Patent ID: 8010416

Claim:
A computer system comprising a hard drive, a microprocessor, a graphical user interface and at least one computer storage media programmed to execute computer program instructions, the computer program instructions to implement a method for exchanging online auction sales leads in real time between a buyer and a seller over an interconnected computer system including, selecting at least one buyer from a group of potential buyers; collecting lead information for the selected buyer, including gathering and storing product information and buyer information; verifying the lead information for the selected buyer; determining whether the lead information for the selected buyer is either PING data or POST data, where PING data is determined, determining whether the lead information for the selected buyer is duplicative based upon the selected buyer's social security number, the age of the lead information for the selected buyer and whether the lead information for the selected buyer has been submitted in the previous 30 days with the same email address; identifying at least one seller based upon a first set of predetermined criteria; transferring seller lead information to the at least one buyer; and providing the selected buyer with seller information.