Auction variation

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2004-02-19

2011-12-06

Patel, Jagdish (Department: 3693)

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

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Electronic shopping

C705S026430, C705S006000

Reexamination Certificate

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08073745

ABSTRACT:
A method of marketing items comprising: publicizing an auction to sell at least one item, accepting a preset number of price bids for the items, applying at least one cancellation rule to selectively cancel zero or more bids, selecting one or more bids closest to a preselected low sum to receive the item, wherein the low sum is less than 1% of a list price of the item.

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