Comments on: How can I find an EAN or UPC code for listing on Amazon? http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/ Do, or do not, there is no try Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rahul http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Rahul Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:51:26 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-919 use this -> http://erwinmayer.com/labs/asin2ean/index.php use this -> http://erwinmayer.com/labs/asin2ean/index.php

]]> By: Adolphus http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Adolphus Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:23:26 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-912 Dear Mary, Unless you are a Pro-Merchant you cannot create new listings. You have 3 options: (1) upgrade your account and list the item yourself, (2) wait for someone else to create the listing (A Pro-Merchant), (3) forget about selling it on Amazon, and use Ebay. Dear Mary,

Unless you are a Pro-Merchant you cannot create new listings. You have 3 options:

(1) upgrade your account and list the item yourself,
(2) wait for someone else to create the listing (A Pro-Merchant),
(3) forget about selling it on Amazon, and use Ebay.

]]> By: Mary http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Mary Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:14:23 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-902 Hi guys, you do know you talk in another language to us mere mortals don't you ;-) I'm just a casual seller trying to make some space in my cupboards. Have managed to sell a few books but what can you do if your item isn't listed? I have an unused kitchen 'gadget' I want to sell. Its probably only worth about £10 but all I can find is the company product code and nothing else. It's an Italian company and their website is useless - just some very basic info. Should I just forget about items like this? Remember - I don't speak your language so be kind and just use basic English please :-) Hi guys, you do know you talk in another language to us mere mortals don’t you ;-)
I’m just a casual seller trying to make some space in my cupboards. Have managed to sell a few books but what can you do if your item isn’t listed? I have an unused kitchen ‘gadget’ I want to sell. Its probably only worth about £10 but all I can find is the company product code and nothing else. It’s an Italian company and their website is useless – just some very basic info. Should I just forget about items like this? Remember – I don’t speak your language so be kind and just use basic English please :-)

]]> By: Jason http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Jason Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:20:53 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-465 Hi Dev, I'm also a pro-merchant. We sell cell phone batteries, with so many models we were in the need of a few thousand codes. I bought them at http://www.codeupc.net/ and they seem to be working fine. Jason - Hi Dev,

I’m also a pro-merchant. We sell cell phone batteries, with so many models we were in the need of a few thousand codes. I bought them at http://www.codeupc.net/ and they seem to be working fine.

Jason -

]]> By: Ben http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Ben Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:20:13 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-464 Thanks for the direction, Andy. This looks promising, I will pass it along to my team. I also appreciate you pointing out that you could search Amazon by UPC - I had no idea! Keep up the good work Thanks for the direction, Andy. This looks promising, I will pass it along to my team.

I also appreciate you pointing out that you could search Amazon by UPC – I had no idea!

Keep up the good work

]]> By: Andy http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Andy Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:15:27 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-463 Hi Ben, you can do it with an API call. In fact, I'm afraid that's the only way to do it that I've found. Smarter people than me could probably knock something up in PHP to do this. I'm pretty lazy, and found you can do it using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/amazon" rel="nofollow">Amazon Module</a> for <a href="http://drupal.org/" rel="nofollow">Drupal</a>. Setting up a Drupal site is reasonably simple (tougher than WordPress, but a lot easier than learning PHP from scratch), and the Amazon Module has a test function that can be used to look up data (including the UPC/EAN). I'm considering setting one up that would be available for public use but don't hold me to that. I have ideas for websites all the time and hardly ever see them through ;) One other tip - you can search on Amazon using UPC or EAN codes, so if you think you know it, and want to check just search for it on Amazon and Amazon will return the item from their catalogue. Hi Ben, you can do it with an API call. In fact, I’m afraid that’s the only way to do it that I’ve found. Smarter people than me could probably knock something up in PHP to do this. I’m pretty lazy, and found you can do it using the Amazon Module for Drupal.
Setting up a Drupal site is reasonably simple (tougher than WordPress, but a lot easier than learning PHP from scratch), and the Amazon Module has a test function that can be used to look up data (including the UPC/EAN). I’m considering setting one up that would be available for public use but don’t hold me to that. I have ideas for websites all the time and hardly ever see them through ;)
One other tip – you can search on Amazon using UPC or EAN codes, so if you think you know it, and want to check just search for it on Amazon and Amazon will return the item from their catalogue.

]]> By: Ben http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Ben Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:55:01 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-461 Andy - this is a very valuable post, and it's unfortunate that your (quite clever) method is no longer valid. Have you happened to find a new method to reach this same end? I am having to guess and check which UPC matches the Amazon item page I am trying to post to, and it would be a huge help if I could immediately find the correct UPC before I attempt to post my items. Thanks! Andy – this is a very valuable post, and it’s unfortunate that your (quite clever) method is no longer valid. Have you happened to find a new method to reach this same end? I am having to guess and check which UPC matches the Amazon item page I am trying to post to, and it would be a huge help if I could immediately find the correct UPC before I attempt to post my items. Thanks!

]]> By: Jay http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Jay Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:05:17 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-454 Andy, I appreciate your tagline; "Do or do not; there is no try." How true this is, Master Yoda. Andy,

I appreciate your tagline; “Do or do not; there is no try.” How true this is, Master Yoda.

]]> By: Andy http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Andy Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:36:39 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-452 Er, you want to intentionally create duplicate listings eh? Presumably you are hoping to sell at a higher price or something, which is (correct me if I'm wrong) a pretty deceptive way of doing business. I should point out that deliberately listing products incorrectly would violate Amazon's terms. OK, now I've said my piece, here's how to do it. You'll need to create your own UPC's. For that you'll need to set up an account with one of the issuing companies such as GS1UK. Let me just say again, if Amazon realise you are deliberately supplying incorrect UPC's, they will most likely close your account. Er, you want to intentionally create duplicate listings eh? Presumably you are hoping to sell at a higher price or something, which is (correct me if I’m wrong) a pretty deceptive way of doing business. I should point out that deliberately listing products incorrectly would violate Amazon’s terms. OK, now I’ve said my piece, here’s how to do it.

You’ll need to create your own UPC’s. For that you’ll need to set up an account with one of the issuing companies such as GS1UK. Let me just say again, if Amazon realise you are deliberately supplying incorrect UPC’s, they will most likely close your account.

]]> By: senselocke http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-can-i-find-an-ean-or-upc-code-for-listing-on-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-451 senselocke Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:42:11 +0000 http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=80#comment-451 The simple fact that I can use the ASIN instead of hunting for UPC codes just saved me, literally, hours of work today. Which means I can actually sleep tonight! Thank you! ps--this worked just fin through uploading an inventory file at 10:30pm on 2011-07-10 The simple fact that I can use the ASIN instead of hunting for UPC codes just saved me, literally, hours of work today. Which means I can actually sleep tonight!

Thank you!

ps–this worked just fin through uploading an inventory file at 10:30pm on 2011-07-10

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