SALES METHOD THROUGH INTERNET

Abstract

The invention is about an internet sales method of goods and services, where a central organisation runs the web site, where the customer orders arrive and are carried out. The stages are of the following type.

Description

Claims

1. A sales method via internet or equivalent channels of goods and services in which a central organization uses its internet site to process user orders, is characteristic in the fact that it comprises the following stages of: order processing,proposing the customer a leasing purchase and making him sign a credit contract, preferably exclusive, with the central organization,validating the transaction by a signature, preferably digital,all this on line via the web site,then having the goods delivered to the customer via a local retailer who is under contract, preferably exclusive, with the central organization if no local retailer is available, the delivery is carried out directly by one of the central organization's personnel.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein it comprises, a proposal to the customer to sign a contract, preferably exclusive, with an insurance company, with the central organization, the delivery of goods being carried out only when the insurance contract has also been signed by the customer.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the central organization has a global view of its stocks, and can manage them in order to be able to answer the customer on line immediately concerning availability and delivery options.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the goods taken back by the bank in the case where the customer fails in carrying out the leasing contract are bought back by the central organization to create a second hand market.

5. A second hand sales method of goods and services internally, wherein the goods have been sold following the method according to claim 1, wherein the goods taken back by the bank in the case where the customer fails in carrying out the leasing contract are bought back by the central organization to create a second hand market, and wherein the resale is carried out following the method according to claim 1.

6. A method according to claim 4, wherein the goods are reconditioned before resale by the manufacturer under the responsibility of the central organization.

7. A method according to claim 4, wherein the resale is carried out at a fixed price found in a referential document stating prices for the second hand market, preferably edited under the responsibility of the manufacturer or the central organisation.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the contracts between the central organisation the credit organization and the retailer, respectively the insurance company, have various clauses for the retrocession of a commission in favour of the central organisation.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein it includes the stages of: presenting to the customer on the web site of the range of goods for sale with the price and all possible options,if the customer finds what he's looking for, and wishes to make the purchase, asking him at minimum his identity, his address and the reference of the goods he desires,storing the information in the first memory,comparing the address information with the information contained in a second memory to work out who the local retailer or second hand retailer could be,comparing the referential information in a memory which contains a list of address of recognised retailers and the available stocks for each retailer,if no match is found between the customer and local retailer can be found, or due to the goods not being available at the local retailer's, sending the information to a fourth memory,and comparing with a stock list available directly at the central organisation,sending back to the web site to the customer's attention a notice that his order shall be carried out, where and when and by whom, once the transaction is complete,at the same time or in sequence transferring information on the customer's identity his address and information on the price of the goods to a fifth memory at the credit organization,the credit organization sending back to the central organisation's web site to the customer's attention one or more propositions of a leasing contract between which the customer must choose,and validating his choice using his electronic signature or one proposed directly on line.the sale being validated and the transaction over once the customer has signed the leasing contract,and a message being sent to the customer on the web site telling him he can take delivery of the goods from the official local retailer, or that he shall have the goods delivered without delay.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein as soon as the local retailer has been found, a message is transferred to the retailer's memory that manages the stocks to block the concerned goods temporarily, a confirmation message is then sent to inform that the transaction has been carried out with the customers identity and address for the delivery, or otherwise a message is sent to the local retailer's memory to free the goods, if the customer doesn't finally carry out the order, or that he is not accepted by the credit organization.

11. The use of the method according to claim 1 to internet sales or any similar network of luxury goods, particularly jewellery, watches or precious stones.