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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2000
Applicants:

Lou Leonardo, Aptos, CA (US);

Randy Ching, Mountain View, CA (US);

Amanda Wahl, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lou Leonardo, Aptos, CA (US);

Randy Ching, Mountain View, CA (US);

Amanda Wahl, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Assignee:

eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system for dealing with non-paying bidders related to network-based transactions in which a submission of a complaint to a network-based facility is facilitated. The complaint is related to a party who has failed to complete a transaction. A resolution of the complaint is facilitated. A record associated with the part is updated if the complaint is not resolved. The record indicates a count of failed transactions related to the party. A submission of a refund request can also be facilitated if the complaint is not resolved.


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