Patent ID: 8060430

Claim:
A computer-implemented method using a computer system having a computer processor and a database for implementing a recurrent bidding process for a buyer to purchase assets to fulfill an acquisition portfolio stored in the database, the method comprising the steps of: offering, using the computer processor, the acquisition portfolio in an initial bidding among a plurality of potential sellers to select a limited number of exclusive sellers; allocating, for a first time period, the acquisition portfolio to the limited number of exclusive sellers, as determined by the computer processor, based at least in part on bidding prices in the initial bidding; entering into purchasing contracts with the limited number of exclusive sellers allocating a portion of the acquisition portfolio to each of the exclusive sellers; designating a portion of the acquisition portfolio as an at-risk volume for a second time period; offering, using the computer processor, the at-risk volume in a second bidding among the limited number of exclusive sellers; and selecting one or more winning bidders using the computer processor, wherein the one or more winning bidders in the second bidding are allocated the at-risk volume for the second time period.