System to provide a posting payment amount as a credit for purchases
View Patent ↗Products and processes are provided in which information is received for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site. A posting payment amount relating to the post is determined. The posting amount is provided as a credit for purchases. For example, the credit may be a credit that is usable for purchases via the posting site.
1. Apparatus, comprising:
a processor;
a communication port coupled to the processor; and
a storage device operatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions configured to direct the processor to:
receive posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
determine a posting payment amount relating to the post including determining the posting payment amount—in response to receiving the posting information; and
provide the posting payment amount in exchange for the posting information, the posting payment amount being provided as a credit for purchases.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the credit for purchases is a credit usable for purchases via the posting site.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the credit for purchases is a coupon redeemable for merchandise from a particular merchant.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the credit is deposited into an account usable for purchases via the posting site.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the posting information includes account information identifying the account usable for purchases by the posting site.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , including instructions configured to direct the processor to validate the account information.
7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the account information identifies an account of a seller of the item.
8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the account information identifies an account of a party other than a seller of the item.
9. The apparatus of claim 5 , including instructions configured to direct the processor to provide the posting payment amount using the account information.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to the post for the item being posted.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to the item being sold.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to a bid being received for the item.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posting payment amount is a positive amount that is paid to an entity from which the posting information about the post is received.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posting payment amount is a negative amount that is paid from an entity, from which the posting information about a post is received, to a posting site.
15. A method comprising:
receiving posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
using at least one processor, determining a posting payment amount relating to the post including determining the posting payment amount—in response to receiving the posting information; and
providing the posting payment amount in exchange for the posting information, the posting payment amount being provided as a credit for purchases.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the credit for purchases is a credit usable for purchases via the posting site.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the credit for purchases is a coupon redeemable for merchandise from a particular merchant.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the credit is deposited into an account usable for purchases via the posting site.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the posting information includes account information identifying the account usable for purchases by the posting site.
20. The method of claim 19 , including validating the account information.
21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the account information comprises at least one of the debit and credit card information.
22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the account information identifies an account of a seller of the item.
23. The method of claim 19 , wherein the account information identifies an account of a party other than a seller of the item.
24. The method of claim 19 , including providing the posting payment amount using the account information.
25. The method of claim 15 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to the post for the item being posted.
26. The method of claim 15 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to the item being sold.
27. The method of claim 15 , wherein the posting payment amount is responsive to a bid being received for the item.
28. The method of claim 15 , wherein the posting payment amount is a positive amount that is paid to an entity from which the posting information about the post is received.
29. The method of claim 15 , wherein the posting payment amount is a negative amount that is paid from an entity, from which the posting information about a post is received, to a posting site.
30. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
receive posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
determine a posting payment amount relating to the post including determining the posting payment amount—in response to receiving the posting information; and
provide the posting payment amount in exchange for the posting information, the posting payment amount being provided as a credit for purchases.