i have as many ..myown site.

i am looking for a ...(how can i say!?)..

something to show on the listing the amount of stock there is for that item...and

also when a buyer buys the showing qty goes down!!??

any help??

steve

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tried that one!

freewebs sites are useless...lol

thanks ..will take another look

steve

Books you certainly know your stuff.  Have you got a job yet, perhaps you could get one in IT.

Jane 

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Have you tried zencart its free but i think you will need to find somewhere to host it.It will do all stock calculation for you.

Debs

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thanks debs..

will check it out.

steve

craftwizard23:

i have as many ..myown site.

i am looking for a ...(how can i say!?)..

something to show on the listing the amount of stock there is for that item...and

also when a buyer buys the showing qty goes down!!??

any help??

 

steve

Steve,

 If you know php and are ok with SQL you could knock up a simple script without too much problem, but to be honest the best bet is a shopping cart software:

 I use CS-Cart personally and finally it is completely stable, the one feature I like it about it over most other carts I have used is the simplicity in setting up stock control for the same item but different colours (or other variations). For instance if I had "widget 1" for sale in Red, Blue, Green and White, in some carts I would have to make up 4 separate products which is more work and IMO not great for the customer to see so many repeated items etc. In CS-Cart you can create one product have a drop down menu (or check box) for colour choice and also with a little effort have separate images show for each product as colour choices are made and each colour can have it's own individual stock control.

 The one limiting factor is it's a paid cart and you will require hosting with php & mysql you can find out more at http://cs-cart.com/

 Google checkout users should note that if GC is the ONLY processor it runs flawlessly, however if you wish to offer nochex / paypal / cheques / postal orders then due to GC's requirements that their checkout system must be available before any customer details are taken on site many customers will miss the GC option, so I have switched purely to GC and I must say my lost carts have fallen by 60% since I chose that!

Steve,

 If you know php and are ok with SQL you could knock up a simple script without too much problem, but to be honest the best bet is a shopping cart software:

i know a little...not too much tho!

i may just scrap the idea...just thought it would be better tp

o keep control of quantities sold.

thanks everyone

steve

Steve do you use "buy now" buttons from PP ? if not how do customers pay for their purchases?

i use the paypal buttons...directly made from the sites buider add ons.

they then purchase..pay straight away!

steve