News & Whatnot
Share the Excitement, Reap the Rewards: Introducing Whatnot Affiliates
At Whatnot, our mission has always been to empower your business growth and foster community through commerce. Over the past year, we introduced Referral Codes alongside our existing Referral Links, offering more ways for you to share savings and attract new buyers to your shows.
Today, we’re unveiling a new initiative designed to further support sellers and encourage purchases: Whatnot Affiliates. This program allows you to earn commissions by sharing your favorite products or shows—whether your own or those from sellers you admire—with your friends and followers on other platforms.
How We Think About Harassment on Whatnot (with New Policy Updates)
Strong communities thrive when people feel safe, welcome, and comfortable inviting their friends and growing businesses together. Harassment undermines this sense of safety and belonging, discouraging participation and investment, which is why we have strict rules against it.
We recognize that harassment can feel different for different people. What one person sees as customer feedback another might experience as an attack. That can be a tricky nuance when someone reports harassment to us. We have high standards for behavior, and also want people to engage in reasonable and valid criticism. We’re always trying to strike the right balance, and want to share our thinking that got us to our current approach.
Maximize Your Tools to Grow Your Sales
Get ready to go from skilled seller to complete Whatnot expert. Here are 3 more tutorials that dive deeper into tools available to all sellers to amplify your business and your buyer's experience.
Let’s Get Shipping
Now that you’ve successfully gone live, it’s time to fulfill your orders! We’ve put together 5 helpful tutorials to help guide you through the shipping process.
Comic-Con for Everyone: Introducing 'San Diego Live’
Every July, over 130,000 collectors and fans gather in San Diego for the ultimate pop culture and collectibles convention. From its 1970 origins as a small comic book show, the convention has evolved into a major event where Hollywood studios promote their latest releases. Throughout its evolution, it maintains its status as the most important event on the calendar – not just in comics, but also in toys and the broader collectibles space.
Whatnot Heads To The National 2024
Every second a sports or trading card is sold on Whatnot. And every summer, the Whatnot community and the hobby at large gather at the largest sports card and memorabilia convention in the U.S: The National Sports Collectors Convention. This year, we’re headed to Cleveland, Ohio from July 24-28.
It’s Time To Go Live
Two video tutorials to help you when it’s finally time to begin your liveshow!
Preparing For Your First Live
Three must-watch tutorials to get you ready to host your first Whatnot show
Revamping Our Seller Academy
As part of our efforts to streamline info for sellers, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our revamped Seller Academy homepage!
This new design conveniently lays out all seller resources in a simple-to-navigate page with quick navigation by topic. We’ve also added some totally new resources to Seller Academy like Community Guidelines & Policies, the @whatnotsellers Account, Blog Updates, and Platform Status!
Celebrating Pride Month on Whatnot
We’re celebrating Pride Month by highlighting some of our remarkable LGBTQ+ sellers on Whatnot who make a significant impact on the community, simply by being true to themselves.
5 Liveselling Tips With Val From @theshoegameco
We sat down with Val live on our whatnotsellers account to talk about her business, her story, and her valuable insights and tips for sellers on Whatnot. Check out the full recording for more or read through her top 5 tips for getting started, gaining momentum, and building a sustainable business on Whatnot.
It’s Back and Bigger Than Ever: Whatnot Card Show IV
The card show from the comfort of your couch RETURNS: Whatnot Card Show IV is coming May 30-June 2 with more than 4,000 participating sellers worldwide and over one million cards for sale across sports & trading cards.
Clip The Moment
Some of the most fun moments of your day can happen during a Whatnot livestream. Whether you’re on the viewing or selling end of the show, you never know what might happen.
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Find on Whatnot
On Whatnot, you can find things you need, and things you didn’t know you needed until you discovered them. Along with our more popular categories such as TCG, fashion, and collectibles, you can discover so much more while scrolling through Whatnot. From snacks to sporting goods and everything in between, here are ten things you might not have known you could find on Whatnot:
The Whatnot Spring Sale: Save Up To 70% on the Hottest Fashion and Beauty Brands
From Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7, the Whatnot Spring Sale will feature your favorite brands at incredible deals including COS, Rag & Bone, Dior, Skims, Free People, and more – all at 70% off or more.
Celebrating Woman-owned Businesses on Whatnot
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we want to give a big shout-out to all the amazing women leaving their mark on the Whatnot community and celebrate their entrepreneurial spirit, boundless creativity, and sheer brilliance. In this blog post we’ll highlight the stories, achievements, and awesome contributions of a few incredible sellers on Whatnot!
Top 8 Whatnot Seller Resources
Embarking on the journey of becoming a successful Whatnot seller requires not only a passion for your particular interests but also a solid understanding of Whatnot itself and all it has to offer. In our mission of empowering Whatnot sellers to turn their passions into businesses, we've curated a list of the most helpful resources.
Product Updates: New Tools to Prepare for Your Livestream
It's been incredible watching so many of you go live for the first time, having fun with your first chatters, and making your first sale – but we know that along with that fun comes plenty of hard work and sometimes even a bit of anxiety as you prepare for your first show. While we released more than a feature a day last month, below are three new tools to help you feel confident and prepared heading into your show, plus three tips to help both new and experienced sellers succeed.
New Year Resolutions From the Whatnot Community
As we kick off a new year, the Whatnot community is looking ahead for more ways to grow their businesses and cultivate belonging on Whatnot.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 themes our community has for their 2024 resolutions.