Abstract: A system and method providing one or more sellers the ability to sell a plurality of homogeneous goods and/or services to one or more buyers utilizing an advanced fulfillment date/price matching process. Fulfillment date/price pairs for each good and/or service are generated by a machine comprising computing, comparative, and communication means as well as one or more data storage locations. Buyers then have the ability to submit an order, by selecting one of the generated price/fulfillment date pairs, to the system, whereafter the system notifies the seller, at the fulfillment date, to fulfill the order, inventory permitting. The method and system can be utilized by sellers who wish to optimize product pricing and inventory management, while providing buyers with an interactive way to reduce product purchasing cost.

Abstract: A method and machine to provide a flexible pricing approach for one or more sellers and multiple buyers with a demand and time dependent real-time bid acceptance engine to work together to increase sales at optimal prices for both buyer and seller. Bids are accepted, by a machine comprising computing and comparative means as well as communication, fraud detection and manipulation parameters, at three potential moments in the process, at bid placement, between bid placement and auction end and at auction end. The acceptance threshold for bids is dependent on both time, demand and market volatility, but can be any combination of 2 or more. An auction will run between auction start and auction end and will only be prematurely terminated once supplies are depleted.