System and method for facilitating transactions between two or more parties

A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties comprising:

• a code segment for receiving registration information from each party to the transaction;
• a code segment for assigning a secured account for the transaction;
• a code segment for providing each party with login information for the secured account;
• a code segment for receiving one or more electronic documents from one of the parties;
• a code segment for posting the one or more electronic documents to the secured account such that each party can retrieve and modify the one or more electronic documents;
• a code segment for tracking one or more changes to the electronic documents made by the parties;
• a code segment for locking all or part of the electronic documents against future changes as they are agreed upon by the parties;
• for each electronic document, a code segment for attaching an electronic signature from each party that agrees to the electronic document;
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• a code segment for providing signed electronic documents to each party.

A system for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties comprising:

• a network interface;
• one or more data storage devices;
• one or more processors communicably coupled to the network interface and the data storage devices;
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• a computer readable medium communicably coupled to the processors to receive registration information from each party to the transaction, assign a secured account for the transaction, provide each party with login information for the secured account, receive one or more electronic documents from one of the parties, post the one or more electronic documents to the secured account such that each party can retrieve and modify the one or more electronic documents, track one or more changes to the electronic documents made by the parties, lock all or part of the electronic documents against future changes as they are agreed upon by the parties, attach an electronic signature from each party that agrees to the electronic document, and provide signed electronic documents to each party.

A method for facilitating a proposed transaction between an originating party and a potential buying party comprising the steps of:

• receiving acceptance of one or more terms and conditions associated with posting the proposed transaction from an origination party;
• receiving a unrestricted description of the proposed transaction from the originating party;
• receiving one or more restricted descriptions of the proposed transaction and one or more conditions of release for each of the restricted descriptions from the originating party;
• receiving one or more selected operating preferences from the originating party;
• posting the unrestricted description of the proposed transaction on a web site;
• receiving a request for the one or more conditions of release for one of the restricted descriptions from the potential buying party;
• providing the potential buying party with the requested one or more conditions of release and any relevant operating preferences of the originating party;
• providing the requested restricted description to the potential buying party whenever the potential buying party agrees to the one or more conditions of release for the requested restricted description;
• receiving one or more conditions of acceptance for the requested restricted description whenever the potential buying party requires the originating party to accept the one or more conditions of acceptance prior to disclosure of the requested restricted description;
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• tracking the restricted descriptions provided to the potential buying party and the conditions agreed to by the potential buying party and the originating party.

A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium facilitating a proposed transaction between an originating party and a potential buying party comprising:

• a code segment for receiving acceptance of one or more terms and conditions associated with posting the proposed transaction from an origination party;
• a code segment for receiving a unrestricted description of the proposed transaction from the originating party;
• a code segment for receiving one or more restricted descriptions of the proposed transaction and one or more conditions of release for each of the restricted descriptions from the originating party;
• a code segment for receiving one or more selected operating preferences from the originating party;
• a code segment for posting the unrestricted description of the proposed transaction on a web site;
• a code segment for receiving a request for the one or more conditions of release for one of the restricted descriptions from the potential buying party;
• a code segment for providing the potential buying party with the requested one or more conditions of release and any relevant operating preferences of the originating party;
• a code segment for providing the requested restricted description to the potential buying party whenever the potential buying party agrees to the one or more conditions of release for the requested restricted description;
• a code segment for receiving one or more conditions of acceptance for the requested restricted description whenever the potential buying party requires the originating party to accept the one or more conditions of acceptance prior to disclosure of the requested restricted description;
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• a code segment for tracking the restricted descriptions provided to the potential buying party and the conditions agreed to by the potential buying party and the originating party.

A system for facilitating a proposed transaction between an originating party and a potential buying party comprising:

• a network interface;
• one or more data storage devices;
• one or more processors communicably coupled to the network interface and the data storage devices;
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• a computer readable medium communicably coupled to the processors to receive acceptance of one or more terms and conditions associated with posting the proposed transaction from an origination party, receive a unrestricted description of the proposed transaction from the originating party, receive one or more restricted descriptions of the proposed transaction and one or more conditions of release for each of the restricted descriptions from the originating party, receive one or more selected operating preferences from the originating party, post the unrestricted description of the proposed transaction on a web site, receive a request for the one or more conditions of release for one of the restricted descriptions from the potential buying party, provide the potential buying party with the requested one or more conditions of release and any relevant operating preferences of the originating party, provide the requested restricted description to the potential buying party whenever the potential buying party agrees to the one or more conditions of release for the requested restricted description, receive one or more conditions of acceptance for the requested restricted description whenever the potential buying party requires the originating party to accept the one or more conditions of acceptance prior to disclosure of the requested restricted description, and track the restricted descriptions provided to the potential buying party and the conditions agreed to by the potential buying party and the originating party.