I never thought it was a "luck" thing that was the reason you do so well on What Not. It is the fact that you have an established audience that buys from you.
@@LivinLargewithLCruu Yeah I mean its a nintendo product you can do that with apple also if you leave a 30$ profit. It flips on ebay for 70 for parts. I think its fine to just accept if your an entertainer on youtube who also sells products to their audience. Most people aren't dumb they aren't all buying expecting to make a business out of it and if they are well that's their own fault.
Nicely done! This is the kind of content that needs to happen more often, educational AND entertaining! I’ve been reselling for over 3 years now, (went full-time in Nov) and have been on the sideline with the whole Whatnot thing, but this video answers some of my pressing questions about getting started. Thanks Josh!
I've watched this twice, because I was certain I was missing a step somewhere. You have no idea how helpful your video is for someone like me (a wannabe seller with a death pile but zero patience for the time and dedication to be meticulous with ebay's demands). You've inspired me more than all the flippers I've watched religiously over the past 5+ years. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤✌🌮
Hairy, thank you for this video. I just had my very first Whatnot stream last Saturday? And it was awesome. I had so much fun. And the nervousness I felt right before it started went away just as fast. The people who came in were nice and helpful. They wanted to buy things. I even got raided 3/4 of the way through the show, which I thought was crazy and would never happen to me. So whoever thinks they can't do this, please know that you can, don't wait until you have what you think you need all this stuff just to get started, just do it. Thanks Hairy.
That was great!!! I love how you constantly contradict the naysayers. The first series I watched from you was making $1000 in a month starting from picking up the golf bag by the side of the road for free. You showed people it can be done. You also showed people that they CAN buy a cheap house without costing and an arm and a leg. In the meantime, others sit and moan and complain that the system is against us here in the states. It is so much more interesting to watch people who are doing it and share how they did it. Thanks! I'm not even a reseller!
@beckypetersen2680 Hello Becky. Reading your comment brought back a lot of memories from a few years ago. I don't think it was the first video of his that I watched as I've followed him for several years, even before Hayley joined the business. If I remember correctly the show you are speaking of was a challenge he issued to himself to prove to people that even someone that didn't have any followers could make a $1,000 in a month. And yes, he started his 'new' business with that golf bag. Sold it then reinvested the money he received and purchased a few more items. He is able to contradict his naysayers because he is and always has been, completely honest. Even when he makes a mistake. This means that people can 'make up' some complaint or argument. He is able to 'shoot them down' because what they are saying is nothing but a bunch of hot air. They have nothing to back up what they are saying.
@HairyTornado I would recommend getting a haul from the goodwill bins and testing out how they would sell on the new account. That would be more realistic approach from others who are trying to get started. Appreciate the video
He wouldn't do it because he would lose his ass. The performance would be pitiful and it wouldn't make for good content, which is all that matters here for his advertiser.
Yeah that’s what he should do. Because I’ve done 3 shows so far and have sold zero items. Only have like 2 to maybe 3 people come in. I even started stuff at $1. I sell clothing and name brands like Ralph Lauren, vineyard vines, north face… nothing sold. So with that I am bowing out on whatnot. It ain’t for me. I can spend that time finding better items in the thrifts and listing more on eBay.
I love how you consistently try to show all the positives and negatives to any online situations you do it with whatnot and eBay and even your golfing channel. You really do try to help the online sellers. I feel you are a very giving, caring and honest person which is why you are doing so well with your business. People like you that give out such positivity bring and generate positivity in their own life. And you are proof of that. I wish you were my friends in real life! ❤😊
I don’t understand why people are trying to stir up crap in this video. You showed how to do it, you did it and still they try are making excuses, I guess for why it doesn’t work. Proof is in the pudding ❤
Great job with this....I'm a long time ebay seller and getting tired of it but have been apprehensive about trying whatnot. This was exactly what i needed to get my butt in gear to give this a shot. Thanks!
The whole thing about whatnot is the idea of having to have shows. The whole reason I'm a reseller is that I don't want to have to stick to a schedule and just want to work when I want to. I can go shopping whenever I want to and list on ebay whenever I want to.
Hairy, I just told Lolly, “Let’s watch Hairy, he’s all we need to turn things around.” We have watched every single one of your videos (ok not all of your “what sold” ones but still) and can’t wait until you post another one. That part is true. You’re our #1 with Flippy being a close 2nd. Thanks for all the advice. It means a ton to us. Lolly retires early at age 57 in order to care for me. At 57 I took ill. Now she’s taking her resale shop full time. We’ve been doing this for 50 years without the use of online platforms but for years now with them. It’s great seeing the next generation take the reins. Good favor to you both. Pop of LollyandPopresale.
