overselling of product...

[stevesh]

There's no mod/easy way I know of to have Zencart subtract stock when the product goes into the cart, rather than checkout. I'd guess that the reason is that most Zenners don't need that feature, so no one has taken the time to program it. Most Zenners, with typical stores, want the product removed from inventory at checkout, so as not to tie up stock in visitors' carts.

[artworkz]

Stevesh...thanks for the reply...I have read quite a few people who run sites that sell limited editions and cannot replace their existing stock who have this issue...It must be a situation that occurs for many as Big Commerce have addressed it. If the carts that are not 'confirmed' ie left with stock in after, say, 15 minutes are auto emptied and the stock replaced in the inventory, then stock isn't really tied up at all....

So the question is, is there any way to code this.....our situation is unsustainable at present....the amount of time we have to spend dealing with disappointed customers is ridiculous. Otherwise, does anyone know of a cart that does what I need??? It would be wonderful if this were a feature of zen that could be switched on if needed! Dreams.....

[artworkz]

I have misquoted above...Big Cartel is the system that manages to stop overselling. Would using a different payment gateway solve this?? Any assistance much appreciated!