Items that do not have a gtin (upc)

This was probably asked already but I can not find the question or an answer.

I have several collectibles in my booth. When listing a collectible, one of the attributes is a GTIN (UPC). Most collectibles from the 70’s or earlier do not have this. Without it, Google doesn’t recognize it and it doesn’t get submitted.

Well, at least that’s how I understand it.

I’ve tried different catagories to try to get around this but it doesn’t always work.
What do we do about items that do not have GTIN or UPC’s?

asked almost 9 years ago

1 Answer

If you check your search optimize in batch edit..you will see

[[identifier_[URL removed] was added because this item does not include the gtin attribute

The identifier_[URL removed] is acceptable to google for any item that does not have an upc/gtin or one of the other attributes…HOWEVER, if the identifier does exist and you try to use the false statement this can get the feed suspended…

The rule is more enforced for new mechandise…brand/upc(gtin)/mpn/isbn has to be included

selected by Bonanza as the best answer

answered almost 9 years ago

ccmom
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1 Comment

Irene0526 says: June 06, 2016

OOOOOOOOOOOOOh, ok! was something has the word “False” in it, sort of leads you to believe that it’s unacceptable and was omitted. You are a wealth of info ccmom!! Thank you for clarifying!!

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