I think Tim is right in saying it should be an another special purpose app., but when I read that "just the product using a different pricing type called e.g. "AUCTION" or "BID", I was confused ..and didn't thought on it much as I was busy with some other issues.
But what I feel is it will be better if we can have another component for auction, as the it can get quite complicated The reasons why I fee this is : 1) Recenlty there was a mail from someone regarding the entities created it database, I mean if someone is not using Auction, than too there will be entities related to Auction, I guess we can avoid this by having this as a separate component, if not required the user can just not load the component 2) This will keep the Auction this separate, I guess this would avoid unnecessary complexity in ecommerce 3) I don't know if the effort has started, but there was a discussion on making the components independent & using maven script. Can't think of any more points :) As you will be developing the Auction thing, I guess, from scratch, it will be better if we keep these things in mind. Above all are my thoughts, maybe I am missing something or have not paid much attention to details. Let me know your thoughts ... I guess these points applies to all new components that we will be making in future. Thanks, Abdullah On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:13 AM, Carsten Schinzer <[email protected] > wrote: > Hm. Actually, It's rather a specific service I would think, than a full > app. > > It could be integrated into the regular shop approach, i.e. catalogue of > products, just the product using a different pricing type called e.g. > "AUCTION" or "BID". > Well this is just thinking aloud to be honest. I have no good insight yet > into the pricing mechanisms offered, but I thought it's rather an extension > to that. > > More thoughts welcome! Abhijeet, what is the algorithm that you will > require? E-Bay-style? > > Regards > > Carsten > > > 2009/11/24 Tim Ruppert <[email protected]> > > > Seems like an interesting feature to add to the system for sure - > probably > > another special purpose app, eh? > > > > Cheers, > > Ruppert > > -- > > Tim Ruppert > > HotWax Media > > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > > > o:801.649.6594 > > f:801.649.6595 > > > > > > On Nov 24, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Carsten Schinzer wrote: > > > > All, > >> > >> Funny that you ask. Did I not just send out the very same inquiry to the > >> list on Friday 20th? > >> I wonder whether that mail has ever gotten to the list. > >> > >> Can anyone just quickly feed back to me whether that email ever left my > >> system here? > >> > >> BTW Abhijeet, I would be interested to participate in coding efforts if > >> required. I would need a non-ebay-type auction pricing, i.e. not a > >> time-bound deadline for bids. > >> > >> Moreover it would be good to also integrate a "directional" > configuration, > >> i.e. not only allowing to bid higher prices but actually also lower ones > >> (e.g. to get the best price for a certain offering). > >> > >> Thanks & regards > >> > >> > >> Carsten > >> > >> > >> > >> 2009/11/24 Jacopo Cappellato <[email protected]> > >> > >> As far as I know, apart from the eBay integration, there is not > something > >>> ready out of the box. > >>> > >>> Kind regards, > >>> > >>> Jacopo > >>> > >>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Abhijeet Pandey wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Can any body guide me that if ofbiz offers inbuilt auction engine ? > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Abhijeet Pandey > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Best > >> > >> Carsten Schinzer > >> > >> Waisenhausstr. 53a > >> 80637 München > >> Germany > >> > > > > > > > -- > > Best > > Carsten Schinzer > > Waisenhausstr. 53a > 80637 München > Germany >
