Best site to buy barcodes from

turbo

Hi,

I am looking for some EAN barcodes to sell products on Amazon.

There seems to be a big difference in prices, a bit like buying SSL certs.

I've come across

• GS1 Ireland http://www.gs1ie.org who are crazy expensive
• Barcode1 http://barcode1.ie New Zealand company trading as under a .ie domain who's pricing are more reasonable
• Nationwide barcodes - http://www.nationwidebarcode.com US and about as cheap as they get
• Barcodes Talk https://www.barcodestalk.com same as above

The price differences between these for 30 barcodes ranges from $30 to €1000. Can i trust the cheaper ones?

Thanks
T

Swampy

I'd recommend GS1. They are legitimate and for approx €350 ish you can get a range of 1000 barcodes.

With the other crowds you will never be sure you have a proper barcode allocated to you.

Some retailers will insist on a GLN and registered barcodes

turbo

Swampy wrote: »

I'd recommend GS1. They are legitimate and for approx €350 ish you can get a range of 1000 barcodes.

With the other crowds you will never be sure you have a proper barcode allocated to you.

Some retailers will insist on a GLN and registered barcodes

GS1 price is €284 + Vat for 1000 barcodes which have to be renewed yearly and there is a one time €99 Membership fee

Not sure what way to go

Graham

This has come up a few times here before if you search the E & B M forum:

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=106&query=barcodes

I'm sure there's a few replies that would be relevant

turbo

Graham wrote: »

This has come up a few times here before if you search the E & B M forum:

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=106&query=barcodes

I'm sure there's a few replies that would be relevant

Thanks Graham

Voltex

OP..how many barcodes do you need?
I have hundreds that Ill never use..you can have them FOC if you want.

turbo

Voltex wrote: »

OP..how many barcodes do you need?
I have hundreds that Ill never use..you can have them FOC if you want.

Thanks for your offer Voltex. I went ahead and bought them and hadn't seen this. I went with the cheaper option. Thanks

Jurga78

turbo wrote: »

Thanks for your offer Voltex. I went ahead and bought them and hadn't seen this. I went with the cheaper option. Thanks

Going through the same stage here. Which company did you choose?
Barcodestalk.com are really cheap, but are they reliable? The other option is barcode1.ie they'r bit more expensive.

turbo

Jurga78 wrote: »

Going through the same stage here. Which company did you choose?
Barcodestalk.com are really cheap, but are they reliable? The other option is barcode1.ie they'r bit more expensive.

Hi, I went with barcodestalk.com, didn't see any major differences to justify spending the difference, which is a lot. I've put some products on amazon and there is no issue

Voltex

Jurga78 wrote: »

Going through the same stage here. Which company did you choose?
Barcodestalk.com are really cheap, but are they reliable? The other option is barcode1.ie they'r bit more expensive.

We use GS1. Annual sub of about €300 (I think) for 1000 barcodes.

turbo

Voltex wrote: »

We use GS1. Annual sub of about €300 (I think) for 1000 barcodes.

roughly about $30 for 1000 from the us sites...

Jurga78

ya, that's for the future, when I'll be big and famous

turbo

Jurga78 wrote: »

ya, that's for the future, when I'll be big and famous

Same for me!