Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area
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1. A method to facilitate network-based commerce, the method including:
- determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility;
retrieving a category list available for the site, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site; and
communicating the category list to the user, wherein the site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
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Abstract
A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
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1. A method to facilitate network-based commerce, the method including:
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determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility;
retrieving a category list available for the site, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site; and
communicating the category list to the user, wherein the site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to facilitate network-based commerce, the method including:
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determining an availability of an offering in a particular region, the offering been presented for sale via a network-based commerce facility; and
displaying information concerning the offering to a user only if the offering is available in a geographic region associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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14. A method to facilitate network-based commerce, the method including:
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determining a listing currency of an offering that is presented for sale by a network-based commerce facility;
converting the listing currency into a native currency of a site operated by the network-based commerce facility, wherein the network-based commerce facility operates a plurality of sites; and
displaying the listing currency in conjunction with the native currency to a user.
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18. A method to facilitate network-based commerce, the method including:
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performing a search to locate an offering having a specified an offering characteristic;
determining an availability of the offering in a particular geographic region associated with a user; and
displaying information concerning the offering to the user if the offering is available in the particular geographic region associated with the user.
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25. A system to facilitate network-based commerce, the system including:
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means for determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of a plurality of sites operated by network-based commerce facility;
means for retrieving a category list available for the site, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site; and
means for communicating the category list to the user wherein the site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
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31. A system to facilitate network-based commerce, the system including:
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means for determining an availability of an offering in a particular region, the offering being presented for sale via a network-based commerce facility; and
means for displaying information concerning the offering to a user only if the offering is available in a geographic region associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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37. A system to facilitate network-based commerce, the system including:
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means for determining a listing currency of an offering that is presented for sale of via a network-based commerce facility;
means for converting the listing currency into a native currency of a site operated by the network-based commerce facility, the network-based commerce facility operating a plurality of sites each having respective native currencies associated therewith; and
means for displaying the listing currency in conjunction with the native currency to a user wherein the user retrieves information concerning the offering via the site.
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