Is it better to start your online business on e-bay or just to have your own website, and which makes more $$?

I'm starting an online business and I was wondering what gets more sales and attracts more customers. EBay or my own website? People who have online businesses help me out here.

Since you asked this question I will assume you are in the trenches of small business operation.

I have helped build many small business so...

I definately suggest EBAY.

After a couple months you will get a feel for handling customers and understanding payment options, shipping, invoicing, etc.

Then after you build up some capital and ready to embark on creating your own website, you will know.

UNLESS of course you have a couple thousand dollar to spend on webdesign, marketing, and an merchant account, then go ahead hire a company to design your website. In that case email me I'll do it for you, but I really suggest EBAY for now.

Start with both...ebay will bring money in right away ( and also give you a feel for your product)...while the website could take months before search engine notice it. Within 6 months your website will be running smoothly..Good Luck with your Venture

The Real Question should be can you build a team or network?
There are many people looking to start a Web based Biz, but are you willing to put in the time to market the products you will be distributing on Ebay. I am an affiliate of GDI and our network is huge you might want to consider networking with us, I'm very sure your mission with ebay will be Greatly completed.

You can easily do both. If you are selling product an eBay presence can help your web site. EBay may be the place to start generating revenue and then build your own site.

eBay is a great traffic resource for quick sales and they even offer eBay Stores which is kind of like your own website. But the disadvantage to this is you can't really set it up the way you want outside of creating categories and placing specific products within those categories.
And it costs.
Your own website can be set up the way you want it. Not only can you make it look the way you want it but you can also personalize it even more than eBay.
Why not have both. Use your eBay account to draw the traffic in for quick sales and when you start your customer database, let your customers know that you have a website which will be there for their convenience.
There are certain little tips and tricks which you can use during the selling process on eBay to turn customers to your website and create the needed traffic to drive your site up in the page rankings.

Which will make more money? That is totally up to you my friend as your payoff is about how much time and effort you are willing to put into either one.