A user is provided with access to a preferred online store through one or
more networks. The online store has one or more products each with a
product description and a price. The product description and price are
provided to the user. A computer receives one or more selection requests
for one or more of the products (selected products) from the user. The
user is provided with one or more bid conditions for the selected product
which the user selects from. The user is then provided one or more second
bids. Each of the second bids originates from one or more other stores
that participated in an auction and each of the second bids conforms to
the bid conditions selected by the user.