Preparing To Sell Your Spare IP Addresses
When it comes to generating a profit through the aggressive management of your small company's assets, you might not consider the value of IP address space. With new IP addresses becoming more limited, the potential to profit from the sale of your company's spare IP addresses is very real.
Here are three tips that you can use to help ensure that you are prepared to sell your IP addresses for a profit in the future.
1. Time your sale correctly.
Just like any other commodity, the market for IP addresses is in constant flux. In order to ensure that you are getting top dollar for your spare IP addresses, you need to time the sale of these assets correctly.
Research trends in the IP market in order to identify patterns that may exist, and wait until the demand for IP addresses is higher than the supply available on the market in order to maximize the profitability of your sale.
2. Be sure your buyer has RIR approval.
The IP addresses within a given region are overseen by an entity known as a Regional Internet Registry (RIR). The RIR assigns and distributes IP addresses within the region it controls, so before a single company can purchase a block of new IP addresses it must have approval from its governing RIR.
To avoid any problems or delays when it comes to profiting from the sale of your spare IP addresses, ensure that any potential buyers have RIR approval for the size of the IP address range you are selling before proceeding with the transaction.
3. Consider working with a broker.
If you are unsure how to navigate the secondary IP address market, it can be beneficial to work with a broker specializing in the buying and selling of IP addresses. These brokers act as the middle man when it comes to arranging the transfer of IP addresses from one company to another.
Finding a buyer can be challenging at times, so making the decision to sell your spare IP addresses through a broker that already has a waiting list of clients looking to purchase can be beneficial.
Selling off your unused IP addresses can be a simple and effective way to generate profit for your small company. Be sure that you are timing the sale of your IP addresses correctly, work only with RIR-approved buyers, and consider partnering with a broker to streamline the sales process in order to profit from getting rid of your spare IP addresses in the future.
