Integrated market exchange system, apparatus and method facilitating trade in graded encapsulated objects
First Claim
1. A method for grading, encapsulating and commoditizing objects thereby making the objects trade ready, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) grading an object based upon a predetermined grading scale and generating a grade indicator for the object;
b) associating the grade indicator with the object in a substantially permanent manner by encapsulating the object and a visual representation of the grade indicator in a tamper-evident holder; and
c) commoditizing the object by generating relevant textual trade data for the object and storing the relevant textual trade data in a database in a form for use in generating a trade listing for the object.
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Abstract
A method and a system facilitating trade in graded encapsulated commoditized objects such as coins includes a marketplace computer operatively controlled by an online peer-to-peer trade enabling facility and storing data associated with offers to sell and offers to buy the objects being selected from a plurality of graded encapsulated objects provided by at least one third party grading firm. A host computer operatively controlled by a market maker engaged in the trade of the graded encapsulated commoditized objects stores relevant trade data associated with the objects. The Internet can be used to connect the computers and to connect sellers and buyers with the marketplace computer whereby the sellers and the buyers are provided access to the relevant trade data stored in the host computer.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for grading, encapsulating and commoditizing objects thereby making the objects trade ready, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) grading an object based upon a predetermined grading scale and generating a grade indicator for the object;
b) associating the grade indicator with the object in a substantially permanent manner by encapsulating the object and a visual representation of the grade indicator in a tamper-evident holder; and
c) commoditizing the object by generating relevant textual trade data for the object and storing the relevant textual trade data in a database in a form for use in generating a trade listing for the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating the exchange of trade ready graded encapsulated objects utilizing a network of interconnected computers, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a marketplace computer and receiving at the marketplace computer data over a network from a relevant trade data host computer, the received data pertaining to graded encapsulated objects offered for sale and including relevant trade data associated with each of the objects, each of the objects having a substantially permanent uniquely assigned identifying indicia for effectuating the transmission of the relevant trade data associated with the objects;
b) responding to the data received from the host computer by storing the included relevant trade data in the marketplace computer;
c) generating in the marketplace computer a unique presentation format relating to the objects offered for sale; and
d) providing access to the marketplace computer to a plurality of buyer computers across the network for displaying at the buyer computers the unique presentation format including the relevant trade data of a selected one of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of facilitating the exchange of graded encapsulated coins over a network among a plurality of interconnected computers, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving at a marketplace computer data over a network from seller computers, the data pertaining to graded encapsulated coins offered for sale, the coins each being secured within a tamper-evident holder and having a substantially permanent uniquely assigned identifying indicia physically associated therewith, the data including relevant trade data uniquely associated with each of the coins offered for sale and including at least one of a date indicating a year of mintage, a mintmark indicator, a coin type designation, a denomination, a grade indicator and a grading firm identity;
b) storing the data received from the seller computers in a data storage means;
c) generating a presentation format in the marketplace computer; and
d) providing access to the marketplace computer over the network to a plurality of buyer computers, obtaining the stored data from the data storage means and presenting the relevant trade data to the buyer computers in the presentation format. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for providing a database of price realized information associated with the exchange of graded encapsulated objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) selecting a graded encapsulated object based upon a predetermined selection criteria, the graded object being encapsulated in a tamper-evident holder with an associated grade indicator and having an assigned unique identifying indicia, said assigned unique identifying indicia being associated with the graded object in a substantially permanent manner;
b) storing data including price realized information in a database for the selected graded encapsulated object and associating the stored data in the database with the unique identifying indicia assigned to the selected graded encapsulated object;
c) repeating said steps a) and b) for a plurality of graded encapsulated objects; and
d) providing access to the stored data in the database by selecting one of the assigned associated unique identifying indicia. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for providing a database of information associated with encapsulated graded objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) gathering selected data from a pool of data representing completed online peer-to-peer transactions related to the sale of graded encapsulated objects;
b) storing the gathered selected data in a database, said gathered selected data including price realized information and at least one of an encapsulation indicator, an assigned grade indicator and a grading firm indicator;
c) correcting a bias in said gathered selected data wherein said bias was induced by amalgamating online peer-to-peer transaction data into a data pool without regard for encapsulation, grade and grading firm; and
d) repeating said steps a) through c) for a plurality of online peer-to-peer transactions relating to the sale of graded encapsulated objects and storing the bias corrected gathered selected data in a database and connecting the database to a host computer. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An integrated market exchange system facilitating trade in graded encapsulated commoditized coins, the system comprising:
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a marketplace computer operatively controlled by an online peer-to-peer trade enabling facility, said marketplace computer storing data associated with offers to sell and offers to buy graded encapsulated commoditized coins, the graded encapsulated commoditized coins being selected from a plurality of graded encapsulated coins provided by at least one third party grading firm;
a host computer operatively controlled by a market maker engaged in the trade of graded encapsulated commoditized coins, said host computer storing relevant trade data associated with the graded encapsulated commoditized coins; and
a communication means connecting said marketplace computer with said host computer and connecting coin sellers and coin buyers with said marketplace computer whereby the coin sellers and the coin buyers are provided access to said relevant trade data stored in said host computer. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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