System and method for facilitating multi-party sale transactions using radio-frequency identifications (rfid) and/or barcodes

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a server, detected identification information associated with at least one of products and services, wherein the at least one of products and services are identified based at least in part on the identification information;
• soliciting, from one or more retailers, retail information associated with one or more of the identified products and services based at least in part on the detected identification information received at the server;
• and
• transmitting, via a set-top box, the retail information associated with the one or more of the identified products and services from the one or more retailers to a user.

A system, comprising:

• a detection module configured to detect identification information associated with at least one of products and services, wherein the detection module is capable of detecting the identification information associated with at least one of products and services at any of a plurality of retailers;
• a processor module configured to identify one or more of the at least one of products and services based at least in part on the identification information;
• a communication module configured to solicit retail information associated with the one or more identified products and services from the plurality of retailers based at least in part on the detected identification information;
• and
• a presentation module configured to display the retail information associated with the one or more identified products and services from the plurality of retailers to a user via a set-top box.