I'm not sure about our competitors but generally it is possible to do partial settles. (just pass auth reference #) One thing u need to keep in mind is that there's a time limit on those auths (which u may know already) which varies by card type and is not controlled by the processor.
Also crediting back to a card is pretty much frowned upon by CC folks in case u were thinking about that approach. HTH, Stace -----Original Message----- From: J W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:49 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Since were on the topic of Credit Cards... A best practices question... With all this talk of encrypting and storing passwords, I have a best practices question. I am currently working on a reservations system for a tours company. One of the BIG goals of this system is to cut down on no shows. Each space needs to be reserved since there are only X amount of spaces to fill on each trip. They want to require a 50% non refundable deposit when ordering through this system. Say each one is $80 total, so they want 40 up front. BUT here is the big but. Since the remainder of the payment is due at the time of the tour, they want to let the customer choose method of payment for the whole thing, whether that is putting the total amount on the CC, Check or cash. Basically they want the card number to charge you the 40 if you no show and charge the 40 bucks and in case the trip is rained out, they don't have to refund the 40 for everyone else who reserved. At firstthey wanted me just to take and store the CC # to which I said "No F'n way". SO I need to come up with an acceptable solution. BTW, Customer is made aware of the 50% non refundable charge by answering yes to a disclaimer BEFORE they place the reservation. The slight catch is that these reservations can be made up to a year in advance.. What would you do? Here is my thinking.... Pre auth everyone for 40, don't settle. Day of trip, the owner goes in to the online processer and finds the preauths for the trip and either settles or runs an entirely new transaction based on if the preauth is still available. My question is it possible to create a new transaction or settle on a n older preauth from a previous transaction within Authorize.net's or payflow's merchant control panel??? THat way day of the trip, he can go in and charge all the customers that want to pay with CC and settle his no shows. Am I barking up the right tree or is there a better way??? Thanks, Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229510 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