No hate to Josh, love the videos, but this one was a miss. I don't think anyone ever said that being successful on Whatnot is "luck" - the criticism is usually that you became successful (again, not "lucky") on Whatnot so quickly because you came onto the platform with an already established following and were able to advertise your shows to hundreds of thousands of people. It wasn't "luck" that you sold that Game Boy - it was nothing more than a reseller seeing an opportunity to buy something at 50% off what it regularly sells for, fix it, and quadruple their investment. Anyone could have done this, and your argument that it would have been more work to sell it on eBay isn't really valid because an item like this would have sold for $30 with a single photo, a title that said "broken game boy advance sp" and literally nothing else filled out on the listing. It still remains difficult to sell items that aren't in demand (like your Game Boy is) for enough money on a consistent enough basis to be considered "successful" on Whatnot, and that's the main way you guys make money on there. If you sell on Whatnot solely to sell items to resellers, with a business model that allows you to sell them for so low that the buyer can still profit, then that's one way to get started, but I don't think that's what you were trying to show with this video. To truly show that "anyone can be successful on Whatnot" you would have to do some kind of long-term experiment where you took someone with no previous Whatnot/RU-vid experience (I say this because people that are already comfortable on camera will always have an easier time with this, and the vast majority of resellers aren't as comfortable), start them with a new account, and have them try and sell the things you guys regularly sell - clothing, plush, toys, some sporting goods, etc. It would be difficult for them to gain enough footing on the platform to use it as a significant income stream, and I don't think they'd ever be able to get to the level you're at. Some will succeed, but it's a tough go. I'd love to be proved wrong - a video experiment showing this would do great on RU-vid but I don't know how feasible it is.
The word “luck” is just used in the title because I’ve seen other popular RU-vid videos use it when doing stuff like this. It’s just for SEO purposes. I get what you’re saying. I’m also 100% confident that if I did this experiment over the course of 30 or 45 or 60 days that I would be successful, but do you really think anyone that isn’t convinced now would be convinced then? I could start 10 different secret Whatnot accounts and grow all of them simultaneously and people would still doubt my results or credit my results to something that they themselves don’t possess or have the ability to do. Whether or not people choose to sell on whatnot has no effect on me. Im just trying to encourage people to give it a shot, because they might have what it takes to make it. I think we also need to remember that I’m not asking people to make some huge sacrifice or give me a bunch of money. Just try it and see what happens. Worst case scenario is that you don’t sell anything and then you just go back to eBay or wherever else you want to sell. Thanks for the comment.
@@HairyTornado "but do you really think anyone that isn’t convinced now would be convinced then?" Yes, if you truly "started over from scratch" (so to speak), people would be more convinced than what was shown in this video. But to do so, you'd have to get an unknown to start selling on the platform like I mentioned and try to obfuscate their relationship to you by any means possible. The second that anyone found out they were connected to you the experiment would be ruined. You would have to document their progress over several months completely in secret (obviously, you giving them all the help you can, as you try to do on this channel), and then compile the data - would make for a very interesting video I would think.
No offense but you are a paid “employee” for whatnot and trying to show people how easy it is with an unrealistic sale. That Gameboy could’ve sold anywhere for that price. I get that they pay you for getting people to join to sell or buy on your employer’s platform but don’t get peoples hopes up on selling on this platform because it helps your bottom dollar. You guys used to be so wholesome and true.
Correct…Josh, it doesn’t matter how many days you’d do this experiment. People know you from RU-vid and they’d eventually know it’s “Josh in disguise” and flock to your anonymous whatnot. I understand you’re a paid employee of whatnot, and you probably were “asked” or “told” to do a video like this…but it’s not realistic.
Hey Josh, Hayley and Mose! So I started whatnot at the same time you did when you started promoting a couple of years ago I think and it was fun but I got discouraged. Now after my breakup with Chewy, I decided to give whatnot a try on a full-time schedule since March. Im doing shows almost every day in different categories. Not gonna lie, it hasn't been easy, especially pregnant and with all types of symptoms lol, but I do enjoy whatnot and the community and I am slowly growing. Got to 1,000 followers and now my goal is to get to 1,000 sales! It's not easy and it's definitely not for everyone and it is a lot of work for one person but it's not impossible and I do enjoy it. I still list on my other platforms, but I pray this becomes my main platform where I generate enough income to not work for someone else's dream. Wish me luck! - Koko
@kokoloveslife87. I’m impressed by all your hard work and that even though not easy you got such a huge following! Good for you! Best of luck in your future business! ❤
Thanks for this video, very helpful. I had my first whatnot show today. I sold 1 item and was feeling a little discouraged but still willing to try again.
