1. An interactive searching system comprising: a user possessing an electronic mobile device having an optical sensor configured to capture a representation of an item; a server computer coupled to a network having a categorized database, wherein the user uploads at least the representation of the item to the network, wherein results are returned to the user and automatically contacted via an electronic message; and a plurality of computers capable of accessing the network, wherein a third party uses at least one of the plurality of computers to access the electronic message and ascertain whether the representation of an item uploaded to the categorized database is present in their inventory.