Discounted Deal Pricing
A system and method that facilitates e-commerce volume pricing is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system includes an offers and orders component that receives and aggregates orders for a product from a plurality of buyers. The system also includes a logistics component that determines a shipping price for the product for a subset of the plurality of buyers. The shipping price is determined at least in part upon the subset of buyers sharing a shipping method. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which buyers within an aggregated purchasing group may be subject to different pricing structures for the same product.
1 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor for performing a method for discounted deal pricing, the method comprising:
allowing a buyer to create a private account that stores buyer profile information including at least one preference related to a category or seller of interest,
receiving at least one discounted deal from at least one seller for a product or service;
presenting information associated with the seller of the product or service to the buyer at the time the discounted deal is presented;
allowing the buyer to share the at least one discounted deal with other prospective buyers;
providing information related to at least one past order of the buyer and saved as the buyer profile information;
providing the buyer with an incentive, wherein the incentive includes a credit or an additional discount for an already discounted deal; and
tracking the online activity of the buyer.
2 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a third party.
3 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a supplier of the good or service.
4 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the online activity includes a product or service deal viewed but not purchased by the buyer.
5 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the online activity of the buyer triggers the incentive.
6 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the incentive is provided by a third party.
7 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the incentive is provided by the supplier of the good or service.
8 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein tracking the online activity includes tracking the number of times a particular product or service deal is reviewed but not purchased by the buyer.
9 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the private account allows the buyer to add new information that influences at least one deal presented to the buyer.
10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further including providing the user a discount on a product or service viewed but not purchased by the buyer, the discount provided by the seller of the product or service.
11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further including providing the user a discount on a product or service viewed but not purchased by the buyer, the discount provided by the private account provider.
12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving acceptance of terms and conditions included in the details regarding the at least one discounted deal from the buyer in order to process an order; and
receiving confirmation that a valid form of payment for the order has been received from the buyer.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the private account allows the buyer to change existing information that influences at least one deal presented to the buyer.
14 . A method for discounted deal pricing, the method comprising:
allowing a buyer to create a private account that stores buyer profile information including at least one preference related to a category or seller of interest,
receiving at least one discounted deal from at least one seller for a product or service;
presenting information associated with the seller of the product or service to the buyer at the time the discounted deal is presented;
allowing the buyer to share the at least one discounted deal with other prospective buyers;
providing information related to at least one past order of the buyer and saved as the buyer profile information;
providing the buyer with an incentive, wherein the incentive includes a credit or an additional discount for an already discounted deal; and
tracking the online activity of the buyer.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a third party.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a supplier of the good or service.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the online activity includes a product or service deal viewed but not purchased by the buyer.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the online activity of the buyer triggers the incentive.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the incentive is provided by a third party.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the incentive is provided by the supplier of the good or service.
21 . A system for discounted deal pricing, the method comprising:
a processor;
a method
a first module stored in memory and executable by a processor to allow a buyer to create a private account that stores buyer profile information including at least one preference related to a category or seller of interest,
a second module stored in memory and executable by a processor to receive at least one discounted deal from at least one seller for a product or service;
a third module stored in memory and executable by a processor to present information associated with the seller of the product or service to the buyer at the time the discounted deal is presented;
a fourth module stored in memory and executable by a processor to allow the buyer to share the at least one discounted deal with other prospective buyers;
a fifth module stored in memory and executable by a processor to provide information related to at least one past order of the buyer and saved as the buyer profile information;
a sixth module stored in memory and executable by a processor to provide the buyer with an incentive, wherein the incentive includes a credit or an additional discount for an already discounted deal; and
a seventh module stored in memory and executable by a processor to track the online activity of the buyer.
22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a third party.
23 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the incentive is part of a rewards program offered by a supplier of the good or service.
24 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the online activity includes a product or service deal viewed but not purchased by the buyer.
25 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the online activity of the buyer triggers the incentive.
26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the incentive is provided by a third party.
27 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the incentive is provided by the supplier of the good or service.
28 . The system of claim 21 , wherein tracking the online activity includes tracking the number of times a particular product or service deal is reviewed but not purchased by the buyer.
29 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the private account allows the buyer to add new information that influences at least one deal presented to the buyer.
30 . The system of claim 21 , the sixth module executable to provide the user a discount on a product or service viewed but not purchased by the buyer, the discount provided by the seller of the product or service.