Patent ID: 9665862
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method of integrating the shipping of goods with the purchase of the goods on an auction site, the method comprising: facilitating a transaction between an individual seller and an individual buyer on a transaction server connected to a network, the transaction server recording a purchase price of the goods, a first account for the buyer and a second account for the seller, wherein the individual buyer and the individual seller participate in an online auction; receiving an indication of a chosen shipping method by which to ship the goods from the seller to the buyer; receiving information regarding the goods to be shipped; calculating a shipping price for the goods based on the chosen shipping method and the received information regarding the goods to be shipped; and debiting the first account of the buyer and crediting the second account of the seller to complete the purchase transaction, wherein the method further comprises creating a transaction record for the transaction, the transaction record including a weight of the goods.