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1. A system for electronically conducting negotiations, said system comprising:
a web server having a processor and memory, said computer system executing a plurality of software applications that collectively provide a negotiation engine; a database; a communication network; a plurality of clients, wherein said plurality of clients are operable to execute a web browser application; wherein said web server is operable to:
store a plurality of offer information in said database comprising:
a plurality of offers listed by a seller by way of said plurality of clients, each of said plurality of offers listed by said seller further comprising a plurality of selling criteria, wherein said plurality of selling criteria comprises a plurality of seller-defined parameters characterizing the offer;receive a plurality of information from a buyer by way of said plurality of clients over said communication network, said plurality of information from said buyer further comprising:
a plurality of buying criteria, wherein said buying criteria comprises a type of buyer interest and a versatility in at least one of said plurality of seller-defined parameters characterizing the offer;transmit said plurality of information from said buyer to said seller over said communication network, wherein said transmission is characterized as near real-time;receive a plurality of information from said seller by way of said plurality of clients over said communication network, said plurality of information from said seller further comprising:
a plurality of selling criteria, wherein said selling criteria comprises a type of seller interest and a versatility in at least one of said plurality of seller-defined parameters characterizing the offer; andtransmit said plurality of information from said seller to said buyer over said communication network, wherein said transmission is characterized as near real-time. |