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|status = Delegated
|manager  =
|country   = International
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|registrations   =
|date  = 25 December 2014
|type   =[[gTLD|Generic]]
|category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]]
|community  =
|priority = <s>724 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>903 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>1071 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Sale Limited)</s><br>1131 - [[Rightside]] <br><s>1297 - [[TLD Assets]] (Dot-Sale LLC)</s>
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'''.sale''' is a [[TLD]] delegated in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a private auction in September 2014, Donuts/Rightside became the sole applicant for the string. The company manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 25 December, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 06 Apr 2015</ref>

==Current Applicant==
# [[Rightside]] applied for 307 TLDs. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/601 here].

===Former Applicants===
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] filed for  68 new TLD applications on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1400 here]. .sale was '''WITHDRAWN''' by TLDH, along with another 3 TLDs ([[.free]], [[.spa]], [[.zulu]]), in April 2013.<ref>[http://en.paperblog.com/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu-507788/ TLDh withdrawing 4 new gTLD applications fee sale spa zulu en.PaperBlog.com] Retrieved 9 May 2013</ref>
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., [[Frank Schilling]]'s company applied for 54 new TLDs.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/here-are-the-54-new-gtlds-that-frank-schillings-uniregistry-applied-for/ Here Are the 54 New gTLDs That Frank Schillings Uniregistry applied for, TheDomains.com]</ref>
# [[Famous Four Media]] applied for 61 new TLDs.
# [[Dot-Sale LLC]]

===European Commission Communiqué===
The [[European Commission]] flagged all applications for .sale outside of ICANN's defined remediation processes.

Just after [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC]] issued its Early Warnings, which are advice given from one GAC member country to an applicant warning it of potential issues within its application, the [[European Commission]] issued a letter to all applicants within the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The letter highlights 58 applications that "could raise issues of compatibility with the existing legislation .. and/or with policy positions and objectives of the European Union." It notes a desire to open a dialog with each offending applicant.

The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>

==Private Auction==
A [[Private auction]] conducted in September 2014 left Donuts/Rightside as the only applicant for the string, as the other applicants withdrew. The winning bid was not revealed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17398-donuts-snatches-four-new-gtlds-at-auction-beating-amazon-to-video Donuts Snatches Four New gTLDs at Auction beating Amazon to .video] ''DomainIncite''; by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 23 Sept 2014</ref>

==Priority Pre-Registration - Early Access==
From April 29, 2015 to May 6, 2015 .sale can be secured at a premium price, and on a first-come, first-served basis. <ref name="GoDaddy1">[https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/15993/about-sale-domain-names About .SALE Domain Names, GoDaddy.com] Retrieved 29 Apr 2015</ref>

==Pre-Registration - General Availability==
On May 6, 2015, .sale will reach general availability on a first-come, first-served basis. Bulk registration will be available during this period.<ref name="GoDaddy1"/>

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