Recent content by Barry

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    Retail - protecting customer deposits, pre-orders and gift vouchers

    Thanks everyone, @Scalloway Regarding Escrow, please correct me if I'm wrong. My understanding here is that funds held in escrow are only released once both the provider and customer agree the job (in this case fulfilling the transaction) has completed to satisfaction. Two concerns here. 1)...
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    Retail - protecting customer deposits, pre-orders and gift vouchers

    Good morning. I'm not sure if this is best placed here, or over in legal; it straddles the line a bit. I'm setting up an ecommerce venture and want to accept pre-orders on goods not yet released. This could be a X% deposit, or the full item amount. I can then secure the required stock from my...