The final stage.
WHAT IT IS
The last stage before names are released, usually at a fixed low price.
WHAT YOU FIND HERE
Names nobody bid on at earlier stages.
Mostly of little value, with occasional exceptions.
WHY PEOPLE LOOK
The price is low enough that a marginal name can still be worth taking.
WHAT TO BE HONEST ABOUT
Most closeout names are here because nobody wanted them.
That is information.
WHAT TO AVOID
Buying volume because it is cheap.
Renewal costs accumulate and most will never sell or be used.
WHAT TO BUY
Names you have an actual use for.
THE TEST
Would you register this name at the ordinary price if it were available?
If not, the low price does not make it worth holding.
WHAT TO CHECK
The same as any name. A cheap price does not remove rights or history problems.
WHAT PRICES MEAN
Closeout prices frequently fall as the stage progresses.
Waiting risks losing it to someone else.
