System and method for purchasing a prepaid debit account

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9922368
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15138342

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Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for auctioning gift cards on the secondary market. The system can receive a prepaid debit account for resale from an owner and determine a face value for the prepaid debit account. The system can establish a floor price and offer the prepaid debit account for sale via an auction, starting at an initial price above the floor price and up to and including the face value, and can decrement the sale price at regular time intervals. The system can end the auction when a purchaser purchases the prepaid debit account at the decremented price. However, if no purchaser purchases the prepaid debit account before the decremented price is below the floor price, the system can purchase the prepaid debit account from the owner for the floor price. The system can store the prepaid debit account in an inventory for resale.

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GIFTCODES COM LLC495 MANSFIELD AVE PITTSBURGH PA 15205

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Shawn D Gibsonia, US 4 11
Wolfe, Jason Sewickley, US 85 1304

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