Should I quit eBay now and start my own website?

Then follow your dream.. you ll only regret it if you dont!!!

Go for it! WHy not do both??

i was going to suggest testing out your website whilst also sticking with ebay, but as it's not really working for you maybe you should drop ebay now and go it alone. i'm sure you'll be fine as long as you do a bit of research into the market. good luck x

What are You waiting for? I've been thinking about getting into the webby business too. I I guess you got to love it with all of its ups and downs or it slips away. I see your problem and I think to have a good business you have to have friends that support your business. They order from you, they bring the products back when they need an upgrade, or a replacement and get it from you. Friends of the business being close strengthens a good business. Then outsiders that order from you have gotten the news from your friends and are more likely to be cash customers. I think making contacts in other cities and going to business meetings to make new ones really helps get into the solid business settings. Have you seen, "The Apprentice?" Have you read that book, "Why we want you to be Rich"? Me! I am still working on ASP.NET .NET 2.0 and studying how to set up a home Server so I can host my web page. Then I can keep track of the traffic without having to rely on some other host to do it for me.

If you don't try and go for it, are you going to resent ebay more and yourself for not trying? Yes you will have to invest, but there is nothing stopping you from keeping the ebay side of the business. However beware of setting up a fabulous website and not having any visitors - its not just about having a website, it is about advertising your business and getting traffic to buy on your website (this is where having listings on ebay can actually get you further up the search engines - I am not an expert but it works for my business). Also you can still get problems with buyers on your own site and people will always look for a bargain. If you are looking to buy a house and are stretching yourself too thinly then perhaps do some more research into your new business and wait until the time is really right for you. The only person who can really answer this question is you.

Well, you could try and get your website up and running, keeping Ebay going until your own sales are sufficeint for you. I would suggest some internet marketing training to ensure that your site attracts the customers it needs as many sites fail to do this. Best of luck!

Try running both initially. That way you can wind down ebay while improving your new business. That way you can keep some income coming in. You can also use ebay to advertise - provide a link to your new website on ebay (I assume that is allowed) and people will start to come direct to you.

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eBay is a conduit. You are selling your widgets on eBay, to people looking for Widgets. If you go off eBay, you will spend money on a website, probably a great website. How will your customers find you then? People who are looking on eBay will buy on eBay, and you won't be there. I see this every day, people who have a great idea, a great product, they spend thousands on a website & wonder why they have 6 visitors in a month & no sales. A new website is useless unless you have a way to get customers to visit it. eBay has given you sales because people visit it. Unless you have $$$ for marketing your site, stick with eBay