I am not expert here, but validating the CC is good might cause problems for the customer, especially if they are getting close to their limit, if you get an authorization on their card, then it may tie up that amount and not allow you to actually process it again.
About being illegal, I don't think it is illegal, BUT it may be a stipulation with the credit card company... but once they get your money and your percentages I don't think they mind too much how and when .. it is just a problem with them if merchants are doing alot of chargebacks. Fully automated is good .. but it all depends on the staff and the number of orders. Some large sites still process orders manually, because of backordered items ... but they also have the staff to do the processing. I would convience them to go with the inventory online if possible .. or depending on the number of orders per day, maybe hand processing. Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign http://www.quilldesign.com SiteDirector - Commerce Builder v2.0 > They are currently getting PGP encrypted emails with order information in > them. They take the email and keep it on record at the shop. Im not the > biggest fan of this method. To many things can go wrong. > > What i was hoping to find is a way to first validate the CC is good online. > Then when the order if full filled, and shipped. To charge the CC. > > I have been trying to convince them to goto a fully automated system but > they are paranoid about full fillment of orders. > > I thought it was illegal to charge a CC before the item is shipped. I dont > know what gave me that idea. > > Thanks for the help! > Chad > > > At 03:22 PM 3/11/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >If you process by hand, you are going to have to store the credit card > >number somewhere for some amount of time. > > > >Processing realtime with credit cards is for convienence of the store owner, > >they get orders that have valid credit cards and money already working for > >them. If they do not want to bill for items that are on backorder and they > >do not want to keep inventory status on the web, then there is no reason for > >realtime processing, and they will want to process the orders by hand. > > > >If they are interested in realtime processing, we have a custom tag that has > >FREE setup of a merchant account and processing ... check it out: > > > >http://www.quilldesign.com/cdg/index.cfm > > > >It is very easy to use ... you can fill out the form, get the custom tag, > >(the company will send you an application, but you DO NOT have to signup).. > >but it will give you a chance to actually process some orders (it comes with > >a test account). > > > >Again, this is a NO OBLIGATION deal, you get the tag and can test within > >minutes. You might be able to figure out a solution on your own once you > >start implementing the tag. > > > >Hope this helps! > > > >Paul Giesenhagen > >QuillDesign > >http://www.quilldesign.com > >SiteDirector - Commerce Builder v2.0 > > > > > > > > > The only problem i can fore see with processing by hand is storage of > > > credit card numbers. Obviously this is a big no, no. So how do i process > > > by hand, and still use a Credit Card plugin? Can you just verify the CC, > > > then when the order is ready to ship approve the order to be billed to the > > > CC via some kind of identifier? > > > > > > I know the client will not want to get into live inventory tied into the > > > web site. > > > > > > > > > At 02:11 PM 3/11/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > > >The money gets taken as soon as possible ... (usually within 1-2 days) > >.. > > > >If your customer is not wanting to charge for not in stock items, then > >you > > > >have two choices. > > > > > > > >1) process orders by hand > > > >2) if using realtime processing, then you will need to check inventory > > > >before the order is completed and run the total of items in stock through > > > >the credit card processing. > > > > > > > >Hope this helps. > > > > > > > >Paul Giesenhagen > > > >Quilldesign > > > >http://www.quilldesign.com > > > >SiteDirector - Commerce Builder v2.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have never use a CC plugin to process credit cards. > > > > > > > > > > When does the money actually get taken out of the CC? > > > > > > > > > > My client may not have certain parts in stock. They dont want to > >charge > > > > > the customer if the part is not in stock, or dis-continued. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
