Dear Amazon,

I am writing today as a considered seller of the Funko pop collectables community. It has come to my attention that your platform does NOT support the addition of funko pops of the same kind that share the same UPC. please allow me to explain the issue in further detail

Funko is a brand that produces collectable figurines. These figurines during the manufacturing process are created Using the same location, Raw material, box, every detail is word for word the same except one thing… the sticker that they put on the bottom right corner. These stickers represent the part of the world that the collectible will be sold in, so if it is sold in the USA it will have a USA sticker on it, and if it is sold elsewhere it will have an International version sticker.

Now to repeat, this is the EXACT SAME collectable with identical UPC identities but with different stickers. Unfortunately the popularity of the sticker type collectors buy is very important to them, even to such a degree that they would return or call to complain if they received the collectible with the incorrect sticker labeling.

Now the issue stems here that it is a rat race to the finish line on who can list their version on amazon before the other and what i mean is if another seller were to apply to sell this collectable on amazon and put that he is selling the USA version along with a picture of the pop that has the USA sticker than it is set in stone that it will be the ONLY version that is sellable on amazon despite there being a different version with the same UPC code.

Currently your system when trying to add the international version to an already existing USA version recognizes that it is the same UPC product and therefore thinks you are trying to sell the USA version when that isn't the case and as a result doesnt let me make a variation listing.

I am absolutely positive this has been an ongoing issue that many sellers of the brand FUNKO have struggled with and have not been able to come up with a solution. I am please requesting that you change your system to accommodate this issue if possible.

Please note that a GTIN exemption is NOT possible since the International version does have a UPC…. the same UPC as the USA version so that will not be an option as I have tried.

Additionally to give further proof some listings on amazon for specific FUNKO collectibles only sell the International version as opposed to the USA version because whoever listed it originally wanted to sell that variation of it and as result the people who get there from the USA cant sell theirs since they have the USA sticker.

I have yet to see any single funko pop that has both the USA version and the international version be listed on the same ASIN b/c you have not made it possible yet.

To give an example of what i am talking about please search FUNKO YAMATO on google and click the funko website Where you can see in both the pictures and in the product description that company says you can get either version of the sticker on the collectible. The sticker for reference will be located on the bottom right of pictures 2 and 3 which show the different types.

I hope this detailed message has made my issue very clear and will help guide you in correcting this vital mistake so that both you, sellers and buyers can be satisfied with their purchases.

Thank you,