Providing business services to consumers by matching purchasing and service requests to sellers in the field of matching buyers and sellers of used automobiles, boats, motorcycles, planes and trucks via a global communications network; connecting buyers and sellers of assets, namely, automobiles, boats, motorcycles, plane and trucks; facilitating the exchange of information for financial compensation via the Internet; financial records management; promotion of financial and insurance services, on behalf of third parties; providing an on-line computer web site that provides commercial financial transaction data, account management, financial reporting, accounting features and related reference information