Reddit reviews Handheld Barcode Scanner, Esky wired bar code reader with Adjustable Stand, USB Laser Barcode Scanner Automatic 1D Bar Code Reader for POS System Sensing, Store, Supermarket, Warehouse

This is the one that I am using: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00406YZGK/

I started with the one linked above by u/K1ngN0thing, but I like the one I just linked above as it will automatically scan items when you place them in front of it. It has a motion sensor that detects the item, and you can press the trigger as well if you don't want to use that feature. I have used several, and this is my preference for the price.

If you wanted to see any of the other tools I am using for my FBA business you can find them here: www.onlinesellingexperiment.com/resources. I will say upfront that some of the links are affiliate links, but they are all products that I personally use, and if you have any questions on them I would be happy to help.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00406YZGK

I have this one. It works great.

Well, if you decide to go that route, this is the one I bought. It worked quite well. :) $30

http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Barcode-Scanning-Bar-code-Adjustable/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=pd_sim_op_3

I started using checkout at the beginning of the year. It is a decent program. We do phone repair, so are SKUs are in the couple of hundreds. I would say it is a great deal for $500. I would definitely take as many notes as you can in the first two weeks and give them a call the third week to have them straighten out all of the kinks. Phone support is only free the first month and $30 a month after that, optional of course. I saved quite a bit of money by buying the hardware from Amazon, only needing the cash drawer and receipt printer. The [barcode scanner] (http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Barcode-Scanning-Bar-code-Adjustable/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1368482901&sr=1-1&keywords=barcode+scanner+usb) is cheap enough if needed.

I would venture to say that you are spending significantly more than you would need to on a point of sale cpu.

This would totally get you by with a USB pci expansion card:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01L7UOCW8

It ain't pretty, but I'm trying to show that this doesn't have to be pricey.

Also, why 200 on a barcode scanner?

https://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Barcode-Scanning-Bar-code-Adjustable/dp/B00406YZGK

I have used these $20 ones and they work just as well as the expensive ones Uline used to sell us.

The receipt and label printers are right on though. Gotta spend the dough for those.

Just looked at Amazon and they have a four-star scanner for $26. That might help you out.

If you have physical media I'd treat them like books and use something like LibraryThing or iTrackMine for inventory. Most of these programs are web-based and have mobile versions so you can check your collection from anywhere. Best of all, they have robust databases so you can ususally just scan the bar code on the item (book, CD, DVD, etc.) and the fields will self-populate. I have about 6K books and while I don't have them all online yet I can do a hundred in about an hour. I bought a USB barcode scanner for about $20, so I can just take a shelf of books at a time, scan them into the laptop, and add notes before saving. I do the same with CDs, DVDs, LPs, and other media.

I believe some people use this one on here. USB Automatic Barcode Scanner Scanning Barcode Bar-code Reader with Hands Free Adjustable Stand (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_rMjHwb8HATBV7

Oh man, you should try http://www.collectorz.com/movie/freetrial.php

It cost 25 dollars for the program and there is an app ( http://www.clz.com/movies/ ) to sync with your phone and I bought a 26 dollar bar code scanner ( http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Barcode-Scanning-Bar-code-Adjustable/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1382508376&sr=1-1&keywords=black+usb+bar+code+scanner ). Cataloging has never been easier! So glad I discovered it!

Honestly, unless you are trying to do this as a project to learn, you are going to save an incredible amount of time (and maybe money) by buying an off the shelf usb barcode scanner for $20. These scanners work as input devices, like a keyboard, and require no programming to get started. You may want to add a little code to restrict where it can input data in your program, but otherwise it is a very simple application.

actually i didn't figure it out my comments are out of order. i figured out i needed the code from the link you sent. but i can't figure out how to use that code. Its a cheap esky scanner from china. i believe this is the one https://www.amazon.com/Esky-Automatic-Adjustable-Supermarket-Warehouse/dp/B00406YZGK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=esky+barcode+scanner&qid=1564683115&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Guess i will contact them and see if they can help.