Systems and methods for trading-in and selling merchandise

A system for purchasing a product comprising:

• an automatic merchandising agent for building an ad listing for a product wishing to purchase;
• a smart syndicator for syndicating the ad listing for the product across multiple online channels;
• and
• a multi-channel merchandising manager tool that manages collection of metadata regarding performance of the ad listing for the product.

A method for trading-in and selling a product comprising:

• calculating an initial value for a trade-in product using a dynamic pricing guide;
• inspecting the trade-in product to adjust the initial value by looking at a comprehensive product repository of product profiles using a product profiler;
• acquiring the trade-in product using a trade-in manager tool;
• determining a final market price for the trade-in product using an automated merchandising agent;
• locating at least one marketplace to sell the trade-in product using the automated merchandising agent;
• building and publishing the trade-in product profile in the at least one marketplace using the automated merchandising agent;
• syndicating a product catalog that contains the trade-in product profile across multiple online channels using a smart syndicator;
• selling the trade-in product;
• and
• fulfilling a sale of the trade-in product.