So I'm Selling on Whatnot now - First Impressions and Demo

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[newguy]

'Resaler Rabbit" she definitely knew who you were. Haha

[vinylEarthlink]

I have watched various techniques for WhatNot selling. There are specialized sellers that sell only one type of thing, like video games or clothes or records, and they typically develop a following on WhatNot itself. Their specialization makes it easy for them to connect with their audience, which is there for information and entertainment as well as buying.
But if you are a general seller, you need some other way to attract customers. The social media sellers typically have some sort of YouTube video - a storage unit clean-out, a pallet unboxing, anything that will attract viewers. During the video they say OK, you see all these items, well you can buy them at auction starting at only $1 next Tuesday or whatever. The time between the video and the auction is typically 2-5 days.
For mixed auctions like this, it is important to list the items in advance and allow pre-bidding. Fans of the channel who won't be around for the auction can bid in advance, and the items actually start live at a good price.
For you, John, I would work off the videos with that have the largest audience. For example, in a warehouse sale video, you could say that you're going to auction off this shelf of special buy items that didn't sell. Or you could do all eBay inventory that is older than one year - it's all got to go. The implication that bargains will be abundant will cause a large number of people to show up and bid.

[shawn]

As a eBayer and Whatnot seller, I highly suggest adding marketing to shipped orders. Get new youtube viewers and people to go back and follow your whatnot after receiving items. KEEP GRINDING- Whatnot is about building a following. BTW- start bids at the price your happy with minus fees. As well as sudden death makes the show quick

[MiniBrad]

I know that this won’t work for many reasons but the greatest stream ever would be you rolling up to a storage unit you just bought opening it up for the first time, and selling things straight from there.

[stressfreepaperchase]

You might need a storage unit. Storage units do very well.

[tdbaseballcards]

I like rapid fire as both a buyer and seller. Keeps people engaged for sure. Plus if there is no interest, you can move on. Don’t start at a $1. Minimum $2. I always find it interesting what sells high vs low.

[davidrush]

I was in Wisconsin at Madison after I took my grandson to look at a collage looked to see if I could find your Wearhouse no luck came up from Tennessee. Thank you for your time.

[Vintagerous]

Yes, I tried Whatnot for 6 months with regular sales and participated in a couple of events. The events are definitely worth it if you can find a train. I found the same thing you are finding...you get more of a wholesale price than retail. And so really it only works for things that you have paid pennies that are desirable by a wide audience. But if you have to photo and list...then better to list on eBay IMO. One way to do it if selling clothes is to have the buyers name on a poly mailer and add to the bag as you go...but it would be best to have someone else doing that for you if you want to move quickly. Basically your helper is bagging for shipping as you go. I burnt out with the amount of shipping for the relatively small per order dollars when selling really good quality inventory I could have sold elsewhere for a lot more. I decided my time was better spent on other selling platforms. I am still open to it (or other live selling options) if I say found a big lot of something desirable that's easy to ship and people want multiples of and I want to blow it out quickly. But it would have to be something with a large margin and big draw...the holy grail of inventory LOL! Knowing what you sell, I wonder if non-perishable food would work? Unique to USA snacks? Or a Christmas focused sale with stocking stuffers, xmas snacks/decorations and xmas pajamas for the whole family?

[AroundHouse]

You can also stream the whatnot live here so viewers get a notification and they can get to whatnot live and buy if they want to.

[timeforsmalltownlivin]

@resalerabbit what kind of ambulance toy is on the shelf behind you at 7:38

[brittanycarter]

Its worth it, it was ur first time im sure now that ur fans will come over and follow you so we can see ur shows and buy

[jackt]

If Whatnot doesn't pan out how you hope, perhaps consider making it more like a monthly hangout where you sell stuff directly to your viewers, it could be fun and a little profitable. "Come hang out with me to chat and buy some random cool stuff". I bet you could come up with a lot of creative things doing that.

[cherrybomb]

YES WHATNOT see you there. No idea you were on there

[ladycrochetsalot]

I like whatnot. Cant wait to watch your next show!

[brandoner]

Cool video. Thanks for showing us your process

[karenvinson]

A huge success to you in your whatnot sales

[midwestadventures]

I think you'll need to play with time of day. Probably evening after people are off work. Or early in the am before work. Then make a schedule and stick with it. remind everyone on your regular videos.

[Rebecca-zpgm]

Check out the hairy tornado, josh does want not. He dresses up too in fancy dress too.

[bigbam_bam]

Maybe get Christiana to help you? She could help you get the items in the boxes or hand you the next item?

[andrewhorner]

John just an idea why not buy a cheap storage locker and box everything up then your title could be storage locker unsorted and just open the first box and sell what you can from that box then move onto the next box etc as i said just an idea