write your own shopping cart
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- CX
Do any of you write your own shopping cart instead of using a 3rd party one? If so what 3rd party companies do you use for gateway, certificate, etc?
Do many of you just use a 3rd party cart? It seem like theres way more money to be made writing one yourself.
- unknown0
I'd also appreciate any info on this. I'm about to be putting one together using OS Commerce
http://www.oscommerce.org
and I want to find the best payment gateway for the money.
- whiteSneaks0
i have been monkeying around with that osCommerce setup a little. i am still in the early stages of learning php so i am little lost. it appears to be an awesome place to start. a whole lot of the work is done for you.
let me know what you figure out.
- enobrev0
osCommerce is really good.. depends on the client.. if it's a small retail shop who needs a quick and easy but good shop, osCommerce is perfect..
if the client can afford a cusomtized cart t ofit their custom designed site, then build away. but int he last 2 years, nto too many people have been able to afford the non-open source way.
- unknown0
same with you, it would be cool to know someone else who is starting out with it.
Are you using a particular host that features it?
I'm with Webhost2 http://www.webhost2.com for my own site and for http://www.phutureus.com a clothing/skateboard company started by one of my friends in Texas. Doing all the web work, graphics, some product design, marketing/advertising, etc. and barring any catastrophe or something I just can't figure out, it should be up in January.
But first time to do a shopping cart and all that stuff.
- enobrev0
the mailing list as http://www.oscommerce.com/ is always really helpful. I highly reccommend joining it, especially if you're just starting out.
I used to make a lot of contributions, but things have bee na bit too crazy lately to join in these days.
- unknown0
here's a question: Do you know if it has a function to interact with an inventory database? Not trying to mimic Threadless, but their stock meter is a really nice-a good feature to help things sell in that if there is a shirt you've put off buying, if you see they have few left you're probably going to get it before it's gone.
- CX0
but int he last 2 years, nto too many people have been able to afford the non-open source way.
-------------Good point. There are so many low cost options now I can't see why many people would want to pay to have one written from scratch.
I think Im going to make a customizable one in ColdFusion, can it and sell it over and over.
selling someone elses solution seems to take $ out of my pocket.Ill still need to setup what gateway to use, etc. Any recommendations from someone whos made there own cart before?