easy important feature add to oscmax 2.5

[spuhg]

hi

maybe we can add an enhancement to 2.5 that adds an additional configurable charge at checkout if the order total is above a certain amount, this is a very important enhancement because in order to be protected against fraud by your payment processor you have to get the customer's signature when the package is delivered, for instance google checkout requires a signature to protect you from fraud if the order amount is more than $250.00. this enhancement wold allow a merchant to automatically charge the additional flat charge imposed by the shipping carrier for requiring a signature. most shipping carriers charge a flat charge 0f around $6.00 when you require the customers signature at the time they receive the package.

thanks

[ridexbuilder]

As a buyer, if I saw underhand practices like that, I'd shop elsewhere!!!
Above $250, you should be making sufficient profit to encompass the extra charge yourself, either hidden in product pricing or postal costs.
Insurance/signed for, is for the benefit of the seller not the buyer. If the item goes missing in transit (hello, UPS) surely you will need to refund/replace the item. Maybe it's the lack of U.S. consumer protection that allows you not to do the morally decent thing?
Whenever I sell on "feeBay", I use a signed-for service, even for small amounts. It's for my own protection - 'cos you can't trust anyone! [Also a pre-requisite for "PayMore" protection - though the b'stards can still do a chargeback - which should be unlawful.]

[met00]

modify the Low Order Fee module
[admin -> modules -> low order fee]

File to modify: includes/modules/order_total/ot_loworderfee.php
copy it to a new file
call it ot_signaturerequiredfee.php
change the function install() as necessary
this is the key line to change in function process()

if ( ($pass == true) && ( ($order->info['total'] - $order->info['shipping_cost']) < MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_LOWORDERFEE_ORDER_UNDER) ) {

You just have to change the logic from a "<" to a ">" for the "MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_LOWORDERFEE_ORDER_UNDER" (or whatever you rename it to when you change the install)

Viola! Now you have a module that allows you to set a charge for all orders OVER a set amount (that is set in the admin).

[I would NOT, as a developer, support adding this to core as I agree with Ridex that @ that rate it is a cost that should be built into the margins. Unlike a LOF where the margins are small and the fee is used to ensure a minimal profit on a low order.]