About compatible or refurbished third party products

Minimum requirements

If you're selling any compatible or refurbished third party products, make sure each different product is submitted as one single item.

If the third party product is compatible with multiple OEMs, submit it as one item and list all the compatibilities in the description [description] attribute. Duplications of the same third party product aren’t allowed.

Condition

Use the correct attribute value for the condition[condition] of your product:

• New [new]: Your product is new and has never been used. It's in its original packaging, which hasn’t been opened.
• Refurbished [refurbished]: While your product isn’t new, it has been professionally restored to working order so that it appears new, and it comes with a warranty. The product might or might not be in its original packaging. This is sometimes referred to as "remanufactured".
• Used [used]: Your product is second-hand or has been modified from the original condition as sold by the manufacturer. For example, the product shows wear or has been used before, the original packaging has been opened, or the original packaging is missing.,or the product has been customized, repackaged, autographed, or otherwise modified from its original state.

Note: These values must be submitted in English in your product data.

Title

Make it clear in your title [title] what kind of product customers are buying and who manufactured or refurbished it.

• If your product is compatible with an OEM product, but was manufactured by a third party, begin the title with a non-OEM keyword such as “compatible”, “third party”, “generic”, or with the name of the third party manufacturer.
• If your product is a refurbished OEM product, but was refurbished by a third party, begin the title with a non-OEM keyword such as “refurbished”, “remanufactured” or with the name of the third party refurbisher.
• Include the name of the third party manufacturer or refurbisher in the title.
• You can include the OEM name, model and/or part number in the title, but none may be at the beginning of the title.
• Don’t include OEM keywords like "original", "genuine", etc.

Image

The image [image] should clearly show what the customer is buying.

• If your product is refurbished, show the product by itself or in its third party packaging. Don’t show the original OEM product or OEM packaging in your image.
• If your product is compatible with an OEM product, but was manufactured by a third party, the image should show the third party product or packaging. Don’t show OEM products or OEM packaging in your image.

Unique product identifiers

Use the correct product identifiers.

• If the product contains any third party parts, submit the unique product identifier (brand, GTIN, MPN) values of the third party manufacturer. Don’t include OEM product identifiers.
• If the product exclusively contains OEM parts and is refurbished, submit the unique product identifier (brand, GTIN, MPN) values of the OEM (and the condition value “refurbished”). Note more specific requirements for printer cartridges below.

Printer cartridge requirements

Printer cartridges have specific requirements for different scenarios. The values you submit for condition [condition], title [title], image link [image_link], and unique product identifiers depend on the type of printer cartridge you are selling.

The type of cartridge is determined by who manufactures the ink or toner, who manufactures the container, and the condition of the cartridge.

All compatible or refurbished third party products can be submitted as single products, and a compatible printer type can be added to the description. Additionally, if you have multiple third party printer cartridges, each which are compatible with different printers, submit each product separately.

Most popular types of cartridges

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