Data Exchange Infrastructure

Abstract

A method and system for executing an item transaction between a first endpoint and a second endpoint employ a transaction application running on a computing device. The item may be any suitable item, such as a vehicle, and the computing device may be any suitable device having a graphical user interface and one or more input functions. The method and system entail receiving item data at the transaction application from the first endpoint and preparing a listing associated with the item at the transaction application and exposing the listing while omitting a contact channel. After a verification and compensation process are executed relative to the item and the first endpoint, then a contact channel is opened between the first endpoint and the second endpoint so as to enable communications between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

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