#cerebraldad-connect
small path
Pasting additional context:
itsbasically a POS for services and materials on the behalf of a user to another user type
Hi there 👋 have you taken a look at our articles articulating the difference between the account and charge types that are available?
https://stripe.com/docs/connect/accounts
https://stripe.com/docs/connect/charges
west fractal
yeah - im still a bit lost sorry
small path
What can we help clarify?
west fractal
So I would like to have my site mediate a transaction between two types of users, but take a commission on the transaction - say there are sellers and buyers - how can a buyer purchase from multiple sellers is there a element account for each one?
small path
So will there be multiple sellers involved in a single transaction?
small path
So each transaction will have one buyer and one seller?
steep temple
If you have a single seller related to the customer payment, you'd want to look at the direct or destination charges in the docs toby linked about. Direct charges are what you'd use with Standard accounts, destination is what you'd use this express/custom.
If you have a customer buying from multiple sellers with one payment, then yo need to review the "separate charges and transfers" flow, as you'll have to manage those transfers individually yourself
In all cases you can collect at application_fee either explicitly, or by withholding some of the payment from the transfers you disburse
west fractal
you can take an application fee with simple payments now?
steep temple
Do you customers deal with you as the platform, or with individual sellers/providers by name? (ie, what would they expect to appear on their card statements)
west fractal
the app i believe
steep temple
What do you mean "the app"?
west fractal
i would like it to look like this: while the buyer is traveling he can look for sellers close, then can pay for a product from them, the seller and buyer make a transaction and the site take a commission for connecting them - with other app to sell math in the background. the buyer sees the sale as an app purchase. then the buyer can go to another location and buy from another seller - process repeats
steep temple
You need to decide on your account types, but you can add fees for payment like so:
For direct charges with standard accounts: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/direct-charges#collecting-fees
For destination charges with express/custom accounts: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/destination-charges#application-fee
With separate charges and transfers: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/charges-transfers#collecting-fees
west fractal
im trying to figure that out there
of those three links i dont know which to look into - i know they are my options i dont know what to choose i read each one
steep temple
You need to compare the account types to your business needs and decide which model you want to use. You may want to test out multiple flows in test mode to see what fits your needs: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/accounts#choosing-approach
I can't tell you which is appropriate for your business
west fractal
thanks for your help
steep temple
NP!
After looking into your options and trying some flows out, feel free to drop by again with more specific uestion for your integration and we'd be happy to help
For general questions about connect and your business, I'd suggest reaching out to support: https://support.stripe.com/contact