Internet group pooling system and method with consumer interactivity

摘要

A method of pooling the purchasing power of a plurality of consumers. The method includes pooling the consumers in an Internet-based pool and notifying the consumers when the pool reaches a predetermined threshold, wherein the notifying is performed by a pooling system. The method also includes accepting votes whether the pool should be bid upon by at least one supplier, wherein the voting is performed by the consumers, opening the pool to bids, and accepting at least one bid upon the pool, wherein the bidding is performed by the at least one supplier.