buying and selling process together in VM

[davink]

For a customer I have to build a website where he can buy and sell gold. Selling isn't a problem, because the shopping cart is made for it. What about a buying process for gold. Is it possible to do that in another selling category without payment and a shopping cart (or instead a selling shopping cart besides the current buying shopping cart)? The customer has to get a confirmation for the price he sells the gold to the company by email. Who can help me with this? Thanks.

[ne0beatsm0rp98]

Hi, did you ever sort out the buying part of this?
I have been trying to sort this myself but no answer, support on customers selling to you is totally zero and all you get replied with it a website where someone else did finally do it but on Virtuemart 1.

[jenkinhill]

davink, it is easily possible with VirtueMart 2; you effectively split the site into two main areas or categories, selling and buying, using template & language overrides to remove add to cart etc from the selling side and change the words used, and use an email form (such as the ask a question form) for the customer to request a quote.

It was outlined also in http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=108741.msg364307#msg364307

[vbarriof]

Any advances on a buy and sell capability for websites, maybe a splited cart or double cart solution. I think the demand for this solution will continue to grow, specially for second hand or used products

[jenkinhill]

If you want it then just build it. It's not rocket science, just a case of planning what you need and setting it up, adding in any plugins etc that may be needed.