Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Peer to Peer Transaction System
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1. A method for providing peer-to-peer sales comprising:
- providing a computer based system for a seller to identify a product for sale through a network connection to the computer based system;
initiating through the computer system a plurality of directed queries to the seller through the network to determine information regarding the product;
entering system provided responses by the seller to the queries and entering seller created text by the seller in response to the queries;
transmitting the system provided responses and seller created text through the network to the computer based system;
at the computer based system, using results of the queries including system provided responses and user created text to determine a price range for the product;
providing the price range to the seller through the network;
the seller selecting a price from the price range and transmitting the selection through the network to the computer based system.
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Abstract
The system provides a method an apparatus for implementing a peer to peer transaction system. The system includes an online system of marketing and pricing that optimizes saleability and profit, limits access of strangers to personal spaces, limits the likelihood of unqualified buyers, provides appropriate paperwork automatically, and reduces the cycle time of offer and sale. The system also provides trustworthy information to a buyer of physical condition and title, as well as resources normally only available in a commercial transaction.
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1. A method for providing peer-to-peer sales comprising:
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providing a computer based system for a seller to identify a product for sale through a network connection to the computer based system; initiating through the computer system a plurality of directed queries to the seller through the network to determine information regarding the product; entering system provided responses by the seller to the queries and entering seller created text by the seller in response to the queries; transmitting the system provided responses and seller created text through the network to the computer based system; at the computer based system, using results of the queries including system provided responses and user created text to determine a price range for the product; providing the price range to the seller through the network; the seller selecting a price from the price range and transmitting the selection through the network to the computer based system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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