Method and system for performing a progressive auction
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1. A method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method including:
- at a host computer having a processor and memory, processing instructions causing the host computer to receive a bid from each of a plurality of bidders for a plurality of merchandise items via a web-based bid form, each bid including a bid price and a quantity bid, and to award one or more merchandise items of the plurality of merchandise items to each of a plurality of successful bidders of the plurality of bidders at different item prices based on the quantity bid by each of the plurality of successful bidders being a different quantity.
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Abstract
A method and system for to facilitate an electronic auction includes receiving a bid from each of a plurality of bidders for a plurality of merchandise items via a web-based bid form. Each bid including a bid price and a quantity bid. One or more of the merchandise items of the plurality of merchandise items are awarded to each of a plurality of successful bidders of the plurality of bidders at different prices based on the quantity bid by each of the plurality of successful bidders.
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1. A method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method including:
at a host computer having a processor and memory, processing instructions causing the host computer to receive a bid from each of a plurality of bidders for a plurality of merchandise items via a web-based bid form, each bid including a bid price and a quantity bid, and to award one or more merchandise items of the plurality of merchandise items to each of a plurality of successful bidders of the plurality of bidders at different item prices based on the quantity bid by each of the plurality of successful bidders being a different quantity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic auction system including:
a memory in communication with a processor, the processor executing instructions including instructions embodying a manager, the manager to receive a bid from each of a plurality of bidders for a plurality of merchandise items via a web-based form, each bid including a bid price and a quantity bid, wherein the manager awards one or more merchandise items of the plurality of merchandise items to each of a plurality of successful bidders of a plurality of bidders at different item prices based on the quantity bid by each of the plurality of successful bidders being a different quantity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable storage medium having executable instructions to cause one or more machines to perform a method to facilitate an electronic auction, the method including:
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receiving a bid from each of a plurality of bidders for a plurality of merchandise items via a web-based bid form, each bid including a bid price and a quantity bid; and awarding one or more merchandise items of the plurality of merchandise items to each of a plurality of successful bidders of the plurality of bidders at different item prices based on the quantity bid by each of the plurality of successful bidders being a different quantity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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