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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

163 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $346,476 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 1,704 records under the surname Sparks, worth $1,980,130. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,130.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 975281425

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,141.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 979634992

  • Strong match

    Mary L Sparks

    Savings account · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Glendale Savings & Loan Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $804.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 11895794

  • Strong match

    Mary Alice Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $721.72 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993919530

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $627.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 970032711

  • Strong match

    Mary M Mrs Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $476.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 9550438

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by San Diego County Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $355.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12962347

  • Strong match

    Mary Elizabeth Sparks

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Upromise Llc

    $290.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 964156381

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $289.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15679107

  • Strong match

    Mary E Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $230.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 18411062

  • Strong match

    Mary Anette Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · Danville, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $220.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006097555

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · Coronado, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service

    $211.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005081481

  • Strong match

    Mary Sparks

    Insurance proceeds · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $159.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 13692108

  • Strong match

    Mary L Sparks

    Uncashed check · Pine Valley, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030457825

  • Strong match

    Mary C Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by 70 Unum Life Insurance Company Of America

    $147.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 9512379

  • Strong match

    Mary A Sparks

    Stocks or securities · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Textron Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $134.50 Textron Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13062015

  • Strong match

    Mary E Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by California Physician Service Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $131.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000366260

  • Strong match

    Mary Alice Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    $111.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 993919531

  • Likely match

    Maria E Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Covina, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $513.36 Eaton Vance Special Equities Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 9748391

  • Likely match

    Myra Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $183.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 18678243

  • Likely match

    Mara Sparks

    Unpaid wages · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Fred Meyer Stores Inc

    $178.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 16028459

  • Likely match

    Mara Sparks

    Unpaid wages · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Fred Meyer Stores Inc

    $136.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 16028460

  • Likely match

    Mari Sparks

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $132.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 16969834

  • Likely match

    M R Sparks

    Uncashed check · Chatsworth, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Northridge Fash Ctr

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $363.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 5482776

  • Likely match

    M E Sparks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Western Medical Enterprises Inc

    $300.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 10129288

  • Likely match

    Mary Spriggs

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Loma Linda University Medical Center

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13714033

  • Likely match

    Mary Elizabeth Spriggs

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Group 1 Automotive Inc

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018966792

  • Worth checking

    Maria Spirakis

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Dental Benefit Providers Inc

    $128.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012961512

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $128,994.58 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267852

  • Worth checking

    Michael D Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $122,452.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017946340

  • Worth checking

    Marshall Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,799.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 11479472

  • Worth checking

    Michael Sparks

    Uncashed check · Canyon Country, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,671.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030457826

  • Worth checking

    Margo A Sparks

    Savings account · Redlands, CA

    Reported by World Savings And Loan Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,483.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 9272454

  • Worth checking

    Melanie Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Encino, CA

    Reported by Lendingclub Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,588.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037470476

  • Worth checking

    Matthew J Sparks

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Apex Clearing

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,486.17 Crystallex International Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16449071

  • Worth checking

    Melvin M Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,273.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 968439233

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle N Sparks

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Western Southern Life Insuranc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,236.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 17789616

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie F Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,723.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 991217943

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Sparks

    Escrow balance

    Reported by New Millennium Escrow Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,708.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 985247677

  • Worth checking

    Marion Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Oryx Energy Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,614.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 11995406

  • Worth checking

    Marina Dentistry Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of New Jersey Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059717262

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Jackson, CA

    Reported by American River Bankshares

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,496.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 960249761

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle A Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,436.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 17258552

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle A Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,436.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 17258551

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn Sparks

    Stocks or securities · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Homefed Corp/homefed Corp (old) (1-249 Shares)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,340.64 Homefed Corpnew
    Start this claim

    State ID 14239256

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Sparks

    Uncashed check · Jackson, CA

    Reported by American River Bankshares

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,204.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 960882555

  • Worth checking

    Miki Sparks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027136739

  • Worth checking

    Sparks

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Alaric Biddle Et Al V The Sherwin-williams Manufacturing Co. Et Al

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,118.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088050988

  • Worth checking

    Merlene D Sparks

    Stocks or securities · San Juan Bautista, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,108.15 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056315

  • Worth checking

    Merlene D Sparks

    Stocks or securities · San Juan Bautista, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,108.15 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056314

  • Worth checking

    Michael P Sparks

    Unpaid wages · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by University Enterprises

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,009.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 13762974

  • Worth checking

    Melanie K Sparks

    Escrow balance · Soledad, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955323039

  • Worth checking

    Megan Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Mission Hospital

    $994.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 988190539

  • Worth checking

    Michael Sparks

    Uncashed check · Winnetka, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $958.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024628897

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $723.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267873

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $723.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267872

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $723.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020321349

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267871

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267870

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267869

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267868

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267867

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267866

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267865

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267864

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267863

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $715.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267862

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie F Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $715.19 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16336861

  • Worth checking

    Marion D Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Oryx Energy Co

    $683.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 9706834

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $674.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267861

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $674.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267860

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $674.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267859

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $674.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267858

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Jackson, CA

    Reported by American River Bankshares

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $648.98 American River Bankshares
    Start this claim

    State ID 960249763

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $633.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267857

  • Worth checking

    Michael Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by American Balanced Fund-a

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $623.56 American Fd American Bal Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 17911213

  • Worth checking

    Margaret G Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $603.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992841435

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $584.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267856

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $584.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267855

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $584.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267854

  • Worth checking

    Mike D Sparks

    Unpaid dividends · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    $568.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019267853

  • Worth checking

    Sparks

    Unclaimed refund · Brea, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $550.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021083906

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle A Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 16077570

  • Worth checking

    Minnie Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $529.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 998880684

  • Worth checking

    Marshall Sparks

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $500.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 993353230

  • Worth checking

    Margaret A Sparks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984730129

  • Worth checking

    M M Spriggs

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $498.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 18971139

  • Worth checking

    Marion H Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $493.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15677473

  • Worth checking

    Micha Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Bell, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16077568

  • Worth checking

    Margo A Sparks

    Uncashed check · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    $478.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 952556959

  • Worth checking

    Milton L Sparks

    Stocks or securities · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $455.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 16077569

  • Worth checking

    Matthew R Sparks

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994821460

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Permanent General Assurance Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $448.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 968957658

  • Worth checking

    Miles Z Sparks

    Savings account · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Sag-aftra Federal Credit Union

    $442.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047262970

  • Worth checking

    Matilda M Sparks

    Uncashed check · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $437.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 981409070

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Sparks

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009950016

  • Worth checking

    Molly J Sparks

    Mineral or royalty payments · Sierra Madre, CA

    Reported by Bp America Production Company

    $395.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 954936673

  • Worth checking

    Moses Sparks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metabank

    $362.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 977704421

  • Worth checking

    M E Spriggs

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $362.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1838536

  • Worth checking

    M E Spriggs

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $362.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1838536

Showing the 100 most valuable of 170. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

1 probate estate carries that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Sparks Marie E Johnson

    Probate estate · Contra Costa County · 1995

    Matched on Sparks Marie E Johnson (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956827717
    Case P93-00293

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

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Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.