Computer-implemented purchaser prioritization system and method

A computer-implementable method of purchaser queue management, comprising providing a computer running executable instructions that cause it to:

• a. Offer access to a product offering available for purchase online at a first price;
• b. Establish a first queue for joining by a prospective purchaser seeking access to said product offering at the first price;
• c. Monitor said first queue for gathering queue-related data;
• d. Based on an establishment criterion being met according to the data, establish an alternative queue for joining at an alternative price differing from the first price for a prospective purchaser to receive priority service in respect of said offering;
• e. Receive and process a request from a prospective purchaser to join the alternative queue;
• and
• f. Communicate queue status data to the purchaser in virtual real time,
• wherein the system is configured for allowing online negotiation of the alternative price value between said purchaser and avendor of the product offering.

An automated method of servicing purchaser requests for a product offering, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. Providing a network of digitally connectable communication-enabled devices, the devices including a computer, configured and programmed for operation by a vendor of a product offering, and at least one purchaser-operated communications device;
• b. Allowing the vendor-operated computer, running software thereon, to set a price at which a purchaser associated with the purchaser operated device will receive prioritized attention for placing an order for said product offering;
• c. Causing the purchaser-operated device to receive notification of an option to join a prioritized attention-receiving queue, for receiving the prioritized attention, and a fee for being placed in said prioritized queue;
• d. Allowing the purchaser, via the purchaser-operated device, to communicate their election to join said queue at said fee;
• and
• e. Responsive to said election, causing the vendor-operated computer to allocate a place in the queue to the purchaser operated device and to communicate said place and a queue status report to the purchaser-operated device,
• wherein the system is configured for allowing online negotiation of the alternative price value between said purchaser and a vendor of the product offering.