Multi-party negotiations with multiple attributes

摘要

This invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for enabling negotiations for resolution of e-commerce transactions involving direct interactions between an offering party (seller or buyer) and a counterparty (buyer or seller). The invention includes generating a public offer containing values of a defined set of attributes by a party to the target population of the counterparties and sending private acknowledgements of acceptance or responses containing counter offers for at least one of the offers to at least one party.