Inventory Deplete - How Does It Work?

[audrianna21]

I am curious how Zen Cart takes items out of inventory. I've had situations recently with my current cart solution where I oversell by a large number because my current cart doesn't take an item out of inventory until it gets the payment from PayPal.

Does Zen Cart take the item out of stock when the first person puts it into the cart and then waits a few minutes to get confirmation from PayPal? Or will it also let a million people put it into their cart and oversell it?

I ask because refunding 999,999 people is not fun!

Thanks!
Audrey

[gilby]

I am curious how Zen Cart takes items out of inventory. I've had situations recently with my current cart solution where I oversell by a large number because my current cart doesn't take an item out of inventory until it gets the payment from PayPal.

Does Zen Cart take the item out of stock when the first person puts it into the cart and then waits a few minutes to get confirmation from PayPal? Or will it also let a million people put it into their cart and oversell it?

I ask because refunding 999,999 people is not fun!

Thanks!
Audrey

If you just want the one sale...
Can I have the other 999,999?

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...ration_-_Stock

No, having the stock in a customers cart does not reduce the stock available.
Its only when the sale completes does the stock level reduce.
Any others that have that in their cart will be notified that it is no longer available for sale.

First to buy it gets it.