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Oh, this is for the frames themselves.
I'd probably split the cost, charge half up-front as a non-refundable deposit that at least covers the cost of materials for a given frame, and then charge the rest pre-delivery.
Most people will find that very reasonable, and it commits a purchase. Plus if someone does back out it's not going to fuck you up, and you'll be able to sell that frame at a discount and still be just ahead... which is a fair thing.
Shopify can do this... allow you to bill half now, half later... but it can only do this if you complete the entire transaction within 30-60 days. That's essentially the time (depending on the payment method) that the pre-authorisation for an amount will expire and you couldn't receive the remainder without asking the customer to check-out again.
So if you are turning the orders around within 1 month... then Shopify can handle splitting the payment over two points in time, and you can bill whichever amount you've agreed upon when you accept the order.
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Awesome, I don't think we have worked out exaclty how we will take payment going forward. Wheter it is full payment up front, or deposit and payment pre-shipping. I guess the former is the normal route for the sort of purchase that Isen is, I just need to get out of the artisinal, lovingly hand whittled, one at a time ,own fart-smelling custom frame builder mindset...