Systems and methods for integrating an E-commerce platform with point-of-sale technology

An e-commerce platform comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a processor;
• and
• data storage containing instructions executable by the processor for causing the e-commerce platform to carry out a set of functions, the set of functions comprising:
• receiving fashion-article-registration messages, wherein each received fashion-article-registration message comprises (i) a respective article identifier that corresponds to a respective wearable fashion article and (ii) a respective set of article-characteristic data that also corresponds to the respective wearable fashion article;
• using the respective sets of article-characteristic data to determine respective appraised quantities of platform credit for the corresponding fashion articles;
• storing the respective appraised quantities of platform credit in association with the respective article identifiers;
• and
• receiving consumer-query messages from respective consumer devices, wherein the respective consumer-query messages comprise respective article identifiers, and responsively:
• using the respective article identifiers from the respective consumer-query messages to retrieve the respective stored appraised quantities of platform credit for the corresponding fashion articles;
• and
• transmitting respective consumer-reply messages to the respective consumer devices, wherein the respective consumer-reply messages comprise the respective retrieved appraised quantities of platform credit for the corresponding fashion articles.