About Whatnot
Whatnot is a marketplace built around live video selling. Sellers broadcast streams in which they show items and auction them in real time, and buyers watch, bid and purchase during the broadcast. Collectibles and fashion are the main categories mentioned by the vendor.
As a hosted commercial platform it is aimed at collectors, resellers and small businesses that want to sell through entertainment-style streams instead of fixed-price listings. Fees, payouts and seller requirements are published by the vendor.
Key features
- Selling through live video streams
- Real-time auctions with bidding
- Collectibles and fashion categories
- Buyer bidding during broadcasts
Good fit for
- →Collectors and resellers selling through live shows
- Tags
- live-shopping
- auctions
- marketplace
- collectibles
- fashion
- ecommerce
- saas
Whatnot: questions and answers
- What is Whatnot used for?
- Whatnot is a live shopping marketplace where sellers run streamed auctions of collectibles, fashion and other items to a live audience. It is a good fit for collectors and resellers selling through live shows.
- How much does Whatnot cost?
- Whatnot is a paid product with no free plan.
- Is Whatnot open source?
- No. Whatnot is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the E-commerce category, open-source options include Aimeos TYPO3, Medusa and Bagisto.
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