Buying Credit - any ideas how this could be done?

[adb34]

What I want to do is;

all my products have different value of credit and the customer buys credit ie £10 = 10 credit £20 = 25 credit. Then the customer uses this credit to buy products ie one tv = 6 credits etc.


AndyB

[gilby]

What I want to do is;

all my products have different value of credit and the customer buys credit ie £10 = 10 credit £20 = 25 credit. Then the customer uses this credit to buy products ie one tv = 6 credits etc.


AndyB

Just to be clear.
You are selling "credit" and are selling "products"

But you can't buy the "products" directly with money
You have to pay for them ONLY with "credit" that you previously buy with money?

So you can't buy "credit" and "products" at the same time either?

[adb34]

The idea is to get the money faster. So the customer buys credit, then looks around the store for the product/s they like. Very much like a gift voucher.

[adb34]

I am not explaining this very well. I know of a site hat does this so when I find it again I will post the link.

[DivaVocals]

Sounds like a model similar to the way iStockPhoto sell images.. You buy a block of credits (pay actual money for them), and then "spend" your credits on the images you want. the images are assigned a particular credit value, and the amount that you "spend" on an image is based on the credit value of the image.. When your account is out of credits, you can purchase more..

[gilby]

The idea is to get the money faster. So the customer buys credit, then looks around the store for the product/s they like. Very much like a gift voucher.

I would have a look at customising the Gift Voucher system.
Renaming the text as required.
Then add a test in the payment modules.
If there is ONLY vouchers in the cart enable the traditional payment mods
If there is ONLY products in the cart disable all payment modules so they have to pay by (modified) gift vouchers.
If both are in cart, prevent checkout until the customer removes one or the other

[adb34]

Sounds like a model similar to the way iStockPhoto sell images.. You buy a block of credits (pay actual money for them), and then "spend" your credits on the images you want. the images are assigned a particular credit value, and the amount that you "spend" on an image is based on the credit value of the image.. When your account is out of credits, you can purchase more..

That is exactly what I was trying to say. Is this possible with Zencart?

[DivaVocals]

That is exactly what I was trying to say. Is this possible with Zencart?

It's software. Anything is possible. Is it possible without some custom code.. No.. now all that said did you see Gilby's post just above yours?

[adb34]

I would have a look at customising the Gift Voucher system.
Renaming the text as required.
Then add a test in the payment modules.
If there is ONLY vouchers in the cart enable the traditional payment mods
If there is ONLY products in the cart disable all payment modules so they have to pay by (modified) gift vouchers.
If both are in cart, prevent checkout until the customer removes one or the other

Thanks gilby. I will have a play and see what happens.

AndyB