text: what is the difference between google base and google froogle? and...? .. and why are people making comparision between google base and ebay?... i cannot bid on google base right?  thank you for reading  :od googlebase is like free classified ads.  people post what they have to sell, just like in newspapers or on craigslist.  googlebase doesn't have auctions, yet, so it's not quite an ebay.  froogle is a search engine for products sold on online stores, not by individuals.