Reducing overhead associated with large-scale purchasing

Abstract

A method of verifying a receiving of an item by a purchaser is disclosed. An indication that the purchaser agreed to purchase the item is received. A record is added to a purchase history associated with the purchaser, the record including a data item pertaining to the purchasing of the item. A notification that the purchaser has scanned information from a label on a package is received. It is determined that the package contains the item based on a correspondence between the data item and the information from the label. The record is updated to include verification data that the purchaser received the item.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A system comprising:
 one or more computer processors;   one or more computer memories;   one or more modules incorporated into the one or more computer memories, the one or more modules configuring the one or more computer processors to perform operations for selecting a user interface of an electronic marketplace for presentation to a purchaser, the operations including:
 receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a first item, the first item being sold by a first seller; 
 receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a second item, the second item being sold by a second seller; and 
 based on a detection that the purchaser is a large-scale purchaser, performing the selecting of the user interface, the user interface providing the purchaser with an option to perform a first proposed action and a second proposed action, the first proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the first item and the second proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the second item. 
   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first proposed action includes consolidating a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the first item with a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the second item. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising determining that a deadline for opening a dispute with the first seller is imminent and the first proposed action includes opening the dispute with the first seller before the deadline. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the first proposed action is further based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item and a reputation of the first seller. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , the operations further comprising detecting that a deadline for taking a next action associated with the dispute is approaching, and wherein the user interface is updated to include a third proposed action, the third proposed action including performing the next action before the deadline. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first proposed action includes contacting the first seller instead of opening a dispute based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item or a reputation of the seller. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the detection that the purchaser is the large-scale purchaser is based on a number of items purchased by the purchaser exceeding a threshold number over a time period. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 incorporating or more modules into the one or more computer memories, the one or more modules configuring the one or more computer processors to perform operations for selecting a user interface of an electronic marketplace for presentation to a purchaser, the operations including:
 receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a first item, the first item being sold by a first seller; 
 receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a second item, the second item being sold by a second seller; and 
 based on a detection that the purchaser is a large-scale purchaser, performing the selecting of the user interface, the user interface providing the purchaser with an option to perform a first proposed action and a second proposed action, the first proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the first item and the second proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the second item. 
   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first proposed action includes consolidating a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the first item with a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the second item. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising determining that a deadline for opening a dispute with the first seller is imminent and the first proposed action includes opening the dispute with the first seller before the deadline. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first proposed action is further based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item and a reputation of the first seller. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , the operations further comprising detecting that a deadline for taking a next action associated with the dispute is approaching, and wherein the user interface is updated to include a third proposed action, the third proposed action including performing the next action before the deadline. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first proposed action includes contacting the first seller instead of opening a dispute based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item or a reputation of the seller. 
     
     
         15 . method of  claim 9 , wherein the detection that the purchaser is the large-scale purchaser is based on a number of items purchased by the purchaser exceeding a threshold number over a time period. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more processors to perform operations for generating a user interface for selecting a user interface of an electronic marketplace for presentation to a purchaser, the operations comprising:
 receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a first item, the first item being sold by a first seller;   receiving an indication that the purchaser has agreed to purchase a second item, the second item being sold by a second seller; and   based on a detection that the purchaser is a large-scale purchaser, performing the selecting of the user interface, the user interface providing the purchaser with an option to perform a first proposed action and a second proposed action, the first proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the first item and the second proposed action corresponding to the agreement to purchase the second item.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the first proposed action includes consolidating a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the first item with a payment associated with the agreement to purchase the second item. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , the operations further comprising determining that a deadline for opening a dispute with the first seller is imminent and the first proposed action includes opening the dispute with the first seller before the deadline. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the first proposed action is further based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item and a reputation of the first seller. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , the operations further comprising detecting that a deadline for taking a next action associated with the dispute is approaching, and wherein the user interface is updated to include a third proposed action, the third proposed action including performing the next action before the deadline. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the first proposed action includes contacting the first seller instead of opening a dispute based on a tardiness of a shipping of the first item or a reputation of the seller.