Okay well I have been following this sub for awhile, and notice not much is mentioned about the other markets besides evo and agora like you have sites that seem to specialize in one substance. But that isn't my question. I know probably they are most possible a scam. My question is I have interest in becoming a vendor for quite awhile, but the market is something i never trusted, with the sites being unpredictable. I wouldn't want my money to get tied up or someone elses mistake. So what are your opinions on someone hosting there own site with the specialty of there choice, or do you think traffic will be slow and trust will be too much of a issue that it will be better to accept risk and become a vendor.
anyways... tl;dr host website, or be a vendor
You are getting way ahead of yourself.
Most will say if you really have to ask, then neither is for you.
You have no rep that precedes you and typically that is a pre req for your own marketplace. Use the markets, build a business and rep and then gauge the viability of the next step.