【発明の詳細な説明】
本発明は、中古家電と中古事務機を、現所有者（以下
「顧客」と呼称）を代行しての展示販売を前提として、
不特定多数の顧客から運搬費と展示販売費の支払いを受
け収集運搬し、顧客を代行して展示販売を行う業務に関
するものである。現存する家電リサイクルシステムは、
使用済家電を全て廃棄品（ゴミ）とみなし、現所有者
（廃棄者）に家電リサイクル券を交付して、収集運搬費
とリサイクル費を負担させるシステムである。このシス
テムに乗ると、余寿命の有無に無関係に使用済家電は、
主に金属やプラスチックなどの素材の回収が主眼とされ
る廃棄品となる。なお、交付された家電リサイクル券
は、単に使用済家電がリサイクル工場に搬入されたこと
を廃棄者が確認するための手段であり、回収家電の不法
投棄を防ぐ役割を担っているに過ぎない。現存する家電
リサイクルシステムが使用済家電を全て廃棄品（ゴミ）
とみなすのに対し、本発明は、余寿命のある使用済家電
を素材に比べ付加価値の高い中古品とみなして新たな使
用者を探し出し、使用済家電の一層の有効活用を図ると
ころに特長がある。さて、本業務システムを遂行する会
社（以下「会社」と呼称）は、まず不特定多数の顧客か
ら中古家電と中古事務機（以下「中古商品」と呼称）
を、運搬費と展示販売費の支払いを受けて収集し運搬す
る。収集時、商品の預託と費用の支払いを明確し、後
日、顧客と預託商品が特定できるよう顧客の面前で預託
の中古商品に、一意の個別番号が記載された伝票に顧客
名、商品名、日付、また必要に応じ希望売価を記載して
貼り付け、その控えを顧客と会社の両者が持ち合う。な
おここでの顧客からの支払い費用は、運搬費と展示販売
費に限定される。商品そのものについては、会社が展示
販売を代行するのであるから、廃棄品の引き取りとは異
なり、会社から顧客へ引き取り費用を請求することはな
く、所有者は顧客のままであり基本的に金銭の授受は生
じない。ただ、収集時、顧客と会社の合意に基づき事前
に、会社が顧客に対し、中古商品の購入やその共有の代
価として、一般の古物商同様、費用を支払うことはあり
得る。顧客からの預託の中古商品については、収集運搬
時または運搬直後に会社のホームページに掲載し、預託
の中古商品の現状つまり、運搬中、展示中、販売交渉
中、販売済などの状況や、販売場所、販売価格、販売期
間などの情報を明示し随時、顧客による預託商品の現状
把握を可能とする。展示販売は店頭、インターネット上
あるいは両所で行う。売却収入は、事前の文書による取
り決めに従い、売却商品を預託した顧客に還元する。な
お、所定期間の展示販売で売却出来なかった中古商品
は、所有者である顧客に連絡し、顧客への返却、廃棄、
あるいは展示延長の別の判断を顧客から得て、事前の書
面による取り決めに応じ、顧客、会社、あるいは両者の
費用負担のもと、顧客判断の後続措置を実施する。収集
時に一任措置を受けた中古商品については、これも事前
の書面による取り決めに応じ、顧客に不利益を及ぼさな
いよう配慮しつつ、顧客の同意を得ながら後続措置を実
施する。本システムでは収集時、顧客から会社へ支払わ
れる運搬費と展示販売費は、人件費と経費に充当される
ため、顧客に後日返却される性質のものではないが、顧
客の利益を図る目的で廃棄商品の廃棄費用の一部として
返却することを妨げない。預託商品のホームページへの
表示は、該当商品の売却、所定期間の経過、返却、廃
棄、および顧客の取り下げをもって終了する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the premise that used home appliances and used office machines are exhibited and sold on behalf of the current owner (hereinafter referred to as "customer").
It relates to the business of collecting and transporting transportation and display sales expenses received from an unspecified number of customers, and displaying and selling on behalf of customers. The existing home appliance recycling system is
This system treats all used home appliances as waste (garbage) and issues a home appliance recycling ticket to the current owner (wasteholder) to bear collection and transportation costs and recycling costs. With this system, end-of-life home appliances with or without remaining life
It is a waste product whose main purpose is to collect materials such as metals and plastics. The issued home appliance recycling ticket is merely a means for the discarder to confirm that the used home appliance has been transported to the recycling factory, and merely plays a role in preventing illegal dumping of the collected home appliance. Existing home appliance recycling system discards all used home appliances (garbage)
On the other hand, the present invention considers used home appliances that have a remaining life as high value-added second-hand goods compared to materials, seeks out new users, and aims to further utilize the used home appliances. There is. By the way, the company that implements this business system (hereinafter referred to as “company”) firstly receives used home appliances and used business machines (hereinafter referred to as “used products”) from an unspecified number of customers.
Is collected and transported with payment for transportation and display sales expenses. At the time of collection, clarify the deposit of the product and payment of the cost, and at a later date, the customer name, product name, The date and, if necessary, the desired selling price will be stated and pasted, and both the customer and the company will keep a copy of it. Here, the payment cost from the customer is limited to the transportation cost and the exhibition selling cost. As for the goods themselves, the company acts as an agent for display sales, so unlike the collection of waste, the company does not charge the customer for collection costs, the owner remains the customer and basically the money is collected. No transfer occurs. However, at the time of collection, the company may pay the customer in advance, based on the agreement between the customer and the company, for the purchase of used products and the sharing of the same as a general curio dealer. The used products deposited by customers are posted on the company's website at the time of collection or transportation, or immediately after transportation, and the status of the used products deposited, that is, the status of transportation, exhibition, sales negotiations, sold, etc., and sales Information such as the location, sales price, and sales period is clearly specified, and it is possible for the customer to grasp the current status of the deposited products at any time. Exhibition sales are carried out in stores, on the Internet or at both locations. The proceeds from the sale will be returned to the customer entrusted with the sale in accordance with a prior written agreement. For used products that could not be sold during the exhibition sale for a predetermined period, contact the customer who owns it, return it to the customer, dispose of it,
Alternatively, the customer obtains another judgment on the extension of the exhibition from the customer, and implements a subsequent measure of the customer judgment according to a prior written agreement at the expense of the customer, the company, or both. For second-hand products that have received discretionary measures at the time of collection, follow-up measures will be implemented with the consent of the customer, taking care not to cause any disadvantage to the customer according to the prior written agreement. In this system, transportation and exhibition and sales expenses paid by the customer to the company at the time of collection will be allocated to personnel and expenses, so they will not be returned to the customer at a later date. It does not prevent the return of discarded goods as part of the disposal cost. The display of the deposited product on the website ends with the sale of the product, the lapse of a predetermined period, the return, disposal, and withdrawal of the customer.