Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets

A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• electronically receiving a signal representing a ticket number associated with said event ticket and processing a payment to said seller;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer.

A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer;
• and
• electronically storing data representing a cancellation of said event ticket.

A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• receiving name data representing an identity of said buyer;
• storing said name data to associate said identity of said buyer with said event ticket;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer.

A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer;
• and
• transmitting to a venue controller a ticket identifier associated with said event ticket.

A method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, comprising:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least one condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer, wherein said replacement ticket number includes an original ticket identifier.

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, said processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least on condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer;
• electronically receiving a second general purpose financial account number from said seller and authorization to charge an account identified by said second general purpose account number;
• and
• processing a charge applied to said account.

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, said processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least on condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• receiving name data representing an identity of said buyer;
• storing said name data to associate said identity of said buyer with said event ticket;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer.

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, said processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least on condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer;
• and
• transmitting to a venue controller a ticket identifier associated with said event ticket.

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for electronically completing a transaction between a remote prospective event ticket buyer and a remote potential event ticket seller, said processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:

• electronically receiving from said buyer a purchase offer for an event ticket containing at least on condition, an account number from a general purpose financial account, and authorization to charge said general purpose financial account for a purchase meeting said at least one condition;
• electronically making available said purchase offer to a plurality of remote potential event ticket sellers;
• electronically receiving from at least one of said remote potential event ticket sellers an unconditional acceptance of said purchase offer;
• and
• electronically transmitting a replacement ticket number associated with said event ticket to said buyer,
• wherein said replacement ticket number includes an original ticket identifier.