A method for selling consumer goods on the Internet. The method involves
the establishment of a website wherein goods are advertised for sale. The
terms of sale are variable such that a buyer is expected to pay a premium
for faster delivery of the selected goods. Additionally, sales are not
consummated until a set number of buyers agree to receive their goods at
one of the published price points. If not enough buyers agree to purchase
at a published price point, then all buyers will be pooled together and a
sale will be consummated at the lowest price point for which the
predetermined number of buyers is reached. If the predetermined number of
buyers cannot be reached by pooling all buyers together, then the sale
will be cancelled. Money to consummate the sale will be transmitted
directly from the buyer to the manufacturer of the sold goods. The
manufacturer pays to the operator of the website a fee that is dependent
on the sales of the goods that are made.