A month ago, I decided to build a marketplace where goods and services could be bought, sold, rented, bartered etc. The goal was to create a marketplace that transacted in Steem.

I used a platform called sharetribe to accomplish this as it was the quickest way to test the idea and get a working MVP.

The original post was met with a warm welcome and we saw a couple other Steemians join and post products and services.

A week later, the first transaction happened on the marketplace when I sold a Steem t-shirt.

A month later, even more Steemians have joined and added products and services for sale.

On the Marketplace you can find:

• t-shirts
• canvas art
• graphic design services
• web design services
• candles
• rare coins
• hats
• pokemon goods
• books
• avatars
• mead (nice!)
• computer hardware

....and that brings us to today.

At a Crossroads

Today is exactly a month since launching. This also means that the free trial I was using on sharetribe has expired and they are asking for payment.

The cheapest plan starts at $99 per month and goes to $239 per month.

My thought is, I would like to continue this pet project but I simply can't budget an extra $99 per month to do so. On top of that, I think there is somewhere in the pipeline for a native marketplace to be made using block chain technology and not a 3rd party site.

But, as with everything Steem related, I want to leave it to the community to decide.

In the comments below vote:

YES = I want the marketplace to live on, here is my upvote.

NO = This was fun while it lasted, let's wait for a native solution.

Obviously, if we meet the $99 on this post, I will gladly put this towards the monthly fee. If not, we will scuttle the marketplace in the hopes it's replaced but something bigger and better.

Cheers!