Method, system and storage medium for providing a custom combination best offer from a qualified buyer
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method to provide customized combination package best offers is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a plurality of items from a potential buyer, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package. A determination is made as to whether the potential buyer is qualified to make the best offer. Available price history associated with the customized combination package is provided to a qualified buyer. A best offer from the qualified buyer is then received and provided to a seller selling the plurality of items.
1. A method to provide a customized combination package best offer, the method comprising:
receiving, from a potential buyer, a selection of a plurality of items offered for sale by a single seller, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package;
determining, using one or more processors, whether the potential buyer is a qualified buyer; and
based on a determination that the potential buyer is qualified,
providing an available price history for the customized combination package to the qualified buyer;
receiving a best offer for the customized combination package from the
qualified buyer; and
providing the best offer to the seller
selling the plurality of items for acceptance or rejection.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an error message to an unqualified buyer.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing purchase history associated with the qualified buyer to the seller.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing identity and feedback information of the seller to the potential buyer.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the potential buyer is qualified comprises comparing data associated with the potential buyer to qualifying buyer criteria.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing available price history comprises providing an average price associated with the customized combination package.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing available price history comprises providing a lowest price associated with the customized combination package.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing available price history comprises determining one or more prices for an identical customized combination package.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing available price history comprises determining one or more prices for each item in the customized combination package.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prescreening the seller prior to allowing the seller to offer items for selection.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a listing for a combination package identical to the customized combination package when the best offer for the customized combination package is accept.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the available price history comprises:
determining if a combination package identical to the customized combination package has been previously sold by the seller;
based on the combination package having been previously sold by the seller, providing a price history for the customized combination package to the buyer;
based on the determination that no combination package identical to the customized combination package has been previously sold, determining if a smaller combination comprising less than all of the items in the customized combination package has been previously sold by the seller; and
based on the smaller combination having been previously sold by the seller, providing a price history for the smaller combination to the buyer.
13. A system to provide a customized combination package best offer, the system comprising:
one or more processors to execute:
a buyer qualification module to determine if a potential buyer is a qualified buyer;
an offer processing module to receive, from the potential buyer, a selection of a plurality of items offered for sale by a single seller, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package, the offer processing module further to receive a best offer for the customized combination package from the qualified buyer, and to provide the best offer to the seller selling the plurality of items for acceptance or rejection; and
a price history module to provide an available price history for the customized combination package to the qualified buyer.
14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a seller qualification module to prescreen the seller prior to allowing the seller to offer items for selection in generating the customized combination package.
15. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a reputation engine to manage feedback data associated with the potential buyer and seller.
16. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a messaging engine to provide notifications associated with the best offer.
17. A machine-readable storage medium in communication with at least one processor, the machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes a machine to perform a method for providing a customized combination package best offer, the method comprising:
receiving, from a potential buyer, a selection of a plurality of items offered for sale by a single seller, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package;
determining, using one or more processors, whether the potential buyer is a qualified buyer; and
based on a determination that the potential buyer is qualified,
providing an available price history for the customized combination package to the qualified buyer;
receiving a best offer for the customized combination package best offer from the qualified buyer; and
providing the best offer to the seller selling the plurality of items for acceptance or rejection.
18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises providing an error message to an unqualified buyer.
19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises providing purchase history associated with the qualified buyer to the seller.
20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises providing identity and feedback information of the seller to the potential buyer.
21. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein determining whether the potential buyer is qualified comprises comparing feedback data associated with the potential buyer to qualifying buyer criteria.
22. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises prescreening the seller prior to allowing the seller to offer items for selection.