SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSIDIZING CONDITIONAL PURCHASE OFFERS (CPOs)

摘要

A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system (200) is disclosed for receiving and processing CPOs from customers (1, 2, N) for goods or services. The CPO management system subsidizes CPO transactions by a corresponding subsidy amount to increase the original offer price or decrease the selling floor price. The amount of a given subsidy can vary depending, for example, on the relationship between the original offer price and an estimated selling price floor, or on the likelihood that a CPO will be accepted. The subsidy offer can be provided subject to at least one condition. Different types of subsidy offers, each with potentially different strategies for calculating a corresponding subsidy amount, can be applied to CPOs. The subsidy amount that is offered by a subsidizing party (130-1, 130-2, 130-3) can be increased by the CPO management system to further encourage a customer to accept the subsidy offer.