If antique items do not have a upc code, what do you put in the field that asks what it is?
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vintagesparkles Reputation: 10 See vintagesparkles' booth |
As a point of reference, Bar Codes (aka UPC codes) came into play in 1974. The first to use them was Wrigley’s chewing gum.
No ZIP code means item was from 1963 or older.
Needing to ‘purchase’ a UPC for an antique item that had none (of which I have a few of these items) and only having that single item to sell just sounds like a money generating situation conjured up by the bean counters at Amazon and Google.
Those who thought of REQUIRING a UPC code to do a search as a great idea were probably born AFTER UPC bar-codes were already on items and never realized that they were not always there. “Heavens to Murgatroyd” (another antique saying), I never shopped for an item by UPC code!!!
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Atomicdiner Reputation: 1902 See Atomicdiner's booth |
Just keep it blank , if you want you can purchase UPC and attach it . It is a common practice for creating listings on Amazon.
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SurrealHairBeauty Reputation: 461 See SurrealHairBeauty's booth |
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