If you sell in person, you need a label on the bag and a till that knows what it is scanning. Both come from the same place: the SKU Stash gives each comic. Needs a Seller plan or above.
The SKU
Every comic gets a unique code. It identifies that specific copy, not the title, so two copies of the same issue in different grades have different codes and can be priced differently. That code is what the barcode encodes.
Printing labels
- Select the comics you want labels for.
- Choose Print labels.
- Pick your Avery sheet. The layout matches the product code on the packet.
- Choose what appears on the label: title, issue, grade, price, barcode. Less is more on a small label.
- Set how many copies of each, and which cell to start at. Starting part-way down lets you use the rest of a partly used sheet.
Print at 100% with scaling off. If the browser shrinks the page to fit, the barcode will not scan. Print one sheet on plain paper and hold it against a label sheet before committing.
Point of sale
You can export your catalog as a CSV that most point of sale systems will import: the SKU, the title, and the price. Scanning the label at the till then finds the right comic.
If you use Square, the connection is live rather than a file. Your catalog syncs across, and a sale rings back into Stash and marks the comic sold. Connect it under Settings.
Gotchas
- Scaling is the reason a barcode will not scan, nine times out of ten. Check the print dialog before blaming the scanner.
- Labels print what was true when you printed them. If a price changes afterwards, the label does not.
- A file export is a snapshot. Adding comics later means exporting again. The Square connection does not have this problem.
- Cheap thermal labels fade. If a bag sits in daylight at a show all weekend, the barcode can become unreadable.