Google have announced the full launch of the Google Product Search Marketplace Partner program with the initial partner marketplaces being eBid, eCrater, and Etsy. This replaces the need for individual merchants to upload their own marketplace listings to Google product search (Google Shopping). Individual Marketplace sellers are now no longer able to upload their own listings so it’s essential that the marketplace they trade on do this on their behalf.
I have to admit to being somewhat surprised at the absence of eBay in the list of partners – does this mean that eBay aren’t currently submitting product feeds to Google or is it a given that eBay listings are included in Google Shopping results?
A quick test for some of my own eBay listings does show them appearing in Google Product Search, so at least some, if not all, are being included. What about your listings though? Are your eBay fixed price listings appearing on Google or are eBay feeds not currently being uploaded?
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