Mercari, Inc.

Lawrie Crate

Robin D Clark

Chiaki Osaka

Mohammad-Mahdi Mozzami

Eric Turner

Yu Ishikawa

Masanori Uehara

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased in an online market using machine learning techniques. By determining in real-time the dimensional weight of an item with reference to a machine learning model describing past transactions, a buyer and seller in the online market can finalize the transaction in real-time. The machine learning model further implements a bias within the machine learning algorithm towards heavier estimation to avoid undercharging the market participants for shipping costs. One embodiment involves using these cost-estimation techniques in the context of a local shipping feature, which allows buyers and sellers to schedule a same-day delivery by seamlessly involving a local carrier.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Lawrie Crate