For those of you who were asking me questions about whatnot, I’m posting a screenshot of the email I just received from them. Big price cut on commissions. I’m spending a lot of time on it to understand how it works. What’s clear is that there’s a significant customer movement on this platform. It’s coupled with Shopify, which is coupled with Insta, etc… if I understood correctly. Young people love it, but not only them. I really see all ages, all socio-professional categories. The products sold are of all kinds depending on the sellers. No obligation to do lives. But for those who sell something other than clothes, it can be done live without seeing the seller. You can make Dragon Ball Z or Captain Harlock talk. TikTok is the same. I think if we want to keep up, we’ll have to get into it… On my end, I’m in the process of creating an online store that can be coupled with all these networks. It’s quite complicated, I don’t know anything about computers (thanks ChatGPT), but a reevaluation is inevitable for me.
This looks a lot like a response to eBay
There are the classic ads but the best part is the live sales. Another form of selling, you can do volume, but it requires a different organization, a place to film (even if you don’t have to show yourself), supplies, shipping, storage, time constraints, but there is clearly a new way of selling that works, it’s big but there’s still room in many sectors.
I watched several types of sales, some have a small rotating stand, and put the product on it, like creams or gels, makeup, no need to show yourself.
and status levels, is there a difference in treatment between pro and private accounts?
On the other hand, you can’t afford to slack off if you want to be rewarded 
what would be great is if clemz allowed us to transfer our ads to these platforms @Clement? is this possible?
Yes, indeed, it’s a big target. But if they want to continue their growth and since they are crossed with Meta, maybe little by little they will align. Just like eBay
I don’t know. I will continue to investigate. I bought it. I will try to sell it now.
the numbers go much faster, since you sell 20/50/100 items per live session. for classic listings, I don’t know, it must be like elsewhere.
Some do one live sale per week, others 3, and others almost daily, but not solo.
daily you do sessions of about €1500/day, if you do 2/3 hour sessions, with 100/150 items each time. 1 item per minute approximately. you have to be organized and setup can’t be done in 5 minutes.
listing 100 items per day on the platforms… I manage 8/900 in good months. but a few days of rest is enough and it’s over.
you need the logistics and the products.
Yeah, but given the amounts, you’re no longer in the same job and the same organization. You can’t make €60,000 a month on your own unless you’re selling very high-value items. Just in terms of turnover generated, you’re forced to set up a company with everything that entails.
You also need to have strong nerves for live selling. Many bet on starting prices of €1. You have to accept it when items sell for that price several times in a row. The phrase from sellers that comes up is « Come on, let’s play the game, girls, otherwise I won’t offer any more items like this for €1 ».
The best part is that in 2 hours you can sell between 70 and 80 pieces of clothing, so it’s quite good for volume when it comes to low/mid-range items, but in terms of revenue - margin, that remains to be seen…
It’s very much a gamble. It depends on the time of the live stream, the day, the time of the month… This week I saw buyers asking for the next live stream to be between the 1st and 5th of next month… the crisis is everywhere… except for luxury items, where prices are rising quite well (but you can find great deals below average prices in second-hand).
If anyone tries the experience or has already done so, don’t hesitate to share your feedback with us (the goal is not to copy you or overshadow you, we are all different and there is room for everyone). Thank you!!!
Thank you for this testimony. Yes, auctions are risky. Perhaps we should target the things we want to get rid of? There are also fixed-price shops, like on TikTok and eBay. I will continue to observe. It’s true that real vintage, luxury, and collector items sell (eBay and Vestiaire work reasonably well for me, although it’s not spectacular) except on Vinted for me. Nothing anymore. I continue to upload items because hope springs eternal 
Even high-end, premium items no longer sell on my Vinted. For low-end items, if we can sell things for a few euros that don’t sell on Vinted, it might be interesting for those who have this stock. We will adapt anyway. By being curious and open, we will find a way.
Auctions are a double-edged sword. In the heyday of eBay, I acquired tons of items for my collections (retro gaming, laserdiscs, vinyl, comics, etc.) for €1. On the other hand, with the inverse effect, I’ve seen people get completely carried away for fear of missing out on an item and end up buying it for more than the buy-it-now price.
I looked at my category, cultural products. We’re not there yet. An immediate problem is that it’s not possible to sort by geography, so the listings that appear first, for example for comics, are in the United States (shipping costs + customs duties => different market).
Among the French titles, there’s a guy trying to peddle his self-published personal development book, with a daily live stream…
But above all, two or three sellers of « dark romance, » the ideal niche on this platform: young readership, very connected, and a high average price. I see one with over 1,100 reviews. It seems the books are new. Oops, but wouldn’t that be a violation of the Lang law? I suspect it will eventually get reported.
Hello!
I have already done several Whatnot lives, and even before when it was Voggt… but I think you need to build a community for it to work well… & that takes time!
haha, we had a lot of fun!
in both directions, I remember selling Saint Laurent jackets for €1, or a valuable metal t-shirt for €2, like a VHS of GSquad for €40, an old rotten jacket for €120, every Sunday I posted my ads for 7 Jours. it was a game 
An Eden Park shirt for €1 always ended up at least €15, I only accepted payment by check, stamps, or restaurant vouchers, and this last method worked really well, until they banned it was forbidden.
that’s exactly it. you can’t expect to succeed right from the start, like anything else. Have a niche, build your customer base, be consistent, be professional and it will work.
The toy would certainly work.
it’s still a territory far from being saturated.
my question is: what has changed? Americans, the Commonwealth are all-in on vintage. A vintage Hermès tie sells for $100 on eBay US. In France, if you manage to get one for $40, it’s a windfall.
Good evening Lucile, was it positive in your opinion? Did you repeat the experience?
Vinted’s great strength: the first sales happen quickly. The algorithm is certainly designed for this. It’s a huge asset for bringing people in, without a doubt.
yes, Vinted is like a straw fire. it starts quickly but needs constant feeding. Strength and weakness.
The other sites are the opposite, like trying to burn green wood.