Introducing a fixed-price transaction mechanism in conjunction with an auction transaction mechanism
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1. A method comprising:
- at a network-based commerce system,facilitating a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process executed from memory by a processor;
providing, via an interface device, a seller with an option to offer the listing in at least one of the fixed price-setting process and the auction price-setting process;
receiving from the seller a fixed price offer for publication in the listing;
publishing, via a server, the fixed price offer for the listing;
receiving from the seller an adjustment to the fixed price offer to generate an adjusted fixed price offer based on the received adjustment; and
identifying whether the adjusted fixed price offer is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing.
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Abstract
A method and systems for auction price-setting for a listing using a fixed price-setting process are disclosed. A seller is provided with an option to offer the listing in the fixed price-setting process or the auction price-setting process. A fixed price offer for the listing is published based on a criterion. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a network-based commerce system, facilitating a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process executed from memory by a processor; providing, via an interface device, a seller with an option to offer the listing in at least one of the fixed price-setting process and the auction price-setting process; receiving from the seller a fixed price offer for publication in the listing; publishing, via a server, the fixed price offer for the listing; receiving from the seller an adjustment to the fixed price offer to generate an adjusted fixed price offer based on the received adjustment; and identifying whether the adjusted fixed price offer is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform, at a network-based commerce system, a method comprising:
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facilitating a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process executed from memory by a processor; providing, via an interface device, a seller with an option to offer the listing utilizing at least on of the fixed price-setting process and the auction price-setting process; receiving from the seller a fixed price offer for publication in the listing; publishing, via a server, the fixed price offer for the listing; receiving from the seller an adjustment to the fixed price offer to generate an adjusted fixed price offer based on the received adjustment; and identifying whether the adjusted fixed price offer is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing.
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14. A network-based commerce system comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; the processor to execute from the memory a fixed price-setting process to facilitate the operation of a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing, the fixed price-setting process to provide a fixed price offer for the listing; an interface device to provide a seller with an option to offer the listing in at least one of the fixed price-setting process and the auction price-setting process, the interface device is to receive from the seller a fixed price offer for publication in the listing and an adjustment to the fixed price offer to generate an adjusted fixed price offer based on the received adjustment; and a server to identify whether the adjusted fixed price offer is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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means for facilitating a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process executed from a memory by a processor; means for providing, via an interface device, a seller with an option to offer the listing in at least one of the fixed price-setting process and the auction price-setting process; and means for publishing, via a server, the fixed price offer for the listing; means for receiving from the seller an adjustment to the pre auction price an adjustment to the fixed price offer to generate an adjusted fixed price offer based on the received adjustment; and means for identifying whether the adjusted fixed price offer is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing.
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