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UPC Sticker Hell...
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantQuidsane
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Searched and found a few threads on this subject but nothing seemed (to me) to be resolved.
So...

"The Mystic Masseur" is in the database as 043396001923, which was on the sticker that was placed directly on the actual cover. The UPC underneath is 043396001930. ISBN is slightly different as well but the covers are otherwise identical. This has happened with 20 or so of my DVDs; sometimes the sticker is in the DB and sometimes you have to peel it off and enter the original. It seems to me that both UPCs should be catalogged, shouldn't they? I have no problem using either the sticker or the original UPC, but the lack of an actual rule on this is driving me insane...   ...because the way that I interpret this:
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When creating a new profile for contribution, the preferred method is to create from the UPC number. The UPC (called EAN in some countries) is the number under the barcode on the DVD’s case.

is to use the UPC that is printed on the actual cover.

So: original UPC, sticker... or both?
DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorTelecine
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I would say use the UPC on the sticker.
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Yup - if you plan on contributing the new UPC, be sure to get a scan of the back cover before you remove it.
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I would only use the upc on the sticker if there was something different about the release, like an extra bonus disc or special packaging or something. Otherwise it seems pointless to add it to the database.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantDr. Killpatient
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It wouldn't be pointless because that's the first thing I check is the UPC on the sticker.

Though only once did the sticker actually differ from the cover UPC. 
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Many times both UPCs are valid.  It is not uncommon for a single release to have multiple UPCs.  Sometimes they print the cover with different UPCs and sometimes they just use a sticker.

If you buy DVDs from those WalMart bargin bins you'll find new UPC stickers covering the original UPC.
Also, when I have purchased used rental DVDs many times they have a sticker covering the original UPC.

I can only assume it is a way for the vendor to track how the DVD is marketed.
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I, for one, hate it when they place stickers directly on the cover, any stickers.
Having said that, I'd say if the sticker was on the cover then it should be the entered UPC, as it was placed there for a reason. I'd alos say the execption to this would be stickers from rental places, which were put there by them and not the manufacturer. Those should be carefully removed with heat and/or Goo Gone then use the real UPC under it.

Stickers over UPC on shrinkwrap or clear plastic part of keepcase should be ignored as well, in my humble opinion of course. When on the cover it means the manufacturer had reason. Others are often retailers systems for something, be it bonus discs, special sales, etc.
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Quoting Telecine:
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I would say use the UPC on the sticker.

To use the UPC of the sticker reveals a slight problem, it's usually attached to the case or even worse to the shrinkwrap, so you can't really scan it. This means you'll always have a contradiction between the UPC seen on the scan and the UPC for the profile. I personally would give a NO-vote for such a contribution.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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Quoting goblinsdoitall:
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Quoting Telecine:
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I would say use the UPC on the sticker.

To use the UPC of the sticker reveals a slight problem, it's usually attached to the case or even worse to the shrinkwrap, so you can't really scan it.


I think it's fully agreed that barcode stickers on shrinkwrap are NOT valid UPCs as they have been added by a shop (probably for stock management or similar), not manufacturer.

Barcode stickers on the case are put there by the manufacturer and may represent different contents. To be fair they probably a mostly used for different security tag types but it MAY be something recorded by DVDP such as exclusive postcards or something so it doesn't pay to assume! Since this has been done as an alternative to re-printing the (otherwise identical) cover they are as valid as if they had re-printed the cover.

I agree that it makes it very difficult if the sticker is placed on a keep case itself rather than the paper cover but, to be honest, I've never seen this whilst I have seen stickers on the paper cover, on snappers and on slip covers but these don't cause any problem with scanning.
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Quoting Voltaire53:
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I think it's fully agreed that barcode stickers on shrinkwrap are NOT valid UPCs as they have been added by a shop (probably for stock management or similar), not manufacturer.


Not entirely true. Some retailers place their UPC sticker on the shrinkwrap for their Exclusive Editions, ie., Target's Exclusive The Bourne Ultimatum: Blackbriar Files Collector's Edition. The outer rear slipcover has no UPC. The inner keepcase cover has the same UPC as the normal release. The only difference between the normal release and the Collector's Edition is Targets inclusion of the Blackbriar Files booklet. There are many other examples.
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I agree with Max, I've had a few "limited editions" with a UPC on the shrinkwrap, with the normal DVD inside with a different UPC.
It's safer to have both UPCs in the database.
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