Systems and Methods for Facilitating a Transaction by Matching Seller Information and Buyer Information
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1. A consumer-to-consumer transaction method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing device, buyer information indicative of a product desired to be purchased by a first consumer, wherein the buyer information is indicative of a desired category and a desired quality score of the desired product;
determining, by the processing device, seller information indicative of a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of second consumers, wherein the seller information is indicative of a category and a quality score for each product of the plurality of products;
determining, by the processing device and based on the desired category and quality score, that no match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers can be made;
determining, by the processing device, at least one of the desired category and the desired quality score that cannot be matched with the seller information; and
transmitting, by the processing device and to at least one of (i) the first consumer and (ii) at least one consumer of the plurality of second consumers, a suggestion describing an adjustment to the determined unmatched at least one of the category and the quality score.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer. According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer.
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21 Claims
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1. A consumer-to-consumer transaction method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processing device, buyer information indicative of a product desired to be purchased by a first consumer, wherein the buyer information is indicative of a desired category and a desired quality score of the desired product; determining, by the processing device, seller information indicative of a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of second consumers, wherein the seller information is indicative of a category and a quality score for each product of the plurality of products; determining, by the processing device and based on the desired category and quality score, that no match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers can be made; determining, by the processing device, at least one of the desired category and the desired quality score that cannot be matched with the seller information; and transmitting, by the processing device and to at least one of (i) the first consumer and (ii) at least one consumer of the plurality of second consumers, a suggestion describing an adjustment to the determined unmatched at least one of the category and the quality score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processing device; and a memory device in communication with the processing device, the memory device storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in; receiving buyer information indicative of a product desired to be purchased by a first consumer, wherein the buyer information is indicative of a desired category and a desired quality score of the desired product; determining seller information indicative of a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of second consumers, wherein the seller information is indicative of a category and a quality score for each product of the plurality of products; determining, and based on the desired category and quality score, that no match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers can be made; determining at least one of the desired category and the desired quality score that cannot be matched with the seller information; and transmitting, to at least one of (i) the first consumer and (ii) at least one consumer of the plurality of second consumers, a suggestion describing an adjustment to the determined unmatched at least one of the category and the quality score. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processing device result in:
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receiving buyer information indicative of a product desired to be purchased by a first consumer, wherein the buyer information is indicative of a desired category and a desired quality score of the desired product; determining seller information indicative of a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of second consumers, wherein the seller information is indicative of a category and a quality score for each product of the plurality of products; determining, based on the desired category and quality score, a match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers; determining, based on the desired category and quality score, that no match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers can be made; determining at least one of the desired category and the desired quality score that cannot be matched with the seller information; and transmitting, to at least one of (i) the first consumer and (ii) at least one consumer of the plurality of second consumers, a suggestion describing an adjustment to the determined unmatched at least one of the category and the quality score. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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