Put down the mouse. Pick up the scan gun.

Built for

Sellers and packers who move real volume: a scan gun in one hand, product in the other.

The gist

Scanning is a first-class way to work in MarketMonster, not a bolt-on. Add items to a shipment by scanning them off the shelf. Pack boxes by scanning units into them, with live counts against the plan. Steer the whole session with printable control barcodes so your hands never leave the gun. Any USB or Bluetooth scanner that types like a keyboard works, and everything has a type-it-in fallback.

Why it matters

• Any scanner that types like a keyboard works: USB or Bluetooth, no drivers, no companion app
• Scan to add and scan to pack are built into the manifest builder itself
• Printable control barcodes run the session hands-free: undo, done, new box, case sizes
• Every scan resolves against your real inventory: FNSKU, MSKU, UPC, or ASIN
• No scanner handy? Type or paste a code and everything still works

Inside the builder

Two scanning workflows share one gun: adding items to the shipment, and packing them into boxes.

Scan to add

Point the gun at the shelf and the manifest builds itself.

Continuous scanning

Each barcode adds a line or bumps a quantity, with a beep, a running tally, recent-scan history, and undo. No clicking between scans.

Smart about duplicates

Scanning something already on the manifest just adds one more unit. No prompts, no double lines.

Cases by scan

Flip to add-as-case mode and each scan adds a whole case. It asks for units per case once, then remembers for the session.

Not found? Not stuck.

A code that is not in your inventory opens an Amazon catalog search on the spot, so new products land on the manifest with an MSKU minted from your naming formula.

Scan to add, live: each scan resolves to your item and the tally keeps count.

Scan to pack

The gun packs boxes too, and keeps score against the plan.

Scan into a box

Start a session on any box and scan units into it. Only items on the manifest can land in a box; a stray scan beeps and bounces.

Live counts against the plan

Every item shows packed-versus-planned as you go. Packing more than planned warns you but never blocks you.

Scan a new box

Open a fresh box, scan it full, size it, and hit Done. One write, one new box on the shipment.

Boxes that stack

Finish a box that matches an existing setup and it joins that stack as one more identical carton.

Hands-free control

Print the control sheet once, tape it to the bench, and stop touching the keyboard.

Control barcodes

Printable codes for undo, done, and new box, plus mode switches for units versus cases and case-size presets. Scan them like products.

Scanner settings, per workspace

Default condition, units per scan, prefix and suffix trimming for chatty scanners, terminator key, and the beep, all configurable.

The typed fallback

Every scan surface has a "type or paste a code" field, so a dead battery never stops the line.

Put it to work

• Build a shipment by walking the shelf: scan, scan, scan, done
• Hand a packer the gun and a control sheet; boxes fill and close themselves
• Receive a mixed case by flipping to case mode and scanning each carton once
• Let a stray, mislabeled product identify itself through the catalog search escape hatch
• Pair it with auto-print and labels come off the printer as scans land

Start to finish

1. 1Plug in any USB or Bluetooth scanner. It types like a keyboard, so there is nothing to install.
2. 2Open a manifest and scan the shelf to add items.
3. 3Scan units into boxes as you pack, watching the counts.
4. 4Steer with control barcodes: undo, done, new box.

What you'll need

Any USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner that types like a keyboard (most do). No drivers, no pairing app. No scanner? Every surface has a type-it-in fallback.

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