Secure inspection and purchase method

Details Secure inspection and purchase method Secure inspection and purchase method

2005-04-26

2009-08-04

Oyebisi, Ojo O (Department: 3696)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Finance

C705S078000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07571127

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a method for using a payment and inspection service to purchase merchandise on an online sale website. A buyer or seller can select using a payment and inspection service. The buyer pays the payment and inspection service, which holds the payment. The seller ships the item to a store where the payment and inspection service is located. The buyer goes to the store and while being monitored by an agent or employee of the service, the buyer inspects the merchandise. If the buyer accepts the item, he leaves the store with the item and the service releases the payment to the seller. If the buyer does not want to accept the item, he rejects the item, which is then repacked and returned to the seller, and the service returns the payment, less cost of shipping the item back to the seller, to the buyer.

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