While there are many Web services which help users find things to buy, we know of none which actually try to automate the process of buying and selling. Kasbah is a virtual marketplace on the Web where users create autonomous agents to buy and sell goods on their behalf.
Users specify parameters to guide and constrain an agent's overall behavior.
A simple prototype has been built to test the viability of this concept. Introduction Kasbah is a Web-based system where users create autonomous agents that buy and sell goods on their behalf. Our original idea was to reinvent the classified ads. We observed that there are many sites on the Web that post ads. It is an electronic agent marketplace where agents negotiate to buy and sell 45 goods and services on behalf of the user.