On this page is a list of barcode reseller websites that have minor issues. None of these warrant a grand warning, however, we still feel obliged to advise you about them, so at least you have as much information as possible.
Hopefully, the problems are apparent. Sometimes we will have a statement – this is information on that website that is factually inaccurate or deliberately misleading.
When we say ‘too cheap*’ it means we think that they cannot provide high-quality barcodes for the price they are offering, i.e. there will be virtually no guarantee that your barcode is globally unique.
| Name | URL | Issues |
| Amazon UPC Barcodes | http://amazonupcbarcodes.com | -No information about the company -No contact information -No physical address -No phone number -Claim “Amazon Approved” – untrue – Amazon has not approved any specific barcode sellers -Claim their barcodes are “GS1 Verified” – untrue -Advertise a “Lifetime Guarantee”, but don’t say what that guarantee is, and in their Terms of Service say “ABSOLUTELY NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS.” -Claim to have sold over 7 million barcodes – difficult to believe They have a variety of fake video reviews on their website from customers claiming to have been sent to them from Amazon. |
| Available UPC | http://availableupc.com | -Little information available -Say that their barcodes work everywhere UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Bar Codes | www.bar-codes.co.za | -Say that they are verified by George Laurer – no longer relevant as he is no longer involved -They say their barcodes work with all retail products – it will not work with books and magazines |
| Barcode Bird | http://barcodebird.co.uk | -Difficult to contact |
| Barcode Shop Eu | http://bar-code-shop.eu | -Difficult to contact -Poor English -Very little information |
| Barcode Solutions Australia | www.barcodesolutions.com.au | -Was selling GS1-direct numbers without authorisation from GS1 – they have a warning on their site for customers who have purchased these “unauthorised” barcode numbers which are controlled by GS1 (presumably numbers starting with 93) -No company information -No company address -No company phone number -No company email address UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Barcode Solutions South Africa | www.barcodesolutions.co.za | -Claim “GS1 registered barcodes” – inaccurate claim -Claim “leading supplier” – unproven -Claim “our codes are all officially registered with GS1” – untrue -Claim to be “an official supplier of GS1-registered barcodes” – untrue (official implies government endorsement) -No information about barcode acceptance by retailers |
| Barcodes Africa | www.barcodesafrica.com | -State that they are accepted by more stores than any other retailer (this is untrue) -Claim “GS1 registered barcodes” – inaccurate claim |
| Barcodes America | www.barcodesamerica.com | -Little information available UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Barcodes For Amazon | www.barcodesforamazon.com | -Claim “The only website which is aimed to help you start selling on all Amazon stores” = untrue -Claim “Approved for us on -Amazon stores” – untrue – -Amazon has not approved any specific barcode sellers -Claim to sell “GS1 authorised” barcodes – untrue -No information about the company UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Barcodes For Sale | http://barcodesforsale.com | -Difficult to contact -Little information available |
| Barcodes Now | http://barcodes-now.com | -Difficult to contact -No email address -No real company information UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Barcodes USA | www.Barcodes-usa.com | -Difficult to contact -No email address -No office address -A terrible website with no information UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Bay Demon | www.baydemon.co.uk | -Difficult to contact -Little information available -A tacky website with very little relevant information -Too cheap* UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Buy A Barcode | www.buyabarcode.co.uk | -Difficult to contact -Say that they are verified by George Laurer – no longer relevant as he is no longer involved -Claim to be “the only company in the UK that offer instant downloads barcodes” – UNTRUE -No relevant information about barcode acceptance by retailers in the UK |
| Buy UPC | http://buyupc.net | -100% Official and Authentic Barcodes -Too cheap* -A tacky website with very little -relevant information -No phone number -No address is given -No company information -Contact email address is a -Gmail address -Claim their barcodes are “official” & “100% official” – untrue -Claim “globally valid”-? What does this mean? -Claim “Most visited, preferred and trusted source” – easy to claim, difficult to prove, and most probably untrue UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Cheap UPC Barcode | www.cheap-upc-barcode.com | -Too cheap* |
| Discount Barcodes | www.Discountbarcodes.co.uk | -Difficult to contact -Too cheap* UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| EAN Barcode Shop | www.eanbarcodeshop.co.uk | -Difficult to contact -Little information available UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Elk Herba | http://elkherba.com | -Little information available -Too cheap* UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| EZ UPC | http://ezupc.com | -Difficult to contact -Say that they are verified by George Laurer – no longer relevant as he is no longer involved |
| Get A Barcode | www.getabarcode.co.uk | -Difficult to contact -Little information available |
| Get Barcodes UK | http://getbarcodes.co.uk | -Claim “Official” barcodes – untrue -It is unsure what company is behind this website – possibly run by buyabarcode.co.uk, but unclear -No relevant information about barcode acceptance by retailers in the UK -No contact details on website. -‘Contact Us’ page doesn’t work. -‘About Us’ page says nothing about them. -They have a ‘company address’ but their business is not registered with the Companies Office at this address or any other address. -They claim to be “Global Barcode Network” but there is no record of “Global Barcode Network” at Companies House UK |
| Legal Barcodes | www.legalbarcodes.com & www.legalbarcode.com | -Claim to be the leading barcode seller – cannot be verified -Claim that their barcodes don’t expire -misleading as this applies to ALL barcodes -Claim to be GS1 compliant/verified – misleading claim -Too cheap* -A tacky website with very little relevant information |
| Minute Codes | www.minutecodes.com | -Say that barcodes can be used everywhere -Difficult to contact -Too cheap* |
| Oz Barcodes | http://ozbarcodes.com.au | -No phone number -No address is given -No company information |
| Real UPC | http://realupc.com | -Little information available -A tacky website with very little relevant information UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |
| Single UPC | www.singleupc.com | -Misinformation RE: UPC/EAN differences -Claim Verified by George Laurer inventor of the UPC – however, he is no longer in business -Claim their barcodes are “Issued by UCC/GS1 US” – misleading claim, as these numbers were originally from GS1 but are no longer GS1 numbers -State that they are approved for use by eBay, iTunes & Google – this is false |
| Snap UPC | www.snapupc.com | -Selling non-unique numbers that aren’t part of the retail barcode system – ie 13 digit numbers starting with 755 – these are NOT VALID retail numbers (& are not even UPC numbers) -Claim Verified by George Laurer inventor of the UPC – however, he is no longer in business -Claim their barcodes are 100% authentic GS1 codes.” – untrue claim, as these numbers were NEVER issued by GS1 -State that their ‘company prefix’ was obtained prior to 2002 -BUT the numbers they are issuing are NOT pre-2002 UCC numbers are approved for use by eBay, iTunes & Google – this is false |
| UPC Codes for Sale | http://upccodesforsale.com | -Too cheap* -Say barcodes can be used anywhere |
| Wholesale UPC | www.wholesaleupc.com | -Difficult to contact -Too cheap* UPDATE 17/09/19 – Site no longer working |