Patent ID: 7637426

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for finding a total purchase price for a group of items that is lower than an original total purchase price found for the group of items, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of: generating, in a computer device, an offer for sale for the group of items at the original total purchase price from at least one seller; encoding for display in association with the offer for sale a component to be presented in a user interface that initiates an attempt to find the total purchase price for the group of items that is lower than the original total Purchase price, where the attempt to find the total purchase price for the group of items further comprises: identifying possible sellers of each item in the group from a database of sellers; for each combination of said possible sellers and items in the group, computing a total purchase price for the group of items; comparing said total purchase price to the original total purchase price for the group of items; and identifying the combination of possible sellers and items if said total purchase price is lower than the original total purchase price.