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Patent US7904346 - Method and system to adjust a seller fixed price offer - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn auction method includes an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process....http://www.google.com/patents/US7904346?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7904346 - Method and system to adjust a seller fixed price offerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7904346 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/750,052Publication dateMar 8, 2011Filing dateDec 30, 2003Priority dateDec 31, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7853486, US20050015308, US20070106571, US20070112644Publication number10750052, 750052, US 7904346 B2, US 7904346B2, US-B2-7904346, US7904346 B2, US7904346B2InventorsBrian Alan Grove, Zak James Edson, Steve Grove, Andrew Leigh SandlerOriginal AssigneeEbay Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (108), Non-Patent Citations (346), Referenced by (3), Classifications (12), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system to adjust a seller fixed price offerUS 7904346 B2Abstract An auction method includes an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/437,183, filed Dec. 31, 2002 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/494,400 filed Aug. 11, 2003, which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to the field of commerce automation and, more specifically, to the facilitation of price negotiations between a buyer and a seller by a network-based commerce system.
SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION Adjusting a seller fixed-price offer in a network-based auction system is described. According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an auction method to present an auction purchase process and a fixed price purchase process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer where the seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Adjustment of a fixed price offer and/or a reserve price in a network-based commerce system is disclosed. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
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