Buyers shopping for a “working GMC store” often look at ROAS and ignore the offer the shopper actually sees. Google’s misrepresentation and Shopping ads policies are explicit about promotions that start a purchase without full information, and about representing the business or products in a way that is not accurate, realistic, and truthful.

What Google published (not a secret list)

• Do not prompt a purchase, download, or other commitment without all relevant information and the customer’s explicit consent.
• Disclose the payment model and the full expense the customer will bear, including extra conditions that change the total (membership, extra purchase requirements, undisclosed payment obligations).
• Shipping, returns, and terms must be clear and discoverable.
• If you use Merchant Center promotions, titles must state thresholds, restrictions, and extra charges; details must appear on the landing page before sign-up or phone/email verification.

What this product can and cannot do

GMC Marketplace does not crawl a listing’s theme for strikethrough prices, countdown timers, or “free” claims. Admin review checks the information the seller submitted. Scout-on-listing facts, when present, are store metrics such as domain age and product counts — not a promotions-policy engine.

Open the product page and the checkout path on any store you may buy. If the advertised price is not the price a customer can actually pay, that is a Google-published problem you would own after transfer.

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