CLICKABLE MAP INTERFACE FOR PRODUCT INVENTORY

1 . A computer implemented method for displaying products for sale on an interactive map comprising:

receiving information from sellers on products for sale, wherein the information includes an inventory quantity and location for each of the products;

generating an interactive map that displays the products at their respective locations and provides the inventory quantity for each of the products;

receiving a search request for a particular product;

identifying related products based on the search request, wherein the related products are similar to the particular product;

displaying the related products at their respective locations on the interactive map, wherein the related products that are displayed are those products located within a boundary of the interactive map;

receiving a selection of at least one of the related products from the interactive map; and

updating the inventory quantity of the selected at least one of the related products when the selection comprises a purchase.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the selection comprises a click on the location of the at least one of the related products from the interactive map.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed products comprise points on the interactive map at the respective locations.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the inventory quantity is displayed for a particular product when that product is selected from the interactive map.

5 . The method of claim 4 wherein a product is not displayed on the interactive map when the inventory quantity for that product is zero.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the boundary of the interactive map is established by an input from a user, a physical location of a user, a computer profile of the user, information from a computer that is displaying the interactive map, or a location term from the search request.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the boundary of the interactive map is defined by at least one of an address, a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) location, a city, a neighborhood, a zip code, an area code, a county, or a state.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the products for sale comprise auction listings or classified advertisements.

9 . In a computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for displaying inventory on a map, the storage medium comprising instructions for:

receiving information regarding inventory for sale from a plurality of sellers, wherein the information includes a location for each of the sellers, further wherein each of the sellers has at least some of the inventory for sale;

generating an interactive map configured to display a location for at least one of the sellers;

displaying the information regarding the inventory that is for sale from the at least one of the sellers that are displayed on the interactive map;

receiving a search request relating to at least one category of the inventory;

identifying which of the inventory is related to the search request; and

receiving a selection of the inventory displayed on the interactive map.

10 . The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the selection comprises clicking on a location of the seller of the selected inventory.

11 . The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the inventory for sale comprises items subject to an auction, further wherein the information regarding the inventory for sale comprises a current price and an auction end date.

12 . The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the information further comprises a starting price and an auction start date.

13 . The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the inventory for sale comprises items listed in classified advertisements, further wherein the information regarding the inventory for sale comprises a description and price.

14 . A computer implemented method for providing a searchable interface with products for sale comprising:

receiving feeds from sellers including seller information and available products with respective locations of the available products, where the available products are associated with an inventory amount;

providing a searchable interface with the available products and the respective locations;

receiving a search request related to a particular product from the searchable interface;

providing search results on the searchable interface based on the search request, where the search results include at least some of the available products;

receiving a selection for at least one of the provided available products; and

updating the inventory amount of the selected at least one provided available product when the selected product is purchased.

15 . The method of claim 14 wherein seller information or the inventory amount of products is updated by consumers.

16 . The method of claim 14 wherein the products comprise goods and services.

17 . The method of claim 14 wherein the searchable interface comprises an interactive map.

18 . The method of claim 17 wherein the providing a searchable interface comprises displaying the interactive map with at least a portion of the available products displayed on the interactive map at their respective locations.

19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the selection comprises clicking the displayed product from the interactive map.

20 . The method of claim 14 wherein the search results provided on the searchable interface include the inventory amount of each respective product in the search results.

21 . The method of claim 14 wherein the products comprise online advertising.

22 . The method of claim 21 wherein the online advertising is sold and displayed based on the geographic location.