Thank you for this. I have never sold before, but my daughter is a seller. I got approved back in NOVEMBER!!! And I haven't taken the plunge. I have a huge eclectic amount of merchandise. I just don't know where to start. Thank you for the added information. Much appreciated.
I always tell people to never sell more than you can ship out in the 48 hr, post show, shipping window. Ebay orders come in one at a time. A Whatnot show might get you 20-30 orders to ship. It's a good problem to have.
I don't sell on WhatNot anymore because I sold video games and was sick of the lowballers and everyone wanting me to start $100+ games at $1 like the big resellers when I only had 10 viewers who weren't bidding. However, a couple months in I had a very successful show with 200+ viewers so I was starting things at $1 and sold almost 100 items in a couple of hours. It ended up being like 60 orders and shipping everything at once was a nightmare lol
Hairy goes back to his roots love the White Board but didn’t most of your updates & Math start on Cardboard 🫣 So Glad you never took my advice and took your Energy,Work Ethic & Personality to a Fortune 500. So Happy For Hayley & You Well Deserved Growth Working Hard & Living The Dream! All The Best! Be Well Be Safe & Stay Blessed.
Hey Josh, great video. For future reference, when a GBA SP won’t charge but the light turns on for a second, that usually just means that the battery is bad. A quick battery swap will usually solve the issue.
It's harder to sell on Whatnot in Canada, I scare everyone away because I am in Canada. Shipping is expensive and I hear that all the time from the USA buyers and Whatnot sellers that are n the USA. Whatnot caters to USA because it is based in the USA. I still go on because it is fun but hardly sell anything. I get excited just making a $5 sale lol. Hopefully Whatnot will get cheaper delivery options for the Canadian sellers. Time will tell. Canada to U.S. Shipping Costs For US buyers purchasing from Canadian sellers, shipping for your first item starts at $10.50 and increases based on weight. Weight Common items Price 0.1-1 oz LEGO / Pins $10.50 2-3 oz Booster Pack $10.50 4-7 oz Single Comic Book $12.00 8-11 oz Regular-Sized Funko Pop $14.75 12-15 oz Action Figures $15.00 1-2 lbs Bear Brick $18.25 2-3 lbs 10-inch Funko Pop $21.00 3-4 lbs Booster Box/Sneakers $23.75 This is what us Canadian's deal with shipping prices TO THE USA! Plus it's in USD funds! It is a bit nuts.
I’ve been so scared to go live for my first show, and I’ve watched sooooo many videos (including seller academy) but THIS VIDEO right here is what gave me the confidence go ahead and do the dang thing. THANK YOU so much for these amazing tips, I took so many notes. If I do well I promise to pay it forward!
Great videos, Keep doing the great work, Seen the channel grow from 50k. Fellow eBay seller here with 0 follower on RU-vid & WhatNot. Will try selling on whatnot for a month & report next month. Thank you 🙏
6:40 I agree with this completely. I used to follow a seller, who will remain nameless, and I got some really great things from him. However, I got them for really cheap and he was so upset by this and really made me feel guilty for winning. I don't go to his shows anymore.
Entertainment is the biggest part of Whatnot and people being happy, beside finds great deals. I think it's very similar as if someone is good with RU-vid videos or Livestreams. I can say even large following doesn't always mean large shows but I would rather have 30 customers coming into a show willing to buy or new people finds us. I've always used it to support the channel and get things we don't collect into other collectors hands. We use it for charity twice a year with all proceeds going to scholarships! Doing our 9th one at the end of August.
We have yet to sell on Whatnot, but this video makes us a little more intrigued and not as intimidated. If we started, we would sell golf clubs. Are you able to use a USPS priority label so you can use the mailing tubes? I'm just curious how the shipping works on Whatnot when an item sells. Does the buyer choose a shipping service or do you? Could be a good future video... 😉
Yep. Whatnot has a shipping agreement with usps that allows you to ship any item under 1 cubic foot for $8.35 anywhere in the continental US. The medium mailing tubes are just under 1 cubic foot so they qualify. There’s no length surcharge like there would be if you shipped on another platform. Check out the golf category to see some of those shows and what others are selling :)
I am not big on whatnot for many reasons, but I was an early adopter i think i joined like close to 3 years back when Cincinnati Picker was doing videos on joining whatnot, side note man it was hard to get approved back then lol. But my first show, i had zero followers, sold like 1200$ and also gained 100 followers after that first show. anyone can be a reseller it just takes time to learn some of the shipping stuff.
