Patent ID: 8650093

Claim:
A method comprising: storing, on a computer readable medium, automobile market data which is representative of recent automobile market characteristics, including at least pricing data and inventory data, wherein the automobile market data includes information received from at least one manufacturer, a plurality of dealers, and a plurality of consumers, wherein at least a portion of the automobile market data is updated in real-time; receiving, via a used automobile consumer seller interface, a first request for a response regarding a first used automobile, wherein the first request is made by a consumer seller using a mobile device which takes a picture of a vehicle identification number and the vehicle identification number is recognized using optical character recognition, and the first request includes data provided with at least one graphical user interface component; causing at least one processing device to: provide first automobile market data, based on the first request, via a used automobile buyer interface, wherein the first automobile market data is based on real-time automobile market data and actual sales data for comparable automobiles within a specified time period and within a specified geographic area; request, via the used automobile buyer interface from at least two used automobile buyers, a bid to purchase the first used automobile based on the first request, wherein the at least two used automobile buyers include at least one dealer and at least one consumer; provide the response including at least two bids via the used automobile consumer seller interface, the at least two bids each including at least a price and a delivery option for the first used automobile, the at least two bids based on the first automobile market data; and receiving a consumer seller selection of a first bid including a first delivery option which specifies a first pickup location and a second delivery option which specifies a different second pickup location, wherein the consumer seller selection indicates a consumer seller intention to sell the first used automobile based on the first bid to a first used automobile buyer and specifies one of the first delivery option and the second delivery option.