[djha-skin]

I don't think you failed yet.

I just think it's really hard to start a marketplace application like this where you need to bootstrap an ecosystem.

Read The Lean Marketplace. There's some really good pointers in there on how to over on how on how to go about the difficult task of building an ecosystem around your website.

Just have patience I think stuff like this just takes a little time.

Finally, find a friend who talks way too much and likes communicating with people but doesn't know how to build stuff. Get a business partner.

I think this could really work. I think you should go for it.

[thruway516]

I second this. Op might be just 1 or 2 redesigns away from virality. It's a genuinely interesting and novel idea and I can see this becoming a thing, maybe with a sprinkling of a little magic fairy dust or luck. Also op is not exactly alone and screaming in the void - I remember this was posted on showHN not too long ago with lots of favorable comments so there is some awareness that op can build on (the domain name rang a bell in my head) - Im surprised op throwing in the towel so soon given this was only a few weeks ago if I remember correctly. PS: I'd suggest op should hire or partner with a designer or dev with ui/ux chops and have them revamp the site as a concrete first step