METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PERFORM PRICE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN A BIDDER AND A SELLER IN A NETWORK-BASED COMMERCE SYSTEM

摘要

A system includes an auction price-setting process and a fixed price process for purchasing a seller's offering to a buyer. The system is provided with a mechanism to adjust, publish and activate a seller fixed-price offer during the auction price-setting process. Furthermore, the system provides a 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.