Conducting commerce between individuals
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1. A method of integrating the shipping of goods with the purchase of the goods, the method comprising:
- recording, by a transaction server, a purchase price of the goods, a first account for an individual buyer and a second account for an individual seller, the seller and the buyer connecting to the transaction server over a network;
receiving an indication of a chosen shipper by which to ship the goods from the seller to the buyer;
receiving a tracking number identifying the goods to be shipped by the shipper; and
receiving a notification from the shipper regarding a status of the goods associated with the tracking number.
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Abstract
Receiving payment includes the establishment, at a first server, a transaction record including information identifying a payment amount, a first account to be credited by the payment amount, and a second account to be debited by a debit amount. A financial authorization network performs an authorization analysis on at least the second account. The second account is debited if the authorization analysis is successfully completed, and the first account is directly credited by the payment amount to conclude the transaction. Risk analysis may be performed for each individual. Payment is integrated with shipping.
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1. A method of integrating the shipping of goods with the purchase of the goods, the method comprising:
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recording, by a transaction server, a purchase price of the goods, a first account for an individual buyer and a second account for an individual seller, the seller and the buyer connecting to the transaction server over a network; receiving an indication of a chosen shipper by which to ship the goods from the seller to the buyer; receiving a tracking number identifying the goods to be shipped by the shipper; and receiving a notification from the shipper regarding a status of the goods associated with the tracking number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transaction server comprising:
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a storage device; and a processor connected to the storage device; the storage device storing a program for causing the processor to implement a method comprising; recording, a purchase price of the goods, a first account for an individual buyer and a second account for an individual seller, the seller and the buyer connecting to the transaction server over a network; receiving an indication of a chosen shipper by which to ship the goods from the seller to the buyer;
receiving a tracking number identifying the goods to be shipped by the shipper; andreceiving a notification from the shipper regarding a status of the goods associated with the tracking number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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