Systems and methods for facilitating a transaction by matching seller information and buyer information

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer. According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A consumer-to-consumer transaction method, comprising:
 receiving, by a controller, buyer information indicative of a product desired to be purchased by a first consumer, wherein the buyer information is indicative of a desired category and a desired quality score of the desired product;   determining, by the controller, seller information indicative of a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of second consumers, wherein the seller information is indicative of a category and a quality score for each product of the plurality of products;   determining, by the controller and based on the desired category and quality score, a match between the desired product and one of the plurality of products offered for sale by a corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers; and   facilitating, by the controller, a sale of the matched one of the plurality of products from the corresponding one of the second consumers from the plurality of second consumers to the first consumer.