Client-side method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium on a network that leverages real-time sales volume for conducting transactions

A client-side apparatus on a computer network that leverages real-time sales volume for conducting transactions, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to:
• receive information regarding a sale of an item over the computer network, wherein the item comprises an exchange of one or more obligations between a buyer and seller and wherein the sale comprises current transaction costs;
• receive updates to the current transaction costs for a duration of the sale, the current transaction costs being determined based at least in part on real-time sales volume of the item on the computer network and a data structure stored on at least one of one or more server-side computing devices, the data structure comprising a plurality of sales volume ranges;
• process a transaction with at least one of the one or more server-side computing devices for one or more items prior to a termination date of the sale of the item, wherein transaction costs for each item in the one or more of items comprise the current transaction costs when each transaction is processed;
• and
• receive one or more credits for one or more additional amounts, wherein the one or more additional amounts are based at least in part on a final transaction costs value and the transaction costs for each item in the one or more items,
• wherein the final transaction costs value is determined based at least in part on the current transaction costs at the termination date;
• wherein the one or more credits are received after the one or more server side computing devices have processed a plurality of transactions;
• and
• wherein the one or more credits are received after the termination date.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more server-side computing devices on a computer network, cause at least one of the one or more computing devices to:

• receive information regarding a sale of an item over the computer network, wherein the item comprises an exchange of one or more obligations between a buyer and seller and wherein the sale comprises current transaction costs;
• receive updates to the current transaction costs for a duration of the sale, the current transaction costs being determined based at least in part on real-time sales volume of the item on the computer network and a data structure stored on at least one of one or more server-side computing devices, the data structure comprising a plurality of sales volume ranges;
• process a transaction with at least one of the one or more server-side computing devices for one or more items prior to a termination date of the sale of the item, wherein transaction costs for each item in the one or more of items comprise the current transaction costs when each transaction is processed;
• and
• receive one or more credits for one or more additional amounts, wherein the one or more additional amounts are based at least in part on a final transaction costs value and the transaction costs for each item in the one or more items,
• wherein the final transaction costs value is determined based at least in part on the current transaction costs at the termination date;
• wherein the one or more credits are received after the one or more server side computing devices have processed a plurality of transactions;
• and
• wherein the one or more credits are received after the termination date.