Wow, am I ever excited at what this could mean. Google Base is now also a payment platform. Google is currently only taking a cut from payment processing not listings. Hopefully this forces Ebay to take a good look at themselves and realize their fee structure is out of control.

As the number of Google services has increased, we’ve continued to build on our core payment features and migrate to a standard process for people to buy our services with a Google Account. Examples of this migration include enabling users to buy Google Video content, Google Earth licenses, and Google Store items with their Google Accounts. We also just began offering similar functionality on Google Base.

Looking ahead, we want to continue building payment services that meet the needs of Google users and advertisers. We expect to add payment functionality to Google services where our users need a way to buy online. For us, it’s all about bringing our users a better online experience whether they’re searching or buying.

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