Woocommerce VS Magento

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Is woocommerce on the same level as magento? For a simple product line.

I have built a magento website in the past that was great. Put 6 months of my life into it moving over from a pay monthly platform, one of the most rewarding things I've done computer wise, learning to host emails, deal with processors etc... but our current prime minister decided I wasn't allowed to run my business anymore so I had to shut up shop.

Anyway I'm going to be building another magento site over the next year and starting a new business that will most definitely require magentos functionality. HOWEVER... In the time being I have a nice somewhat e-cig related product which I can get up for sale immediately via ebay, amazon (when I decide on whether to open up a ltd). Going to buy a domain and some hosting in the next few days but I remember getting in a bit of a discussion flinging shit with someone over wordpress sites being a joke.

My point is, I was completely unaware how woocommerce came out of nowhere and now dominates joomla/drupal and opencart is dying etc... I have no doubt it's not on the same level as magento, but since it's so popular learning it can't be the worst thing in the world.

Can anyone recommend resources for learning woocommerce, any nice free template and extensions for postage etc... to keep costs down. Also are there any other good marketplaces other than amazon/ebay I may be missing out on? Any good ways to integrate ebay/amazon orders other than something as pricey as linnworks. Am I expected to become a little instagram whore forking out for models to take photos of my bottles between their cheeks hashtag phatcloweds

What about a crypto processor... Bitpay good or are there some new ways to get payments up for bitcoin where I can automate them into the site without emailing the address and having them pay when the price tanks a day later.