Hairy, good morning!thank you for sharing those tips to us! I just finished my very first show on whatnot last night, I sold 26 items, people in my show are so so nice! Even someone send me tips! We have so much fun in the live show! Now I’m still trying to figure out how to ship the items to my great clients ! 😂😂
Josh, thanks for doing this. I don't have, as the kids say, the rizz like you do lol, but, I think this is making me much more comfortable and less intimidated. I love you guys so much! Also, your 'commercials' lately, like the one with the ever bouncing golf ball, and the Harry's one, are so freaking funny. You have a true talent for that! Another Hairy Tornado side gig??
My first stream had 331 views with only 28 followers at the start. People will find your stream just scrolling through the app, the key is keeping the audience either with good inventory or by creating a nice enviornment people want to hang out in
As a seasoned 25 year reseller I have to say that putting a somewhat desired item on the platform for a super reasonable price is a bit misconstruing for most. I started in March and without much of a following, doing 2 shows a week I have finally started to see a few good bidding wars. I think youtubers that have an amazing following don't really get the struggle of not having that. My biggest show so far averaged about 10 people. Just wanted to point this out. I absolutely love your channel and all the amazing content.
Have a bunch, thousands of NFL and NBA cards from the early 90s, mostly sets or partial sets. Good for Whatnot? Thanks for all the great teaching. Feel the Love!
That was SO fun to watch!!! I can’t believe it sold that fast!!! That’s awesome!! I always thought you had to have a huge amount of followers on your socials to be accepted on WhatNot.
Did this exact model today and it took about an hour to finally sell one thing but it was such a thrill and I got some great advice from other sellers for my next show! Thanks for helping give me the extra push to finally do a show! 🎉
@@HairyTornado I wanted to follow up on this and say I did a whatnot show today and sold 38 things! You gotta put the work in but the community over there is unmatched. I fought it for so long and now I feel excited about reselling again. I was in a bit of a slump! Thanks for the great video!
What a great idea to do this type of video! Proof that "out of the box" thinking pays off. I think the most important thing you said is to start small and stay consistent You sure got me thinking about trying to sell!
Starting small is nice because you have so little time and energy invested. Spend 15 minutes trying to sell one item and worst case scenario, you just waste 15 minutes. Best case scenario, you make a sale and get some new followers making it easier to sell next time.
Love what not. I have bought Many things I didn't know I wanted. Definitely have to be organized and entertaining. Some people swear more than I'd like. But I've had great experiences with what not
@@ResellTheWorldwe get a referral bonus for anyone that joins and buys or sells something. We’ve also been paid money by eBay and mercari to make videos for them.
im from the 9th dimension and found this video from a different realm where Hairy Tornado has become the President Of the USA from his wholesome memes and friendliness
Thank you for this. I had my first show a while back and have struggled with motivation to try again. I love this format as opposed to an auction. I didn't know you could host a live that wasn't auction based. Thanks so much Josh, you got me started on ebay 2.5 years ago and now you are motivating me for whatnot. One day I will get the chance to meet you in person and shake your hand!
Yep! Just price stuff at what you’d like to get for it and wait for someone to buy it. You can also turn on “offers” on your buy it now listings so people can submit offers for consideration
Still seems alot of work for a part time reseller that also works full time 5 days a week, 4am starts and usually 9 to 10 hr days.. so not for me and we dn't have Whatnot in Australia yet 😢 There is Matt The Aussie Flipper that can't wait till it comes here as he had a ball when visited you both last year. He is also the one that got me into reselling after he had a private pick from me here in Melbourne, Victoria.. thanks again for being staight up and honest with all your vids, keep it up Mate and love the content.. 👍🇦🇺🦘
Actually Josh I will give you props as I’m a big seller on EBay and I’m well known so I went on Depop under another name and after 2 weeks I’m getting so many sales and becoming a hot new seller. I believe it’s not what you sell but also how you market your product, there is a lot to say for good photos and wording of your listings, if you can hone in on it, the key buzz words and the way to sell things successfully with titles it will work across all platforms regardless if you are a small time seller.
I was very excited that you were able to do this Josh! What a great reseller video to learn how it’s done. I’m not a reseller but I enjoyed it start to finish. It was probably a cool ways back in time for you too…how many people get to start over like this in real time? ❤
Wow that’s very dope bro. Glad I watched this. I tried back when they had the long app and wasn’t approved. I’d love to give it a try again. Great vid and great info. Thanks again! Keep em coming.
