1.   Because of better inventory control, airlines now occasionally release unsold seats at low prices as the departure date nears.

2.   Because the unsold seats were in luxury categories, the Redskins were able to declare the game a sellout and televise it locally.

3.   Normally, the holiday travel season is a slow one for Priceline because the airlines have fewer unsold seats to sell at discounts.

4.   One-way advance purchase ticket holders are now allowed to travel standby, taking any unsold seat on any other USAir flight the same day.

5.   She has also been using consolidators, who buy blocks of unsold seats from airlines and resell them at discount.

6.   The airlines can use such sites as discount outlets, where they can mark down unsold seats safe from the view of their direct customers.

7.   The Kings have been decimated by injuries all season, but the team nonetheless has underachieved, and a new arena with several unsold seats awaits next season.

8.   The second rule is to watch for signs that an airline has unsold seats.

9.   Then, about a month before the start of the new season, all unsold seats are turned over to the box office.

10.   Those willing to wait even longer, perhaps until the last possible minute, may be able to snatch up unsold seats for even less.