Systems and methods for flexible merchant pricing

A system comprising:

• at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to:
• receive from a user, via a network, data relating to an item to be listed for sale at an item price in an electronic marketplace;
• present an interactive pricing page to the user, the pricing page including one or more interface elements to receive a pricing structure relating to the item to be listed for sale, the one or more interface elements allowing the user to define, as part of the pricing structure, at least a first item price and one or more future price changes in the item price during an item listing period, the interface elements further allowing the user to amend the price change basis, or to define a new price change basis, after the item is listed for sale in the electronic marketplace;
• display the item listing with at least the first item price in the electronic marketplace;
• and
• automatically change, during the item listing period, the displayed item price based on the received pricing structure.

A computer-readable medium including instructions, which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the operations of:

• receiving from a user, via a network, data relating to an item to be listed for sale at an item price in an electronic marketplace;
• presenting an interactive pricing page to the user, the pricing page including one or more interface elements to receive a pricing structure relating to the item to be listed for sale, the one or more interface elements allowing the user to define, as part of the pricing structure, at least a first item price and one or more future price changes in the item price during an item listing period, the interface elements further allowing the user to amend the price change basis, or to define a new price change basis, after the item is listed for sale in the electronic marketplace;
• displaying the item listing with at least the first item price in the electronic marketplace;
• and
• automatically changing, during the item listing period, the displayed item price based on the received pricing structure.

A processor-implemented method comprising:

• receiving from a user, via a network, data relating to an item to be listed for sale at an item price in an electronic marketplace;
• presenting an interactive pricing page to the user, the pricing page including one or more interface elements to receive a pricing structure relating to the item to be listed for sale, the one or more interface elements allowing the user to define, as part of the pricing structure;
• at least a first item price and one or more future price changes in the item price during an item listing period, the interface elements further allowing the user to save the pricing structure in a database and to retrieve the saved pricing structure for potential selection when making future item listings;
• displaying the item listing with at least the first item price in the electronic marketplace;
• and
• automatically changing, during the item listing period, the displayed item price based on the received pricing structure.

A processor-implemented method comprising:

• receiving from a seller, via a network, data relating to an item to be listed for sale at an item price in an electronic multi-seller marketplace;
• presenting an interactive pricing page to the seller, the pricing page including one or more interface elements to receive a pricing structure relating to the item to be listed for sale, the one or more interface elements allowing the seller to define, as part of the pricing structure, at least a first item price and one or more future price changes in the item price during an item listing period;
• receiving a plurality of pricing structures from a plurality of sellers in the electronic marketplace;
• displaying the item listing with at least the first item price in the electronic marketplace;
• and
• automatically changing, during the item listing period, the displayed item price based on the received pricing structure.