I signed up, did 4 shows on the first 7 days to get the bonus then got disheartened as many people on whatnot UK just want £1 starts & don’t want to pay much more! The fees cripple the seller when it’s only a £1 start/sale. You get less than half after the fees :(
Hey Josh and Hayley! Just gotta say I loved the video. I’ve been on whatnot casually selling for a bit but have really only had success selling DVDs in bulk. I found a lot of like 13 Disney pins the other day thrifting and decided I’d try selling them in the new category on WN. Within 20 minutes or so they were all sold. I did lot them up but the point is that I tried a new category and not a single follower was in the show and I got rid of all of them. So 1) I started small 2) I had fun and 5) I sold the right stuff! Need to work on 3 & 4 lol. But point is as little as the show was I sold the pins at a profit, got new followers and got asked for another show! Now I just need to find more pins! Lol. Thanks for this and all videos!
Yes if you sell a highly desirable item for 50% off on whatnot you will get a sale. I understand fast nickel, slow dime but a gameboy sells itself. It just feels like the whatnot experiment was twisted to try and help prove your point.
What would you like me to try and sell? Name it and I’ll try it. Just know that no matter what you say, if I manage to sell it there will still be comments from people giving numerous reasons why THAT item STILL isn’t good enough. People have an absolute OBSESSION with coming up with excuses. No matter how it’s laid out, no matter how easy I show it to be, some people will never be able to accept it.
@@HairyTornadoyou sold an item with a 800%+ sell through rate at 50% off. It’s not excuses, it’s supply and demand. Of course 10 people joined and you immediately sold it. You have a great personality and following, you deserve all the love you get. But you definitely twisted this video to make it look easy. If you sold a bag of 10 plush on whatnot to random people it would not be worth your time to ship everything out.
I will take all your great tips to heed. Hats off to you. Its entertainment retailing. To gain audience, be fun, have fun an Fun deals. Its not the card, its the deals. $30!!, when most go for $65 and entertained his audience to the fullest. 20 min, for the full sale plus SH, DONE, increadble. thank you for those words of wisdom, appercated.
OK you have inspired me to try WhatNot again so thanks for this video! Also, would absolutely love a video on how you manage inventory. Do you only sell things on Whatnot that aren't already listed on Ebay?
Quick question that might be considered obvious to some, but figured I'd ask someone that would know - if you don't have a label printer will it still let you print the shipping address etc from a normal printer so you can just tape it on? Again sorry for the probably obvious question 😅
I'm glad whatnot changed their policy for sellers. I tired to sign up very early on when they first started and I got rejected. I tried again recently and got accepted. 😊. Still working up the nerve to have a first sale.
Thanks for the video Josh! I got approved a year ago, but still haven’t gotten myself to jump in from EBay. Would be more helpful if we had a bins closer, but still I want to take the leap!
I've been selling on whatnot for a little over a year now. We do shows about every two weeks and average around $2500 a show. Whatnot has absolutely changed the way I buy and resell. I still do ebay but all videogames go over and whatnot and the cash flow has been so much better
Informative! Thank you. Basically you need a white box for display, a computer and label printer, camera, a phone or pad to watch your chat. If using your phone as the camera, can you see the chat? Many play music in the background too. I’m going to watch the seller videos, they’ll probably answer all my questions. lol
i had 2 shows many months ago and they were both a bust. ive been reselling for many years on all the platforms but i love whatnot so I'm gonna give it another try. i have some ideas to make a show better but what are your thoughts on listing every single clothes item separately or would it be ok to just run things without pictures and everything pre loaded. i watch many resellers who just number the items and keep going onto next item. would be so much faster and not as time consuming to have to list every single item with a description.
This is super helpful Josh! I have been following you since maybe your 1️⃣st #RU-vid video. I think. But it's such a good time always 😊 I needed this video. I've been procrastinating #whatnot and you are making me want to get involved with the fun side. I'm a character by all means and if I get to do that too and sell? Well Golly 😂 💟☮️💋
That is always my biggest critique for sellers. START AT WHAT YOU WANT THE ITEM TO SELL AT!! If you can have fun and enjoy whatever you make from $1 starts, do it! Everyone loves a deal and sometimes the seller just wants to move product and make space. If this is not you, definitely do not do a low start because there is nothing more annoying than a complaining seller. I will scroll up faster than you can finish saying you need more bids. Also, invest in an external battery charger so you can have freedom to roam while showing off items as a seller. Much better than being tied to a phone stand and a wall charger! (I casually sell, but always love passing tips)
