DEMAND-BASED OFFERINGS FOR SALE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a vote receiving module that receives a vote over a computer network from a user, the vote related to an item in a potential sale list, the potential sale list comprising items that may be sold;
a vote tabulating module that gives the items in the potential sale list a ranking according to votes received by the vote receiving module;
a display module that displays the potential sale list online; and
a sales module that offers the item with a highest ranking for sale for a period of time, the offer for sale comprising an on-line offering.
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Abstract
An apparatus for a demand-based offering for sale is disclosed. A method and a computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a vote receiving module that receives a vote over a computer network from a user. The vote is related to an item in a potential sale list. The potential sale list includes items that may be sold. The apparatus includes a vote tabulating module that gives the items in the potential sale list a ranking according to the votes received by the vote receiving module, and a display module that displays the potential sale list online. The apparatus includes a sales module that offers the item with a highest ranking for sale for a period of time. The offer for sale includes an on-line offering.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a vote receiving module that receives a vote over a computer network from a user, the vote related to an item in a potential sale list, the potential sale list comprising items that may be sold; a vote tabulating module that gives the items in the potential sale list a ranking according to votes received by the vote receiving module; a display module that displays the potential sale list online; and a sales module that offers the item with a highest ranking for sale for a period of time, the offer for sale comprising an on-line offering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving a vote over a computer network from a user, the vote related to an item in a potential sale list, the potential sale list comprising items that may be sold; giving the items in the potential sale list a ranking according to received votes; displaying the potential sale list online; and offering the item with a highest ranking for sale for a period of time, the offer for sale comprising an on-line offering. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code readable/executable by a processor to:
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receiving a vote over a computer network from a user, the vote related to an item in a potential sale list, the potential sale list comprising items that may be sold; giving the items in the potential sale list a ranking according to received votes; displaying the potential sale list online; and offering the item with a highest ranking for sale for a period of time, the offer for sale comprising an on-line offering.
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