Overview
- .forsale is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is intended for commercial use and online marketplaces (categorized as a Commerce new gTLD).
History
- Successful applicant: Donuts (string submitted under Sea Oaks, LLC).
- .forsale is one of the new gTLDs applied for by Donuts.
- Donuts arranged registry back-end and infrastructure partnerships: back-end registry solutions by Demand Media; DNS and DNSSEC services by AusRegistry Pty Ltd; datacenter facilities with Equinix and SuperNap; data escrow with Iron Mountain.
- Previous applicant: DERForsale, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises) originally applied and selected Afilias as the back-end provider.
- Contention resolved: DERForsale withdrew following a private auction administered by Applicant Auction in April 2014, which Donuts won.
- Contract and delegation:
- Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 22 May 2014 after passing Initial Evaluation.
- .forsale was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 1 October 2014.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience includes businesses and sellers creating online marketplaces or listing items for sale.
- Positioned as a commerce-focused TLD suitable for retailers, classified marketplaces, and consumer-facing sales platforms.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The contention between Donuts (Sea Oaks, LLC) and DERForsale, LLC was settled via a private auction in April 2014; Donuts emerged as the winner and became the registry operator.
- .forsale was included among the large portfolio of gTLD applications submitted by Donuts (hundreds of strings filed by the company).
Operator
Dog Beach, LLC
Whois
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domain: FORSALE
organisation: Dog Beach, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.FORSALE 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.32.53
nserver: V0N1.NIC.FORSALE 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.33.53
nserver: V0N2.NIC.FORSALE 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.34.53
nserver: V0N3.NIC.FORSALE 161.232.16.53 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:53
nserver: V2N0.NIC.FORSALE 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.35.53
nserver: V2N1.NIC.FORSALE 161.232.17.53 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:53
ds-rdata: 57781 8 2 b782d732fe1e21301d1cf866096d3293925ab1e839ffc580591cb7ff8ef63983
whois: whois.nic.forsale
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-09-24
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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