UPC Question

[shahar]

Hey guys,

Do you buy UPC numbers ? or you just stay with the UPC numbers from Amazon, Walmart and etc.,


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[james13v]

Originally Posted by shahar

Hey guys,

Do you buy UPC numbers ? or you just stay with the UPC numbers from Amazon, Walmart and etc.,


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Umm, if your items have UPC numbers from amazon or walmart, why would you buy UPC numbers? You're not giving us all information...

[AK81]

Originally Posted by james13v

Umm, if your items have UPC numbers from amazon or walmart, why would you buy UPC numbers? You're not giving us all information...

I think there is a language barrier, I think he may be referring to entering the items UPC on the selling page? I dont quite know.

[SaiJin]

I don't always enter UPC number if it doesn't auto show up in my listing.

[phaz0rz]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

I don't always enter UPC number if it doesn't auto show up in my listing.

UPC's are slowly becoming mandatory in certain categories so I think that may have something to do with OP's question. Currently you'll get a "yellow flag" notice saying "****** products have a registered UPC. Please enter the product's UPC or leave this field blank" if you're listing/revising an item in those categories. It's strange they added "or leave this field blank" but I don't think that will last forever. Sooner or later we will all have to enter a valid UPC if the item we're selling has a UPC.

@OP - There are websites out there with millions of UPC's indexed.