System for buying and selling tickets to sporting events in the aftermarket through gifting
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating charitable giving by ticket resale, the method comprising:
- listing one or more tickets for sale by a seller via an aftermarket ticket resale system;
designating a beneficiary other than the seller to receive a specified percentage of a sale price of the one or more tickets;
collecting payment for the one or more tickets; and
transferring at least a portion of the payment to the beneficiary.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a computerized system for forming a network of aftermarket sellers and buyers of sporting tickets which allows for the convenient and safe resale of such tickets and the generation of donations to the respective venues foundations and designated charities via a portion of the resale proceeds through at least one central processing unit, storage means containing the identification of buyers and sellers, means for buyers to query what tickets are available for sale, means for sellers to list tickets for sale and set parameters for such sale, and means for such system to monitor activity of buyers to ensure the buyers are permitted buyers and that tickets are being sold on a distributed basis for the end use by the prospective buyers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating charitable giving by ticket resale, the method comprising:
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listing one or more tickets for sale by a seller via an aftermarket ticket resale system;
designating a beneficiary other than the seller to receive a specified percentage of a sale price of the one or more tickets;
collecting payment for the one or more tickets; and
transferring at least a portion of the payment to the beneficiary. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for ticket resale, the method comprising:
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receiving ticket information via a network from a seller for an available event ticket, the ticket information including identification of an event, a designation of one or more beneficiaries other than the seller, and a sales method;
listing the available event ticket as available for sale according to the sales method;
receiving payment of a sale price for the available ticket, the sale price determined by the sales method; and
initiating a transfer of at least a portion of the payment to the one or more beneficiaries. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for ticket resale, the system comprising:
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a computer, wherein the computer is communicably coupled to a computer readable medium and a network, and wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the computer to;
receive ticket information via a network from a seller for an available event ticket, the ticket information including an event identification, a designation of one or more beneficiaries other than the seller, and a sales method;
list the available event ticket as available for sale according to the sales method;
receive payment of a sale price for the available ticket, the sale price determined by the sales method; and
initiate a transfer of at least a portion of the payment to the one or more beneficiaries.
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