Patent ID: 8249916

Claim:
A method for pricing and selling goods, including tickets to certain events, and services, in which the final price charged to the buyer is determined and settled after occurrence of the event or provision of the service, which price is based on whether a pre-selected attribute having a potential to be characteristic of such event or service occurs during the event or service, comprising: displaying via a computer graphical user interface a variety of goods, including services, from which a buyer-user may select; in response to the buyer-user selecting goods, (i) providing indication of availability of the selected goods, the selected goods including a specific unit of access ticket (or seat) to an event or service, and (ii) displaying to the buyer-user a standard price and an option for the buyer-user to select, an outcome based pricing option, the outcome based pricing option depending on the occurrence of a pre-selected attribute having a potential to be characteristic of the selected goods; requesting from the buyer-user a selection of a standard price option or the outcome-based pricing option; in response to the buyer selecting the outcome-based pricing option, displaying a list of attributes for the buyer-user to select from, each listed attribute having a potential to be characteristic of selected goods; in response to the buyer-user selecting one or more of the listed attributes, generating and presenting two prices for the selected goods including (a) a low price corresponding to a negative occurrence of the selected attribute, the price if the selected attribute does not occur, (b) a high price corresponding to a positive occurrence of the selected attribute, the price if the selected attribute does occur; requesting, using a processor, that the buyer-user agree to pay upon placing an order for the selected goods either (i) the high price, (ii) the low price, (iii) no payment initially with full settlement to be made after the corresponding event is over or service rendered and a final price known, or (iv) the standard price; receiving the order including receiving the buyer confirmation of his or her acceptance of terms of settlement; fulfilling the order; in the event the buyer-user selected option-based pricing, after completion of the event or service comprising the selected goods, determining whether the selected attribute in fact occurred; determining, using a processor, the final price based on the occurrence of such attribute; and initiating a credit or debit to the buyer-user's credit card or other form of settlement.