How can I use Stripe to delay charging a customer until a physical item is shipped?

Question

I\'m in the process of building an online marketplace which sells shippable goods. The site will be similar to Etsy, which will connect merchants with buyers.

I\'d like

Answer 1

actually you can save user token and pay later with tracking info

# get the credit card details submitted by the form or app
token = params[:stripeToken]

# create a Customer
customer = Stripe::Customer.create(
  card: token,
  description: 'description for payinguser@example.com',
  email: 'payinguser@example.com'
)

# charge the Customer instead of the card
Stripe::Charge.create(
    amount: 1000, # in cents
    currency: 'usd',
    customer: customer.id
)

# save the customer ID in your database so you can use it later
save_stripe_customer_id(user, customer.id)

# later
customer_id = get_stripe_customer_id(user)

Stripe::Charge.create(
    amount: 1500, # $15.00 this time
    currency: 'usd',
    customer: customer_id
)