Last time I looked at it, they fell prey to the region-locking-franchise nonsense. Something like each country had a registered office that would manage their n

Last time I looked at it, they fell prey to the region-locking-franchise nonsense. Something like each country had a registered office that would manage their namespace of codes with some sort of segregation or grouping. Ofc what inevitably happened: same product from same company had two codes because because. Heinz Ketchup in Germany is not the same as Heinz Ketchup in Australia...and no one can tell you why. Different recipe? Labeling? Different sizes... 160ml vs Country Z standard of 13.2oz, etc. Oh and different codes for different groupings. Pack of 6 somethings got a new code VS the item itself as the barcode. Not sure if you encountered the same shenanigans but I just stayed away. This is ultimately a people co-ordination problem and everyone thinks they're special. Meanwhile China spams all our market places with "Wish Wonder Elements Store" sellers that sell "40mm 1/2/6 pack of nail screws, woodworking, drill, conical shape, amazing product $1.22" and 5000 variations across all their sellers.