# Online Storefront Credit Cards **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 15, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943 "2008-10-15T01:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/1 "2008-10-15T01:59:49Z")
Does anyone have any experience with processing credit cards that can give me some advice on how to handle this situation? I am looking to create an online art venue where members can each have his/her own online store front. I want to be able to handle credit card transactions in such a way that each member can receive payment for the art that they sell. It seems that most credit card verification sites such as [Authorize.net](http://Authorize.net) are set up so that you are the storefront. Im wondering what the best route is for managing credit card transactions for an array of storefronts all under your umbrella. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/2 "2008-10-15T07:29:43Z")
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:59 PM, David [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > … an online art venue where members can each have his/her own > online store front. I want to be able to handle credit card > transactions in such a way that each member can receive payment for > the art that they sell. It seems that most credit card verification > sites such as [Authorize.net](http://Authorize.net) are set up so that you are the > storefront. Im wondering what the best route is for managing credit > card transactions for an array of storefronts all under your > umbrella. So what’s wrong with your having a merchant account, processing the payments and distributing the money? That’s what a brick-and-mortar gallery does. And it’s a value-add for your vendors who don’t want to set up a merchant account of their own, for whatever reason. Keeping track of who sold what shouldn’t be too tough 🙂 ## FWIW, Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/3 "2008-10-15T07:58:23Z")
Yea, thats what I thought, but I spoke with [Authorize.net](http://Authorize.net) on the phone today and they are saying that the only way to distribute the payment is to go through email receipts by hand. I need an automated way of transfering these funds to individual checking accounts. On Oct 14, 10:28 pm, “Hassan S.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/4 "2008-10-15T08:27:04Z")
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:57 PM, David [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Yea, thats what I thought, but I spoke with [Authorize.net](http://Authorize.net) on the phone > today and they are saying that the only way to distribute the payment > is to go through email receipts by hand. I need an automated way of > transfering these funds to individual checking accounts. What?? That’s ridiculous. When you submit a transaction, you get a confirming response back. You save that response in your DB and you’ve got all the information you need. Yes, you probably want to review the final email confirmations for any after-the-fact rejections (I’ve never seen one). But “go(ing) through email receipts by hand”? Nah. Now getting electronic access to all your vendors’ checking accounts might be another story – haven’t tackled that one. 🙂 HTH, ## H\* Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/5 "2008-10-16T01:19:34Z")
## If you were to use Braintree ([http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/](http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/)) for your payment gateway and you got ACH processing, you could collect the funds from customers via your merchant account, then disburse payments via ACH, directly to checking accounts, all via ActiveMerchant. This is exactly what I did in an app similar to yours for photographers: [http://www.nextproof.com/](http://www.nextproof.com/) Benjamin C. [http://railskits.com/](http://railskits.com/) - Ready-made Rails code [http://catchthebest.com/](http://catchthebest.com/) - Team-powered recruiting [http://www.bencurtis.com/](http://www.bencurtis.com/) - Personal blog ---
**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-storefront-credit-cards/150943/6 "2008-10-16T02:26:54Z")
Thanks Benjamin, I will look into that. Does anyone have any experience with the same kind of payment disbursement with [authorize.net](http://authorize.net) par chance? On Oct 15, 4:18 pm, “Benjamin C.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)