Common product list between users

The only form of product entry for Marketplace sellers is through the node create form create content -> product. Your case sounds rather custom and I am not sure how I would implement in a module that will assist everyone.

My suggestion: create a custom module.

Hook_perm: To add a special permission for marketplace users accessing the common items

Hook_access (with the "edit" $op): So that when a user is editing, make sure they have the given permission. You might want to create a new role for this purpose, along with a registration form that adds the role when completed.

Hook_form_alter: add to the form a checkbox. The checkbox can just be something like "Allow marketplace users to sell this product?" This drives the above two permissions aspects.

- within Hook_form_alter you can create a select list that is driven by your list of Common Items. Or you can perhaps tie the list into a View which provides links, such as "Create new [Common Item #1]" which will bring them to the node edit form.

Along that same line, perhaps looking into Product Classes will help you out. You can create a new product class for each common item. But this will only be valid if your situation is similar to "A Common Item is a TYPE of product that a user can sell.. not a single product." I hope this makes sense. Good luck!

I believe I am in need of a similar feature.

The company I work for is thinking of starting a particular kind of online bookstore (details cannot reveal, but anyhow it is bookstore). We are in need of a feature where the admin (eg me) creates a product and other people can sell it (this way, we don't get 50 product entries for one book). Is this the same thing OP was speaking of or something else?

Should my company decide to use Drupal, we would be willing to put up money to get this developed.

Anyone interested?

sphoenixee, I understand what you are looking for (sounds similar to Amazon Marketplace). I think the OP was looking for something slightly different, but along similar lines.

I may be able to assist depending on several factors (eg. your time frame, difficulty, etc.). I would have to think about it further and hear when you need the feature by, but I may be able to take this project. PM me if you would like and can provide a few more details.

anything ever happen with this functionality, and specifically a d6-compatible version of it? i am in need of the exact setup mentioned in #3 above.

thanks for any help...

kind of stupid isnt it...to have an ecommerce module where u cant actually sell anything???????????

Gaza10, you don't know what you're talking about. We have people selling stuff with this module all the time, but the original poster has a unique need that isn't addressed out of the box.

So, if you have nothing constructive to add to this conversation, please consider leaving it.

I would like this amazon.com feature, is it complete?