#PERF - Bidding System
viscid karma
hey
bold robin
I don't believe we have any recommendations explicitly for that use case.
viscid karma
Does my question make sense? Like a standard bidding or auction like system
bold robin
However it would sound to me like a separate auth and capture kind of process.
https://stripe.com/docs/payments/place-a-hold-on-a-payment-method
viscid karma
After a customer confirms an amount value it cannot be changed though right?
bold robin
Correct. I don't think we have a way to continually update the amount and place an auth hold on the payment method
viscid karma
unless you place two separate holds (aka two different payment intents). Which looks bad in the credit card companies i believe
bold robin
You could update the amount on the payment intent as the bidding continues but then ask for the payment info after you know the amount but I understand that may be less than ideal.
viscid karma
yea kinda, the main idea was to be able to confirm that the customer had the funds before "completing" the bid
bold robin
Right, which makes total sense and is exactly what the initial auth process in the docs I linked is for.
It might be worth investigating if the multiple holds on a customer's card would be a problem for a bank
If you only ever capture one of them
viscid karma
yea i am not sure about that, I was under the impress it would be.
not really sure where to find that information
viscid karma
any suggestions on where to find that information? haha
bold robin
Honestly I would try reaching out to your own bank as a place to start. Doing a quick Google search shows that plenty of merchants and banks for FAQs for the question "why are there multiple auths on my credit or debit card"