Patent ID: 7797194

Claim:
A method of facilitating an issuer of collectibles to manage an offering of collectibles for sale, each of the collectibles having a predetermined condition, said method comprising the steps of: a) initially offering for sale the collectibles to potential purchasers for a period of time set by the issuer; b) receiving orders from the ordering potential purchasers; c) allocating the offered collectibles among selected of the ordering potential purchasers; d) facilitating steps a), b) and c) by a programmed computer; and e) maintaining the condition of the collectibles during steps a), b) and c), whereby the allocated collectibles are of the predetermined condition and the issuer may guarantee the condition of the allocated collectibles, wherein step b) offers an initial offering of collectibles, and there is further included the step of offering for sale selected of the allocated collectibles on a secondary market at the direction of the purchasers of the allocated collectibles.