System and method for providing combination packages

Abstract

In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide customized combination packages is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a plurality of items from a potential buyer, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package. Available transaction history for past transactions of similar items to the items of the customized combination package is provided to the potential buyer. An offer from the potential buyer is then received and provided to a seller selling the plurality of items for consideration.

1 . A method comprising:
 in response to receiving, from a potential buyer, an indication of a selection of a plurality of items offered by a particular seller, providing, using at least one hardware processor, data relating to pricing of individual ones of the plurality of items;   receiving an offer to buy a combination of two or more of the plurality of items, the offer to buy the combination includes a single price for the combination; and   providing information that conveys the offer to buy the combination to the particular seller.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data relating to the pricing comprises data corresponding to one or more sellers other than the particular seller. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data relating to the pricing comprises data corresponding to items that are similar to the individual ones of the plurality of items. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether the potential buyer is qualified to make the offer to buy the combination; and   preventing the potential buyer from making the offer based on the potential buyer not being qualified.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a transaction history for the potential buyer to the particular seller in response to receiving the offer. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing identity and feedback information of the particular seller to the potential buyer. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing the data relating to pricing comprises:
 determining whether a further combination of similar items identical to the combination has been previously sold by the particular seller;   based on the further combination having been previously sold by the particular seller, providing pricing data for the further combination to the potential buyer;   based on the determination that no further combination of similar items identical to the combination has been previously sold, determining if a smaller combination comprising fewer similar items than all of the items in the combination has been previously sold by the particular seller; and   based on the smaller combination having been previously sold by the particular seller, providing pricing data for the smaller combination to the potential buyer.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising creating a listing for a combination package identical to the combination based on the particular seller accepting the offer for the combination. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 at least one hardware processor;   a history module to provide, using the at least one hardware processor, data relating to pricing of individual ones of a plurality of items in response to receiving, from a potential buyer, an indication of a selection of the plurality of items offered by a particular seller; and   an offer processing module, implemented by the at least one processor, to receive an offer to buy a combination of two or more of the plurality of items, the offer to buy the combination includes a single price for the combination from the potential buyer, and to provide information that conveys the offer to buy the combination to the particular seller.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a buyer qualification module to
 determine whether the potential buyer is qualified to make the offer to buy the combination; and   prevent the potential buyer from making the offer based on the potential buyer not being qualified.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a seller qualification module to prescreen the particular seller prior to allowing the particular seller to offer the plurality of items for selection in generating the combination. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a reputation engine to manage feedback data associated with the potential buyer and the particular seller. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the data relating to the pricing comprises data corresponding to one or more sellers other than the particular seller or to items that are similar to the individual ones of the plurality of items. 
     
     
         14 . A machine-readable medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 in response to receiving, from a potential buyer, an indication of a selection of a plurality of items offered by a particular seller, providing data relating to pricing of individual ones of the plurality of items;   receiving an offer to buy a combination of two or more of the plurality of items, the offer to buy the combination includes a single price for the combination; and   providing information that conveys the offer to buy the combination to the particular seller.   
     
     
         15 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the data relating to the pricing comprises data corresponding to one or more sellers other than the particular seller. 
     
     
         16 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the data relating to the pricing comprises data corresponding to items that are similar to the individual ones of the plurality of items. 
     
     
         17 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining whether the potential buyer is qualified to make the offer to buy the combination; and   preventing the potential buyer from making the offer based on the potential buyer not being qualified.   
     
     
         18 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , further comprising providing a transaction history for the potential buyer to the particular seller in response to receiving the offer. 
     
     
         19 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , further comprising providing identity and feedback information of the particular seller to the potential buyer. 
     
     
         20 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the providing the data relating to pricing comprises:
 determining whether a further combination of similar items identical to the combination has been previously sold by the particular seller;   based on the further combination having been previously sold by the particular seller, providing pricing data for the further combination to the potential buyer;   based on the determination that no further combination of similar items identical to the combination has been previously sold, determining if a smaller combination comprising fewer similar items than all of the items in the combination has been previously sold by the particular seller; and   based on the smaller combination having been previously sold by the particular seller, providing pricing data for the smaller combination to the potential buyer.