Etsy, Inc.

Christopher Maguire

Robert Kalin

Haim Schoppik

Jared Tarbell

A system and method for selling product is provided. In accordance with one aspect, shoppers using an Internet-based commerce site may request custom designed products rather than mass produced products from willing sellers. Shoppers may provide terms under which the custom good must be manufactured. Various systems and methods may also provide a platform for shoppers and sellers to negotiate terms and/or to incorporate negotiated terms into such requests. According to some embodiments, the system and method for selling product facilitates fabrication, delivery and payment for customized goods. In one embodiment, requests for customized goods may be fulfilled by multiple sellers. One example includes multiple sellers fulfilling a custom request, and another includes multiple sellers each producing a part of a desired quantity for a custom request, among other options. One aspect also includes allowing shoppers to request custom made products from one or more manufacturers. One aspect includes placing a public request for bids to manufacture a custom product and accepting offers from manufacturers to fulfill the bids.

Method and apparatus for requesting products

System and method for dynamically categorizing a plurality of products listed for sale with an Internet-based shopping site based on tags associated with the products. Sellers submit one or more tags or categories when they list new products with the site. Categories and/or subcategories may be generated based, at least in part, on a frequency of the tags associated with the plurality of products listed with the site. Shoppers may search for products based on the generated categories and/or subcategories. The categories and/or subcategories may be maintained as the products listed for sale with the site change to maintain up to date category and/or subcategories.

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Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Christopher Maguire