Online offer system

1 . A method of conducting on-line business, comprising:

providing a database that associates prices with values of parameters relating to classes of non-fungible goods;

providing an interface through which a seller accesses data from the database to determine a set price for a particular non-fungible good; and

an automated purchaser issuing a firm offer to purchase the non-fungible good at the set price.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the automated purchaser providing at least some of the data for the database.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the automated purchaser providing an expected range within which the seller is expected to be able to sell the good itself.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising calculating the expected range based on information provided by an auction site.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the classes of non-fungible goods comprises computers.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein one of the parameters is a model number.

7 . The method of clam 5 , wherein one of the parameters is memory size and one of the associated values is selected from 256 and 512 MB,

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein one of the parameters is hard drive size and one of the associated values is at least 40 GB.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the automated purchaser is accessed through a hyperlink from an auction site.

10 . A method of doing business, comprising:

offering fixed price quotes for purchase of non-fungible used goods;

receiving the goods; and

reselling the goods on an on-line commerce site.

11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the step of offering fixed price quotes comprises providing an interface associated with e-bay™ to display fixed purchase prices.

12 . The method of claim 10 wherein the commerce site comprises an auction site.

13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the auction site comprises e-bay™.

14 . The method of claim 10 wherein at least one of the goods is selected from the list consisting of cameras, PDAs, and cell phones.

15 . The method of claim 10 wherein the fixed price quotes are provided to a user in real time.

16 . The method of claim 10 wherein a seller receives an on-line negotiable payment in exchange for the goods.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the on-line negotiable payment comprises PayPal™ cash.

18 . The method of claim 16 wherein the on-line negotiable payment comprises a store credit.

19 . The method of claim 10 wherein a reseller sends a seller a prepaid shipping label with which to ship the goods.

20 . The method of claim 10 wherein a purchaser sends a seller a prepaid shipping label to a seller to assist the seller in shipping the goods.

21 . The method of claim 10 wherein a seller delivers the goods to a local retailer other than a shipping company, that acts on behalf of the purchaser.

22 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the goods comprise a computer, and her comprising erasing data on the computer, and reloading an operating system.

23 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a purchaser of the goods re-sells the goods using its own trademark.

24 . A deal-making system comprising a microprocessor programmed to:

provide a set price for a non-fungible good based on parameter/values selected by a seller; and

issue a firm offer for the non-fungible good at the set price.

25 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the microprocessor is further programmed to provide a drop down menu for selection of parameter/values.

26 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the microprocessor is further programmed to provide an expected selling range for the non-fungible good.

27 . The system of claim 24 , wherein The microprocessor is further probed to receive an acceptance of the firm offer.

28 The system of claim 24 , wherein the firm offer is issued without any manual intervention.