Selling on Whatnot
Use this guide to understand how Whatnot works, what's supported in Nifty, and which Whatnot workflows aren't available yet.
Connection methods
At this time, you must use the Chrome extension to connect to Whatnot. For step-by-step instructions, see Connecting Whatnot.
Shows
Shows are Whatnot's live sales events, a unique feature compared to other marketplaces. While shows are a popular way to sell on Whatnot, you can also list items on your profile to be sold in a more typical marketplace format.
Nifty pulls in your upcoming scheduled shows in real time, so you can attach a listing to one or more shows directly while creating it in Nifty. If you don't have any shows scheduled yet, head to your Whatnot shows dashboard to create one. You must create a show before posting your first listing — but don't worry, if you're not ready to go live, you can cancel it before it starts.
Listing types
Every Whatnot listing is either a Buy It Now or an Auction. The choice changes how the item sells and which extra options are available.
Buy It Now
A fixed-price listing, where the first buyer to checkout gets the item. Buy It Now listings can be:
Listed in the open marketplace — Buyers can find and purchase the item any time.
Added to one or more shows — The item appears in your live stream and stays available in the open marketplace.
Reserved for live — Toggle this on to make the item available only during your show. It won't show up in the marketplace before or after.
Optional add-ons for Buy It Now:
Accept offers — Buyers can send offers through Whatnot's native offer system.
Flash Sale — Schedule a limited-time discount (by percentage or fixed amount) that runs for a set duration only during a live show. You can choose whether the item is still available at full price after the flash sale ends and optionally cap how many a single buyer can grab. You cannot accept offers on items with a Flash Sale.
Auction
A timed competitive bid, run only during a live show. Buyers place bids while you present the item on stream, and the highest bid at the end wins.
Optional add-ons for Auction:
Sudden Death — Optional Whatnot mechanic where the auction ends a few seconds after the last bid (rather than at a fixed time). It keeps bidding tight and is great for fast-paced shows.
Condition
Whatnot has an optional condition field that is more specific than Nifty's top-level condition. We are working on auto-populating this field based on the condition selected elsewhere.
Tip: We recommend filling out this field, as listings without a condition are marked as "low quality" on Whatnot.
Shipping profiles
To list on Whatnot through Nifty, you'll need a shipping profile set up on your Whatnot account. Nifty finds your profiles when you create or edit a listing — if you don't see a profile in the dropdown, create one in your Whatnot seller settings.
Troubleshooting
My items are not showing up when I search on Whatnot
If your items are active on Whatnot but do not appear in the marketplace search results, it is likely due to Whatnot’s account milestone requirements.
For Buy It Now listings to be searchable, Whatnot requires sellers to meet the following criteria:
You must have hosted a live show within the last 90 days.
Your account must be free of any active restrictions or strikes.
You must have successfully initiated and received at least one payout.
Once you meet that final requirement of a completed payout, Whatnot automatically enables search visibility for your entire inventory
Limitations
Password login
Not available yet for Whatnot in Nifty
Send offers
Buyers can receive offers via Whatnot's native offer system (when enabled on your listing), but you cannot send or manage offers from Nifty
Closet-style automation
Auto-follow and auto-relist on Whatnot are not supported in Nifty
Videos in listings
Whatnot video upload is not currently supported through Nifty listing
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