The present invention provides a method and system that generates buying trends toward more popular products in an auction forum. It enables buyers to pool their buying power by allowing them to place a non-binding bid on an item, monitor their bid and the bids of all other consumers on the network,...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050125333?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050125333 - Pre-order wholesale system and method
