I have chives that I started from seed. But, I found they were slow in getting going. Mine are good and healthy now, but I lost about half of 'em and I found them frustrating. When having problems - buy them already grown. :-) Specially when you're first starting out. No foul there! Let somebody else get 'em started and just enjoy them! With the perenials you're going to have them long-term anyway and once you have a good plant you can always experiment with seeds in subsequent years.
You know...I hadn't even considered that many of these are perennials. I hoped the mint would come back, but that's all. I was shocked when I discovered how many came back in the garden I considered a failure last year. I don't remember even SEEING oregano last year, for example. I certainly never had enough of a plant to use. But this weekend I found a big patch of it when I was starting to turn all that dirt over to try again! And parsley, too.
I thought I was going to have to start over. Bonus!