Steve Grove

This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing. The display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing may include items which are being offered by a specific Seller at a network based commerce facility.

A method and system of generating a listing in a network-based commerce system is provided. The method includes receiving listing identification data from a user, and retrieving listing data associated with the listing based on the listing identification data. Thereafter, a listing is generated that is at least partially based on the listing data and posted on the network-based commerce system. In one embodiment, the user may edit the listing data prior to posting the listing. The network-based… Show more

A method and system of generating a listing in a network-based commerce system is provided. The method includes receiving listing identification data from a user, and retrieving listing data associated with the listing based on the listing identification data. Thereafter, a listing is generated that is at least partially based on the listing data and posted on the network-based commerce system. In one embodiment, the user may edit the listing data prior to posting the listing. The network-based commerce system may include a database of listing data associated with at least one of movies, music, games, books and motor vehicles. In one embodiment, a plurality of check boxes is provided each of which are associated with an attribute of the listing and the method automatically, without human intervention, checks attributes based on the listing data. Show less

Displaying a user interface to harvest feedback information pertaining to transactions facilitated by a computerized transaction facility includes the display of multiple feedback windows, or other distinct areas, within a user interface displayed on a display device. Each feedback window includes transaction identifier information that identifies a respective transaction. Each feedback window also includes a feedback input that receives feedback information, pertaining to an associated… Show more

Displaying a user interface to harvest feedback information pertaining to transactions facilitated by a computerized transaction facility includes the display of multiple feedback windows, or other distinct areas, within a user interface displayed on a display device. Each feedback window includes transaction identifier information that identifies a respective transaction. Each feedback window also includes a feedback input that receives feedback information, pertaining to an associated transaction identified by the transaction information. The feedback input is displayed, within each feedback window, to indicate an association with the respective transaction information. Accordingly, feedback input for multiple transactions may conveniently be inputted through a single user interface. Show less

Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an… Show more

Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items. Show less

Techniques are provided for managing a digital wallet on behalf of a user. A user causes one or more value-ascertainable items (such as gift cards) to be reflected in the user's digital wallet. Once a value-ascertainable item is reflected in the digital wallet, the user may access the digital wallet and use the value-ascertainable item to make a purchase from a merchant that is capable of redeeming the value-ascertainable item. Alternatively, an exchange service that maintains the digital… Show more

Techniques are provided for managing a digital wallet on behalf of a user. A user causes one or more value-ascertainable items (such as gift cards) to be reflected in the user's digital wallet. Once a value-ascertainable item is reflected in the digital wallet, the user may access the digital wallet and use the value-ascertainable item to make a purchase from a merchant that is capable of redeeming the value-ascertainable item. Alternatively, an exchange service that maintains the digital wallet allows the user to exchange the value-ascertainable item for another value-ascertainable item, whether of the same type item or a different type of item. The exchanged-for item may be used to make a purchase from a merchant that is capable of redeeming the exchanged-for item. Show less

Disclosed is a method for transaction. The method comprises a system (140) receives first item data that indicates a value-ascertainable item from a first device (110) over a network (150). In response to receiving the first item data, determines an offer value for the value-ascertainable item. Then, the system (140) sends the offer value for the value-ascertainable item to the first device (110). In response to receiving the acceptance data that indicates that a user of the first device (110)… Show more

Disclosed is a method for transaction. The method comprises a system (140) receives first item data that indicates a value-ascertainable item from a first device (110) over a network (150). In response to receiving the first item data, determines an offer value for the value-ascertainable item. Then, the system (140) sends the offer value for the value-ascertainable item to the first device (110). In response to receiving the acceptance data that indicates that a user of the first device (110) accepted the offer value, storing data that associates the offer value with the user of the first device (110). The system (140) sends account identification data that identifies an account of a merchant to a particular device of the user. The method is performed by one or more computing devices. Show less

An auction method includes an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process.

An auction mechanism that would allow a buyer to submit a question to a seller, and optionally have the seller post the relevant question as well as a response for inclusion within a listing.

There are provided methods and systems for harvesting feedback and comments. A system includes a display function to present a single input interface via a communications network. The single input interface includes a plurality of feedback input mechanisms. Each of the feedback input mechanisms on the single input interface facilitate user input of comment information. The plurality of feedback input mechanisms include a first feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment… Show more

There are provided methods and systems for harvesting feedback and comments. A system includes a display function to present a single input interface via a communications network. The single input interface includes a plurality of feedback input mechanisms. Each of the feedback input mechanisms on the single input interface facilitate user input of comment information. The plurality of feedback input mechanisms include a first feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment information pertaining to a first item of a plurality of items and a second feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment information pertaining to a second item of the plurality of items. The system also includes a receive function to receive the comment information via a communications network. The comment information is provided through the single input interface. The comment information pertains to the first item and the second item. Show less

A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided. The system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity. The system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity. A second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains… Show more

A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided. The system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity. The system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity. A second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains both the construct identifier and a language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, whereby the second language construct is a translation of the first language construct into a second language corresponding to the language preference. The second language construct is used to update information associated with the first entity. Show less

