System and method of providing auctions and real-time bidding for users of platforms operating on a rewards-based, universal, integrated code base

A method comprising:

• receiving, from an interaction with a seller user interface of a seller authorized user device, an indication that the seller desires to start a real-time auction, wherein the seller user interface presents a platform associated with a top level username of the seller, the platform operating on a rewards-based, universal, integrated code base with a plurality of other platforms;
• receiving, from the seller, an identification of a product or service for sale in the real-time auction;
• receiving, from the seller, a selection of a price for the product or service;
• receiving, from a respective bidder of a plurality of bidders, each respective bidder interacting with a respective bidder authorized user device, a respective request to enter the real-time auction, wherein each respective bidder authorized user device is authorized to participate in the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base;
• presenting, based on the respective request to enter the real-time auction, a respective bidder user interface on the respective bidder authorized user device, the respective bidder user interface having a respective bid field and a respective timing object;
• receiving a respective bid from the respective bidder in the respective bid field of the respective bidder user interface;
• presenting on the seller user interface of the seller authorized user device, a listing of the respective bid for each respective bidder, wherein each respective bid in the listing comprises a respective seller counter object and a respective seller accept object for the seller to select if desired;
• when the seller accepts one bid from the listing of the respective bid for each respective bidder to yield a buyer, completing a sale of the product or service to the buyer;
• and
• when the seller does not accept any bid from the listing of the respective bid for each respective bidder, the method further comprises:
• receiving, from the seller and on the seller user interface, a seller bid back price in response to the listing of the respective bid for each respective bidder;
• iterating between a current seller bid back price being received and transmitted to currently remaining bidder authorized user devices and a current bidder bid back price being received and transmitted to the seller authorized user device until either the seller accepts the current bidder bid back price or one of the respective bidders associated with the currently remaining bidder authorized user devices accepts the current seller bid back price;
• and
• based on an acceptance by the seller or the buyer from the respective bidders associated with the currently remaining bidder authorized user devices of the sale of the product or service, completing the sale of the product or service from the seller to the buyer.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of network-based computer servers;
• a plurality of authorized user devices;
• and
• a rewards-based, universal, integrated code base operating across the plurality of network-based computer servers for use by the plurality of user devices;
• an auction management module operating on the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base, wherein the auction management module is configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from an interaction with a seller user interface of a seller authorized user device of the plurality of authorized user devices, an indication that a seller desires to start a real-time auction;
• receiving, from the seller authorized user device, an identification of a product or service for sale in the real-time auction;
• receiving, from the seller authorized user device, a selection of a price and a length of time the real-time auction is to run;
• receiving, from a bidder authorized user device associated with a bidder, a request to enter the real-time auction, wherein the bidder authorized user device is authorized to participate in the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base;
• presenting, based on the request to enter the real-time auction, a bidder user interface on the bidder authorized user device, the bidder user interface having a bid field and a timing object;
• receiving a bid from the bidder in the bid field of the bidder user interface;
• presenting on the seller user interface of the seller authorized user device, a listing of the bid from the bidder and other bids from other bidders, if any, to yield one or more bidder object, wherein each bidder object of the one or more bidder object comprises a respective seller counter object and a respective seller accept object;
• receiving, from the seller and on the seller user interface, a seller bid back price in response to the bid from the bidder and bids from the other bidders, if any, wherein the seller bid back price is associated with a user-selectable one or more of the bidder and other bidders;
• transmitting to the bidder authorized user device and each respective other bidder authorized user device, if any, the seller bid back price and the timing object and a respective bidder counter object and a respective bidder accept object;
• when one of the bidder or the other bidders interacts with the respective bidder accept object on their respective bidder authorized user device or respective other bidder authorized user device to yield a buyer, completing a sale of the product or service from the seller to the buyer;
• when none of the bidder or the other bidders interacts with the respective bidder accept object, and when the method comprises receiving one or more bidder counter back bids from the bidder or the other bidders, presenting the one or more bidder counter back bids on the seller authorized user device;
• when the seller accepts a respective bidder counter back bid from the one or more bidder counter back bids on the seller authorized user device to yield the buyer, completing the sale of the product or service from the seller to the buyer.

An authorized user device comprising:

• a processor;
• an access component enabling the authorized user device to communication with a plurality of network-based computer servers that operate a rewards-based, universal, integrated code base for use by the authorized user device and a plurality of other authorized user devices;
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• a bidder user interface operating on the authorized user device, the bidder user interface being transmitted to the authorized user device from an auction management module operating on the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base and comprising at least a timing object and a bid field, wherein the authorized user device is configured to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting, from a respective bidder of a plurality of bidders, the respective bidder interacting with the authorized user device, a request to enter a real-time auction, wherein a seller using a seller authorized user device initiated the real-time auction by identifying a product or a service for sale, a price and a length of time the auction is to run, the length of time being indicated in the timing object on the bidder user interface;
• transmitting, to the auction management module operating on the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base, a bid from the bidder in the bid field of the bidder user interface, wherein a seller user interface of a seller authorized user device presents a listing of the bid for the bidder and other bids of other bidders, wherein each respective bid in the listing comprises a respective seller counter object and a respective seller accept object for the seller to select if desired;
• when the seller does not accept any bid from the listing of the bid for the bidder and other bids of other bidders, receiving and presenting, on the bidder user interface, a seller bid back price, wherein the auction management module iterates between a current seller bid back price being received and transmitted to currently remaining bidder authorized user devices and a current bidder bid back price being received and transmitted to the seller authorized user device until either the seller accepts the current bidder bid back price or one of the respective bidders associated with the currently remaining bidder authorized user devices accepts the current seller bid back price;
• and
• when the bidder accepts the current seller bid back price to convert the bidder to a buyer, completing a sale of the product or service from the seller to the buyer utilizing a payment process applying one or more of earned rewards by the buyer by interacting with platforms in the rewards-based, universal, integrated code base, fiat currency or cryptocurrency.