negotiable France.Fr!

Originally posted by LeeRyder
France.fr up for bids.

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The domain name "France.fr", Lee? :talk:
Where is it registered, the expiration date ... and is there any "Reserve Price" in the auction ending:
Sunday, 7/11/04 11:59pm Pacific Time.

Also, do you wish this to be moved to the "Domains For Sale" Forum?
Thanks kindly.
-Jeff :wave:

Im sorry, thought this was the domain for sale forum lol. so ya..I guess that would be a good plan.

I just Registered it today, so expires on 7/11/05.

im not sure as to what would be a reasonable reserve...hmmm.

France.fr

France.fr up for bids.

Bids start at $500 and ends on Sunday, 7/11/04 11:59pm Pacific Time.

(was accidentally posted in another forum, sorry for the error.)

I will post a reserve shortly (as soon as I determine a fair reserve price.)

Site is listed elsewhere also. I reserve the right to pull this auction short should it sell there first pending the quality of the bids here

PM sent.

Originally posted by LeeRyder
im not sure as to what would be a reasonable reserve...hmmm.

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Please keep us posted if you should decide to add a "Reserve Price" here. :talk:
[/Moved (and /Merged) to the "Domains For Sale" Forum].
Good Luck with your sale.

What is the restriction of owning .fr domain outside of france?

Nice name...

Originally posted by TheWatcher
What is the restriction of owning .fr domain outside of france?

Nice name...

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That I am not sure of to be honest. My wife and I are in the US, but my wife is still a French citizen by birth. We are using her mothers address as the contact point for the domain.

Sorry I dont know the rest of the rules/requirements.

http://www.afnic.fr/obtenir/chartes/nommage-fr#4

"Peuvent être titulaires d'un nom de domaine au sein de la zone .fr, c'est-à-dire de premier ou de second niveau, soit à l'occasion d'un enregistrement, soit à la suite d'une transmission d'un nom de domaine :

les personnes morales :


dont le siège social est situé en France ;
(ou),

qui disposent d'une adresse en France figurant expressément au sein des bases de données électroniques publiques des greffes des tribunaux de commerce ou de l'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE),
(ou),

les institutions et services de l'Etat, les collectivités territoriales ainsi que leurs établissements,
(ou),

qui sont titulaires d'une marque déposée auprès de l'Institut national de la propriété industrielle ou titulaire d'une marque communautaire ou internationale enregistrée visant expressément le territoire français ;



les personnes physiques :


de nationalité française ;
(ou),

de nationalité étrangère dont le domicile habituel est situé en France ;
(ou),

titulaires d'une marque déposée auprès de l'Institut national de la propriété industrielle ou titulaire d'une marque communautaire ou internationale enregistrée visant expressément le territoire français."

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According to this : Must be French citizen or have a property or business there.

eh who cares.. they gunna track you down? I doubt it.Just say you live in france?

or....

Your business is selling domains.. so buy purchasing this domain, you would have a business in France which would be selling domains... lol

Some companies like this one, provide registration on your behalf... For.. $250 US...

Maybe you can find cheaper one..

https://www.domainregistry.de/fr-domain.html

ya pay em $250 and then they steal the names they like. lol

DPK87.. If this is like the .ca registration process with the CIRA, you could lost your domain if they find out you don't live there. You can try if you want, don't know how much strict they are with their policies...

Originally posted by dpk87
ya pay em $250 and then they steal the names they like. lol

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You probably sign a contract with them. Don't know, never use such services...

Originally posted by dpk87


or....

Your business is selling domains.. so buy purchasing this domain, you would have a business in France which would be selling domains... lol

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Yep, but you'll need an office there (physical adress), pay some fees (to have your company) pay taxes etc.

Again, I don't know if they really care about those criterias, but I wouldn't lost thousands dollars to find out!

Amazing that this name was hand regged today!

When I did a whois search for france.fr at afnic.fr, I got the following result:

Ce terme fait partie de la liste des termes fondamentaux non enregistrables directement sous .fr. Il peut être enregistré sous les extensions .gouv.fr, .tm.fr et .nom.fr (sauf cas particuliers).

How come you list france.fr for sale, if it's a restricted name

Yes, i agree.
I think something wrong happened.
The terms France is an AFNIC reserved terms.
I believe there will be an ownership issue on this name, above all if you are not living in France. Usually the Afnic contact people thru real Mail to the physical adress provided.
It is a serious business for them but i should agree french administration has often such organistaion problems

Like lind said, france.fr can't be registred...

Try yourself with the english version of french nic website :
http://www.afnic.fr/_en

Forbidden term list :
http://www.afnic.fr/obtenir/chartes/fondamentaux

David.

Related "Appraisal's thread" here:
http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=252808

Please keep the appraisals, comments, further discussion of the domain name to THAT thread please ... if you'd be so kind, at least until further clarification/information from the Seller. :talk:

Thankies.
:wave: