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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Thomas W. Plaster, Seattle, WA (US);
Kyle A. Freeman, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason W. Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark B. Griffith, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan C. Rawcliffe, Seattle, WA (US);
Ankit Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas W. Plaster, Seattle, WA (US);
Kyle A. Freeman, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason W. Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark B. Griffith, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan C. Rawcliffe, Seattle, WA (US);
Ankit Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing inventory fulfillment services to customers who have small quantities of heterogeneous items to sell. A self-service registration interface for generating lists of items to sell via the inventory fulfillment service is provided. The inventory fulfillment service may provide pricing suggestions to the customer. The inventory fulfillment service may determine whether a listed item satisfies one or more listing rules. Shipping information for a list of items may be automatically generated and provided to the customer. The customer may ship the items in one shipment to a specified facility. The customer is the seller of record for all items listed. The customer may not be charged for services until an item is sold. A listing period may be specified for which listed items will be carried. If an item does not sell within the period, option(s) for disposal of the item may be provided.