Pre-Acquisition Auction For Recycled Electronic Devices

摘要

A process for a pre-acquisition auction for recycled electronic devices is disclosed herein. A plurality of pre-acquisition purchase prices are established with each of the plurality of pre-acquisition purchase prices established for a recycled electronic device in a predetermined condition, and each of the pre-acquisition purchase prices established by a winning bid from a bidder of a plurality of bidders for a recycled electronic device.

主权项

1. A kiosk-implemented method for recycling a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
soliciting bids to purchase used units of a model of mobile electronic device; receiving the solicited bids from a plurality of bidders; setting a purchase price to pay for used units of the model based on the received bids; receiving, at a kiosk, a used mobile electronic device from a user of the kiosk; identifying, at the kiosk, that the used mobile electronic device matches the model; automatically verifying, at the kiosk, the integrity of the used mobile electronic device; in response to identifying that the used mobile electronic device matches the model and verifying the integrity of the used mobile electronic device, offering the user, at the kiosk, the purchase price in exchange for the used mobile electronic device; dispensing, at the kiosk, the purchase price to the user; and retaining the used mobile electronic device at the kiosk.