Locking system for exchange of items, services, and/or facilities

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a remote interface, a request from a requestor for an unlocking code used to unlock a lock for a containment component;

generating, by the remote interface, the unlocking code valid for a timespan;

transmitting, by the remote interface, the unlocking code to the requestor for unlocking the lock; and

in response to the unlocking code being transmitted to the requestor to unlock the lock, automatically delisting a purchase offer for the unlocking code.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock is integrated into the containment component.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock is separate from the containment component and has secondary means of attachment to attach the lock to the containment component.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock is an offline lock without communication capabilities of communicating with the remote interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating comprises:

generating the unlocking code based upon a unique identifier of the lock.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the request comprises the unique identifier.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote interface is hosted by a cloud service provider accessible to the requestor over a communication network.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

waiting a time delay between receiving the request and generating the unlocking code.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

transmitting the unlocking code as a time based recovery code via the remote interface.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

configuring the remote interface to generate time delayed unlocking codes for a plurality of locks for containment components at single location.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

configuring the remote interface to generate time delayed unlocking codes for a plurality of locks for containment components connected together.

12. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

implementing the remote interface as a kiosk.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock is a padlock and the containment component is a locker locked by the padlock.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving a request, from a first party via a product listing interface, to hold an item for a hold duration, wherein the hold corresponds to an exclusive right for the first party to subsequently purchase access to the item not yet purchased by the first party;

selectively restricting access to the item from parties other than the first party based upon the hold until the hold duration has expired;

facilitating inspection of the item before the purchase is completed; and

in response to the purchase being completed, automatically delisting the item through the product listing interface.

15. The method of claim 14 , comprising:

maintaining a wait list for the item during the hold duration.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

in response to the hold duration expiring before the purchase is completed, notifying one or more users on the wait list that the item is available.

17. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a remote interface, a request from a requestor for an unlocking code used to unlock a lock, wherein the request is received through a user interface of a kiosk, and wherein the remote interface is hosted by a cloud service provider;

generating, by the remote interface, the unlocking code based upon a unique identifier of the lock; and

transmitting, by the remote interface, the unlocking code to the requestor for unlocking the lock.

18. The method of claim 17 , comprising:

waiting a time delay between receiving the request and transmitting the unlocking code.

19. The method of claim 17 , comprising:

configuring the remote interface to generate time delayed unlocking codes for a plurality of locks for containment components at single location.

20. The method of claim 17 , comprising:

configuring the remote interface to generate time delayed unlocking codes for a plurality of locks for containment components connected together.