Patent ID: 8458027

Claim:
A method, comprising: storing in an electronic memory and by a computing device, an indication of an initial purchase of a first new product to an initial purchaser on an initial sale date and for a first price, thereby storing an indication of a pre-owned product owned by the initial purchaser after a completion of the initial purchase; causing, by the computing device, an offer to be output to the initial purchaser, the offer comprising an offer to re-purchase, within a predetermined period of time from the initial sale date, the pre-owned product from the initial purchaser in exchange for a second price that is lower than the first price; determining an acceptance, by the initial purchaser, of the offer; determining that the initial purchaser has elected to accept the second price in exchange for the re-purchase of the pre-owned product within the pre-determined period of time; facilitating, by the computing device, a provision to the initial purchaser of a payment of the second price in exchange for the pre-owned product; and facilitating, by the computing device, a re-sale of the pre-owned product to a subsequent purchaser in exchange for a third price that is lower than the first price and higher than the second price.