JOB AUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
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1. An online auction system, comprising:
- a first module that enables a consumer to post a job description for a job;
a second module that enables a plurality of service providers to view the job description and submit a proposal to the consumer for performing the job; and
a third module that enables the consumer to select a proposal from one of the service providers.
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Abstract
An online auction system enables a consumer to post job description for a job, a second module that enables a plurality of service providers to view the job description and submit a proposal to the consumer for performing the job, and a third module that enables the consumer to select a proposal from one of the service providers. The system may enable the service providers to request additional information about the job from the consumer, and enable the service providers and consumers to interact by modifying the job description and modifying bids based on job description modifications. In some embodiments the system also may provide a job posting template and a payment module.
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1. An online auction system, comprising:
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a first module that enables a consumer to post a job description for a job;
a second module that enables a plurality of service providers to view the job description and submit a proposal to the consumer for performing the job; and
a third module that enables the consumer to select a proposal from one of the service providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of auctioning a local service, comprising:
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receiving, from a consumer, a job description;
presenting the job description to a plurality of service providers;
receiving a plurality of service provider bids;
presenting one or more of the bids to the consumer; and
selecting a winning bid from one or more of the bids. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of auctioning a local service, comprising:
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receiving, from a consumer, a job description;
accessing a database of service providers to identify one or more qualified service providers who fleet one or more criteria that relate to the job description, wherein the criteria include geographic location;
inviting the qualified service providers to submit bids in response to the job description;
presenting the job description to the qualified service providers;
receiving a plurality of service provider bids, wherein at least one of the bids is a conditional bid;
receiving additional information or a revised job description from the consumer in response to the conditional bid;
receiving a conversion of the conditional bid to a binding bid;
presenting one or more binding bids to the consumer; and
selecting a winning bid from one or more of the binding bids.
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