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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Introducing a fixed-price transaction mechanism in conjunction with an auction transaction mechanism
Applicants:
Brian Alan Grove, San Jose, CA (US);
Zak James Edson, Campbell, CA (US);
Steve Grove, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Leigh Sandler, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Alan Grove, San Jose, CA (US);
Zak James Edson, Campbell, CA (US);
Steve Grove, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Leigh Sandler, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and systems for auction price-setting for a listing using a fixed price-setting process are disclosed. A seller is provided with an option to offer the listing in the fixed price-setting process or the auction price-setting process. A fixed price offer for the listing is published based on a criterion. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.