Patent ID: 8112319

Claim:
A computer implemented method for a buyer to sell a product/service prior to purchasing said product/service in an electronic marketplace, comprising the steps of: querying said buyer of said product/service in a buy/sell transaction to sell said product/service in said electronic marketplace before said buyer purchases said product/service via a client device associated with said buyer by a creation module of a server managing said electronic marketplace over a communications network; generating a binding or non-binding listing of said product/service for sale in said electronic marketplace before said buyer purchases said product/service by a listing module of said server; storing said binding or non-binding listing of said product/service in a database; receiving a request to purchase said product/service based on said binding or non-binding listing of said product/service from a client device associated with a prospective buyer by a transaction module of said server over said communications network; and processing said request to purchase by said transaction module of said server to complete said buy/sell transaction of said product between said buyer and said prospective buyer, thereby facilitating current or future sale of said product/service before said buyer purchases said product/service.