Sales system with buyer price selection
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1. A networked sales method, comprising:
- presenting with a sales server, via a first network, item information associated with an item on a sales screen to a user, the item information including an item identifier for an item, and a price box for the item;
communicating with a sales server a variable price schedule for the item to the user, the variable price schedule including a plurality of entries, each entry indicating a price at which the item is to be offered for sale in a specified time period;
receiving at the sales server a reminder request associated with an entry in the variable price schedule; and
notifying the user through a second network with a near-real-time alerting mechanism when the price of the item is the price indicated in the entry associated with the received reminder request, the second network being a wireless network.
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Abstract
A networked sales method is disclosed that includes presenting price choices to a user for an item on a sales screen via a network. Available supply and sales activity level information about actions by other users for the item for which the price choices are presented can be converted into a feedback indication, and this indication can be conveyed to the user on the sales screen. A variable price schedule for the item can also be communicated to the user, and a reminder command associated with an entry in the schedule can be received from the user, with the reminder command including a price selection for the item. The user can then be notified when the entry in the schedule is reached.
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1. A networked sales method, comprising:
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presenting with a sales server, via a first network, item information associated with an item on a sales screen to a user, the item information including an item identifier for an item, and a price box for the item; communicating with a sales server a variable price schedule for the item to the user, the variable price schedule including a plurality of entries, each entry indicating a price at which the item is to be offered for sale in a specified time period; receiving at the sales server a reminder request associated with an entry in the variable price schedule; and notifying the user through a second network with a near-real-time alerting mechanism when the price of the item is the price indicated in the entry associated with the received reminder request, the second network being a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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