System and method for purchase and sale of transportation assets via a global computer network

摘要

A computer implemented, internet based commerce method for purchase and sale of goods and services between multiple, unrelated parties using an auction type process. The method allows an auction owner to offer to purchase or to sell goods or services from or to qualified bidders while having an option of controlling admission of bidders to the auction. The method can be used in an anonymous auction wherein neither the auction owner nor bidder are known to each other. The method can also include search functions to identify goods by alternative descriptors, error detection to identify bid errors, monitor functions to allow monitoring of multiple auction events, bid analysis functions to determine actual bid value and trending analysis to predict needs in goods and services.