On Thu, Oct 12, 2017, at 07:47, Mel Beckman wrote: > James, > > As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money.
You can in RIPE region, but you must first find an "owner" ready to tranfer it (for money or for free). ASN transfers do happen here, and there are indications that they happen in ARIN region too ( https://www.ipv4auctions.com/customer/account/previous/ - search for ASN).
