Abstract: An internal auction system may generate a quotation for the quantity of a product included in an auction published on the seller's e-commerce site so that the appropriate quantity of the product is identified and/or available on the successful completion of the auction. In conjunction with generating the quotation, a message may be sent to a seller's business information management system, such as for example an inventory control system, reserving an existing and/or anticipated quantity of the product to meet the quantity specified in the auction. This quotation may be rescinded if the auction does not successfully conclude. Otherwise, an order may be created in the business information management system anticipating the winner performing the necessary auction checkout procedures. The order may contain a block in order to prevent it from being further processed until the completion of the auction checkout process by the winning bidder.

Abstract: An internal auction system may generate a quotation for the quantity of a product included in an auction published on the seller's e-commerce site so that the appropriate quantity of the product is identified and/or available on the successful completion of the auction. In conjunction with generating the quotation, a message may be sent to a seller's business information management system, such as for example an inventory control system, reserving an existing and/or anticipated quantity of the product to meet the quantity specified in the auction. This quotation may be rescinded if the auction does not successfully conclude. Otherwise, an order may be created in the business information management system anticipating the winner performing the necessary auction checkout procedures. The order may contain a block in order to prevent it from being further processed until the completion of the auction checkout process by the winning bidder.

Abstract: A seller may designate a target group of customers allowed to access an auction on a seller's e-commerce site in an internal auction system creating a bidder restriction on the auction. Customers not in this target group are not allowed to see auction details and may not participate in the auction. The target group may be designated by the seller during auction creation or editing. The target group may be defined using customer relationship management (CRM) components as part of the seller's business information management system(s). Selecting a target group for the auction creates a bidder restriction preventing other potential bidders from viewing auction information and participating in the auction. Alternatively, a first bidder restriction may exist to control which customers may view the auction information and a second bidder restriction may be used to limit which of these first bidder restriction customers may participate in the auction.