Hello everyone. I run network operations at a regional ISP. Our RIPE allocation is exhausted and the board finally approved buying a /22. My worry is the transaction itself: sending a few thousand euros to a stranger for a block that only exists as a record in a registry feels risky. How do you protect yourself on a purchase? Do brokers actually offer escrow, and how long does the RIR transfer take? Any red flags to watch for? The ISP is only twelve people, so there's no spare legal team to review exotic contracts.