Disclosed is a method for transaction. The method comprises a system (140) receives first item data that indicates a value-ascertainable item from a first device (110) over a network (150). In response to receiving the first item data, determines an offer value for the value-ascertainable item. Then, the system (140) sends the offer value for the value-ascertainable item to the first device (110). In response to receiving the acceptance data that indicates that a user of the first device (110)… Show more

Disclosed is a method for transaction. The method comprises a system (140) receives first item data that indicates a value-ascertainable item from a first device (110) over a network (150). In response to receiving the first item data, determines an offer value for the value-ascertainable item. Then, the system (140) sends the offer value for the value-ascertainable item to the first device (110). In response to receiving the acceptance data that indicates that a user of the first device (110) accepted the offer value, storing data that associates the offer value with the user of the first device (110). The system (140) sends account identification data that identifies an account of a merchant to a particular device of the user. The method is performed by one or more computing devices. Show less

Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an… Show more

Techniques are provided for allowing a merchant to process third party closed-loop instruments (such as gift cards) as if the closed-loop instruments were open-loop instruments. A customer provides card data of a third party gift card to a merchant, e.g., online or in a merchant store, for the purchase of one or more items provided by the merchant. The merchant sends the gift card data to an intermediary that deducts at least a portion of the balance of the gift card. The intermediary sends an offer for the gift card to the customer. If the customer accepts the offer, then the merchant applies the offer towards the total purchase price of the one or more items. Show less

A method and system that introduces a fixed-price transaction mechanism in conjunction with an auction transaction mechanism. The system facilitates a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process. The listing includes a reserve price that is adjusted by receiving, via an interface, an adjustment to the reserve price to generate an adjusted reserve price. The system further identifies whether the adjusted reserve price is less than a proxy bid… Show more

A method and system that introduces a fixed-price transaction mechanism in conjunction with an auction transaction mechanism. The system facilitates a network-based auction price-setting process for a listing using a fixed price-setting process. The listing includes a reserve price that is adjusted by receiving, via an interface, an adjustment to the reserve price to generate an adjusted reserve price. The system further identifies whether the adjusted reserve price is less than a proxy bid that has been received from a bidder for the listing. Show less

There are provided methods and systems for harvesting feedback and comments. A system includes a display function to present a single input interface via a communications network. The single input interface includes a plurality of feedback input mechanisms. Each of the feedback input mechanisms on the single input interface facilitate user input of comment information. The plurality of feedback input mechanisms include a first feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment… Show more

There are provided methods and systems for harvesting feedback and comments. A system includes a display function to present a single input interface via a communications network. The single input interface includes a plurality of feedback input mechanisms. Each of the feedback input mechanisms on the single input interface facilitate user input of comment information. The plurality of feedback input mechanisms include a first feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment information pertaining to a first item of a plurality of items and a second feedback input mechanism facilitating user input of comment information pertaining to a second item of the plurality of items. The system also includes a receive function to receive the comment information via a communications network. The comment information is provided through the single input interface. The comment information pertains to the first item and the second item. Show less

Methods and systems including an auction method including an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process. Various embodiments include a network-based commerce system including, a processor coupled to a memory through a bus; and a fixed price-setting process executed from the memory by the processor to facilitate a request for an adjustment of a… Show more

Methods and systems including an auction method including an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The seller may adjust a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process. Various embodiments include a network-based commerce system including, a processor coupled to a memory through a bus; and a fixed price-setting process executed from the memory by the processor to facilitate a request for an adjustment of a fixed price offer associated with a listing for an item, the request to be sent to a seller of the listing. Show less

A auction system includes an auction price-setting purchase process and a fixed price purchase process for purchasing a buyer's proxy bid during an auction.

A system and method to facilitate a transaction in a network-based commerce facility is provided. The method includes presenting a plurality of listings to a user, and monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user. Thereafter, the user is provided with an indication of an equivalent periodic payment of a plurality of periodic payments associated with an offer to purchase. In one embodiment, the user is provided with an option to conclude the transaction for the selected… Show more

A system and method to facilitate a transaction in a network-based commerce facility is provided. The method includes presenting a plurality of listings to a user, and monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user. Thereafter, the user is provided with an indication of an equivalent periodic payment of a plurality of periodic payments associated with an offer to purchase. In one embodiment, the user is provided with an option to conclude the transaction for the selected listing based on a plurality of periodic payments. In certain embodiments, the network-based commerce facility is a web-based auction facility where the offers are in the form of bids. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the periodic payment may be a monthly payment and the products are movable goods such as motor vehicle, motorcycles, watercraft, or the like. Show less

A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided. The system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity. The system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity. A second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains… Show more

A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are provided. The system receives a first language construct transmitted by a first entity that is directed to a second entity. The system identifies a construct identifier corresponding to the first language construct and determines a language preference of the second entity. A second language construct is retrieved by the system by locating an entry in a translated construct table that contains both the construct identifier and a language identifier corresponding to the language preference of the second entity, whereby the second language construct is a translation of the first language construct into a second language corresponding to the language preference. The second language construct is used to update information associated with the first entity. Show less