Question about Google Base/Merchant

[Northern Girl Jewelry]

I believe that I once read somewhere that icraft automatically loads our new products to Google Base (which is now called Google Merchant).  

I've just come across this link
http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54611
where it states that Google Base products that are loaded to the US site must be in US dollars.  So does this mean that any of us that are listing in currency other than US dollars are not actually having our products loaded to Google Base?

Julie

[Northern Girl Jewelry]

Does anyone know?

[iCraft Admin]

I'll have to check and get back to you on this one.

[iCraft Admin]

Hi Julie,

Yes, what you've described is correct. The latest changes to Google Base will eliminate products listed in a different currency, other than those described in the article.  

However, I would not change your preferred currency to fit this requirement just yet.
We'll do the currency conversion and feed all products to Google Base to solve this problem.

We started using Google Base from the very beginning, when it was still in Beta. Over time, they've changed their rules a few times, and we have to keep making adjustments on our end each time.

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. I'll keep you posted.

[Northern Girl Jewelry]

Thanks for the info.

No, changing my currency was not in the plans.  The advantages to being able to list in Canadian dollars outweigh those of Google Merchant for my shop here.  Like many sellers, this is not the only site on which I sell, so I just wanted the most complete info possible to form the best strategies for my shops as a whole, not just on one venue.

I'm glad I won't need to make changes to my current strategy.  

[PillowThrowDecor]

Anything new on this?

Cheers
Christine

[iCraft Admin]

Still working on this. A bit more complicated, than we originally thought of it.

[PillowThrowDecor]

LOL... that's funny... I say the same thing ...often.

Thanks for the update...