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Can .PAY be used for a branded checkout URL when choosing merchant.pay?

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Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.