How can this be set up ?

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 ?

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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.:lol: can you explain a little further please ?

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 ...

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

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

Ajeh - I did as your PM just stated, and Im doing as you asked.
week 1 -$29
week 2 -$50.75 which is adding 75% from the week 1 price.

week 1 attributes
Price +29.00
Weight 0.00
Order 0.00
One Time: 0.00
Price Factor: 0.00
Offset: 0.00
One Time Factor: 0.00
Offset: 0.00

week 2 attributes
Price +29.00
Weight 0.00
Order 0.00
One Time: 0.00
Price Factor: 1
Offset: 0.5 changed to .75
One Time Factor: 0.00
Offset: 0.00

That shows the prices of $29 for week one and $43.50 but it should be $50.75. So I changed the offset to .75. But when I add it to the cart. The price in the cart is $65.25

Do you have both the Product Price set to 29.00 and the Attribute Price set to 29.00?

Yes. Should there be nice price ?

Note: you can just use attribute price flat out:

1 week 29.00
2 week 50.75

And set the Product Price to 0 and Priced by Attribute to Yes

K got it!! Thanks so much! :thumbsup:

Now is there away to add this globablly ? :blink:

Another thing. How can I make them only add it once? Because they can add a 1 week, and then a 2 week. :wacko:

You could set the Product to hide the quantity box ... and Max 1

Ajeh:

You could set the Product to hide the quantity box ... and Max 1

I have set the product max at 1 like you said. But its able to add 1 1week product and 1 2 week product. I would like it to only add a max of 1 product reguardless of the week amount. Is this possible ?

Set the Mixed to ON ...

This way the attribute combo is adding together to make the Maximum and not treated separately ...

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 ...

I am also wanting to rent traffic barricades, most likely by the month since I have to deliver to customer and cannot offer next day delivery so would like to explore both a monthly and weekly option.
First question - should I set up the months and weeks as OPRION NAMES or OPTION VALUES?
Second - You mentioned in above quote Price Factor - where do I locate that function?
Third - Any way I can set this up so they can pre-book since I will run out of traffic barricades and want customers to pre-book
Fourth - Any way to establish a deposit charge in each rental selection?

THANKS!!!!