System and method for providing information on market pricing
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1. A system for providing pricing information, comprising:
- indexing process for collecting data from a plurality of sources, the data being representative of market transactions, information about the item and price of the transaction, and for identifying and grouping market transaction information for similar items, and a statistical pricing process for processing transaction information grouped market transactions, to thereby provide pricing information for transactions involving similar items.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for generating and providing information representative of market pricing for products and services, and in particular to systems and methods that provide buyers and sellers information representative of the current market value for a product, including a new and used product.
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1. A system for providing pricing information, comprising:
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indexing process for collecting data from a plurality of sources, the data being representative of market transactions, information about the item and price of the transaction, and for identifying and grouping market transaction information for similar items, and a statistical pricing process for processing transaction information grouped market transactions, to thereby provide pricing information for transactions involving similar items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A process for determining and presenting transactions selected for the group consisting of, most common, typical, standard deviation.
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8. A process for showing summary fair market cost as acceptable.
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9. A process for comparing the fair market value to current retail value, including retail value at other sites.
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10. A process for determining information of fair market value for display on another site, wherein products of interest on that site have fair market value displayed.
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11. A taxonomy developed for passing transaction information and for comparing transaction information across different sites.
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