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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Jeffrey Taylor, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noel Morin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Annette Goodwine, Burlingame, CA (US);
Vicky Sze, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kevin W. Cooney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James Hsin, San Jose, CA (US);
Elaine Fung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vered Shaviv, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey Taylor, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noel Morin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Annette Goodwine, Burlingame, CA (US);
Vicky Sze, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kevin W. Cooney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James Hsin, San Jose, CA (US);
Elaine Fung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vered Shaviv, Mountain View, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method that commences by receiving a bid for a particular sales listing from a first bidder that is not pre-approved to bid on the particular sales listing. The method continues by restricting the bid for the particular sales listing from the bidding process associated with the particular sales listing, the restricting based on the requirement of the first bidder to be pre-approved to bid on the particular sales listing.