Method & system for online sales and purchases
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Abstract
Internet-based commercial network connects multiple qualified participant buyers and sellers. Items are made available for defined periods of time, referred to as an event (139). Event terms and conditions include item types, price, quantity, volume or units, discount, shipping terms (138). Reiterative offer and counteroffers permit negotiation of terms for an event. Participants may view anonymous competitive quotes for comparison and analysis. Pooled purchases and auctions are envisioned. Participants may create web presences and are subject to restrictions on access (141) and purchase (142) authority. Central system maintains participant data.
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90 Claims
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1-83. -83. (canceled)
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84. A method of computer assisted competitive product procurement comprising:
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(a) providing an internet website for listing branded products for which proposals for sales are sought by a buyer, (b) listing for the buyer characteristics of a proposed program for each branded product, (c) affording suppliers of the branded products access to the website to post terms of a proposed sale to the buyer of each branded product in response to the buyer'"'"'s proposed programs, and (d) displaying for the buyer a comparison of the suppliers'"'"' responsive proposed sale terms. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90-93. -93. (canceled)
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