Patent ID: 8550359

Claim:
A method for operating a server computer having an external interface, the method comprising: receiving via the external interface a customized design for a portable consumer device from a first person at a host site hosted on the server computer; allowing via the external interface a second person to request the portable consumer device with the customized design using the host site hosted on the server computer; publishing customized designs produced by other users on the host site hosted on the server computer; and allowing the first person to charge a fee to the second person for receiving the portable consumer device with the customized design using the host site hosted on the server computer, wherein the first and second persons are customers of an issuer of the portable consumer device, wherein the issuer is a bank, and wherein the method further comprises providing the portable consumer device with the customized design to the second person using the host site hosted on the server computer, and wherein the portable consumer device is in the form of a payment card.