What to enter for UPC when the barcode number isn't 12 digits?

[gurlcat]

I'm starting to enter UPC's for items that are new with tags, but I'm running into occasional ones that don't have the standard 12-digit number under the barcode.  These pants (see photo) are a good example.  They have only a 8-digit number, so not surprisingly, Ebay rejects the number as a valid UPC.  Is there some trick to this?  I already tried adding four 0's at the beginning and end of the string, but neither worked.  And what about number strings that have MORE than 12 digits?  

[rosszonebricks]

That's not a UPC, so there is no trick to it. That appears to be a individual retailer's custom SKU and nothing more.

[sharingtheland]

I've come across this often and use "Does Not Apply" or whatever the wording is.  If there is a work around, I don't know what it is.

Actually, as long as "Does Not Apply" is there, I use it for everything.  I do not trust ebay's so called catalog or product pages.  I also don't think it means doodly right now if you do/don't supply a UPC.

jmho

[stuff4divas]

@gurlcat 

would the upc be: 960084691113 ?

[gurlcat]

I tried it, nope.  

[parkersparrow]

I don't know if it helps but when I scan it with my bar code scanner app the number comes up different  as: 96008461 and is identified as an EAN- 8 number.  (european article number) Most likely just a number that company uses within their own system.