How can this be set up ?

[kevnj]

Wondering how I can go about setting this up.

This is kind of like a netflix thing.

Say I have 3 of the same dvds, and I rent them out on a per week basis. With a 3 week maximum, with the longer you rent it the cheaper the price ? And when all 3 are rented out at the same time it shows out of stock, How can I set all of this up ?

[mediathing]

Firstly, I don't know. But, I do know that you are most likely not going to get an answer as your question would require a very detailed answer...in short you have asked how to build a dvd rental website.

Don't mean to sound negative, sorry just my opinion

[kevnj]

Its not dvds at all, there are plenty of dvd scripts out there that I could buy if thats the case, and turn key sites as well. I just didnt know how else to relate the question at hand.

But anyways...Was just searching the site, Couldnt I do mutiple pricing, for a 1 week two week basis etc. I seen in the download section > admin tools > dual pricing. I could do that I suppose. Hmm.... Off to try it.

[kuroi]

The pricing part is very straightforward. You can define product attributes for one, two and three weeks with the DVD rental price as that for 1 week and then add appropriate increments for 2 and 3 weeks.

The stock issue is straightforward. If you have three copies, set the stock to 3 and change the text on your sold out button to out of stock.

The challenges will be in areas about which you haven't asked. How do you track that a DVD is due back. There's nothing in Zen Cart for this. Returned videos would also need to be treated as new stock, which could get a bit clunky.

[Ajeh]

You could do Attributes with the Price Factor ...

Say the Products Price is $10.00

Week 1 is 1 on the Price Factor $10.00 Offset is 1 $10.00
$10 + 10+(10 -10) = $10

Week 2 is 2 on the Price Factor $20.00 Offset is 1
$10 + $10.00 20+(10 -10) = $20

Week 3 is 3 on the Price Factor $30.00 Offset is 1 $10.00
$10 + 30+(10 -10) = $30

Then to alter the price you can adjust the Price factor so that these give a discount based on number of weeks ...

Then if you later change the price of the product, the attributes will proportionally change in price for you ...

[kevnj]

Wheres the tutorial for the attributes? I seen it earlier but cant find it now, and I forget what I did a search for.

[kevnj]

Ajeh - I found your tutorial in the FAQ. I followed that and got the weeks set up. Im not understand your above post though. My prices are coming up with $261 and such. can you explain a little further please ?

[Ajeh]

I'd have to know what it is you set up your prices and price factor and offset to be for these to tell you where a computation is wrong ...

Sometimes seeing the URL to the Product helps ...

[tajul_ashyqin]

is it possible to show buy now button for new products at the main page?! like this site: http://www.yo-mart.com

[tajul_ashyqin]

is it possible to increase the default new products display to more than 3 rows but still maintain 3 columns?!