1918 are very rare; in fact, this is the only /8 1918 block in all of IPv4. That’s right, 10.0.0.0 /8 is up for sale!

You can get other address blocks, but this is the crème de la crème, the granddaddy of them all. Last modified in 1996, this iconic range was carefully arranged using a classic serif-typeface by names like Rekhter, Moskowitz, Karrenberg, and more.

The versatility of this literally priceless address block is quite astounding. Out of the box it can be configured as:

  • 1 /8 network with 16,777,214 hosts
  • 256 /16 networks, each with 65,534 hosts
  • 65,536 /24 networks each with 254 hosts

But those are just the obvious deployments. If you have a need, the 10.0.0.0 /8 has got you covered* Do you need…

  • 24 /10 networks?
  • More than 2,000 /19 networks?
  • More than 4,000,000 /30 networks?
  • Done, done, and done!

There are virtually limitless options available for making this address space your very own. You’ll be the Wizard of IP; networks and subnets and hosts – Oh my!

It’s true you can buy IP address blocks from places like IPv4 Market Group and IPv4.Global but why? You’ll pay at least $55 per IP address. Our bidding will open at $420,000; that’s about 2.5 cents per address! Yeah, you’d have to be smoking something not to jump on this (and your CFO will giggle with delight)!

If you buy from those other guys not only will you pay more, you’ll need to: Create an ARIN Online account, and log in. Select Transfer Resources from the navigation menu and follow the instructions presented to you. Next, pay the non-refundable processing fee. Are you tired yet? Upon approval, pay any other applicable fees and submit a signed RSA within 90 days.

It doesn’t stop there. Once you’ve gotten that precious bundle of zeros and ones in your account at ARIN, you’ll need to maintain your organization ID and point-of-contact. You’re in charge of “responsible” IP address reassignment, whatever that is. You have to stay on top of reverse DNS entries and pay additional fees each year.

Ain’t nobody got time for that. Within minutes, even seconds, of completing this transaction you can be using these addresses on your very own network.

Register to bid and make this classic Internet asset yours. With no buyer’s premium and payment through Fast Eddie’s Escrow service you’ll be glad you did.

*Routing limitations apply