Patent ID: 7082409

Claim:
A method for implementing a computer-based product purchase and fulfillment club, comprising the steps of designating one or more geographic club member areas; associating with each said club member area one or more consumer members who reside within said club member area and who must agree to pay a membership fee to said club; associating with each said club member area one or more buyer members who must be prepared to work within said club member area and who must agree to pay a membership fee to said club; associating with each said club member area one or more retailer members who must offer products for sale within said club member area and who must agree to pay a membership fee to said club; providing means through an electronic communications network for said consumer members, buyer members and retailer members to access a club web site specific to said club member area and to interact with said club web site; providing means through an electronic communications network for said consumer members, buyer members and retailer members to each access an individual member web page located on said club web site and personalized using parameters specific to each such consumer member, buyer member and retailer member; providing means through software programming for said retailer members to offer one or more products for sale on said club web site to said consumer members; providing means through software programming for said consumer members to purchase products offered for sale on said club web site; providing means through software programming for said buyer members to be notified of purchases made by said consumer members and to offer to said retailer members to fulfill said purchases; and fulfilling said purchases by having said buyer members buy said products from said retailer members, deliver said products to said consumer members to a location within said club member area within approximately thirty (30) minutes of said purchase, and collect a payment from said consumer members.