I’m a frequent buyer from Bry on Whatnot. He is a top notch seller. He is one of the few that I routinely buy from. Good deals, good books and excellent service and transparency. I can’t recommend him enough.
I just started whatnot as a new seller and it has been a positive experience for me , I definitely am trying to put more work into every show , and every show has gotten better , thx for your tips and support, iv followed your journey from beginning, been amazing seeing how far you've come, good luck in the future
I was just approved for a seller account today, which I applied for after watching your auction at the end of last week. Just starting this video but want to thank you in advance for your thoughtful commentary.
Being the “little guy” on WhatNot does suck. Sometimes your are giving stuff away, even when it’s not the “giveaway”. I’ve been with your for years and really enjoy what you are doing. Keep grinding bro!✌🏼
Love What Not! Ive been a small seller on there since May this year. I do it as a side hobby outside my normal work. I just run on Sundays early but even as a small seller i really enjoy the community and the repeat buyers i get.
well sais ! Your channel has always been honest and that's why you are so successful . Your audience gets to see themselves in you as a collector . You selflessly show people how to do it themselves .
Really enjoy your content and found you on Whatnot a couple weeks ago! Your videos have helped me start working on a following of my own. Keep up the awesome work my man! ✊🏾
Been apart of whatnot for a very long time... use to buy a bunch of pops and moved to comics. I spend money too easily on it so I have to pace myself.lol. it's actually fun and has an awesome community.
I have to admit my experience as a buyer so far its been very entertaining. I do find it hard to find sellers that have books im looking for and most are just selling filler 1 dollar books. I have to say i did feel like sdcc what not streams did seem glitchy and easily manipulated due to fomo and hype. There were a few sudden death auctions that seemed rigged because you can bid up really high with seconds left and trap others in a much higher bid
Most buyers and sellers can recognize and denounce troll bids during sudden death. After that, most chats I've been in have had rather helpful audiences who would then point you towards the process of canceling an order more often than not with the buyers where withal and participation in order to get the show moving. Sellers and moderators can also kick and ban at their discretion. Sudden death is actually the more rare form of transaction on whatnot with people actively requesting it when its a known occurrence on someone's show. Best chance of steals with sudden death.
I saw a ton of people selling snake oil, books that will be worthless very soon. I think people that don't have much experience are buying those books. Just because a book is made out of something special doesn't mean its going to be worth much.
The toughest part starting out is the battle of selling cheap books to avoid huge losses and selling higher value books to get people in the show. I have never had more than 20 people in a show so it’s a scary proposition throwing up a decent key. You can start them at $20 like Bry said, but then you end up selling nothing and people leave because they like the $1 starts. When I first started selling a year ago there weren’t a ton of comic sellers. It took 3 months to get approved to sell. Now, you’ve got 10 other people to fight for viewers at almost all decent hours of the day. Sometimes more. Hopefully the number of buyers is scaling up with the number of sellers.
One more thing, you’re videos have inspired my wife and I to start a small, side gig comic business! We are having a lot of fun and your videos convinced me it’s possible to make money as a small dealer. I really appreciate all of the help you have given on this UA-cam channel. Thank you! I also recognize how you really try to be very fair in your pricing. You aren’t trying to screw people. Respect for you!
Great info Bry. Did the SDCC WhatNot live stream rounds and feel I got what I wanted, but can see the hype and FOMO will break the undisciplined. Had a troll in one bidding up their own bids but thankfully got called out and blocked fairly quickly. Thanks for the seller perspective!
I’ve been following you for a very long time and you consistently put out good information. You have earned the way to the top and if you are successful on WhatNot, it’s the testimony to your many years of hard work. Thanks for another great video. Leo.
Loving Whatnot as a buyer, haven’t looked into becoming a seller. But its really gotten me back into buying more books and also led me to finding your channel and many other sellers. Which has been great.
As a buyer, I don't like Whatnot. IMO, the format lends itself to less valuable books/ more modern books. Unless I know and trust a seller, such as yourself, Whatnot is no good for buying a book that is not brand new or in a pristine slab. If I'm bidding on a silver or bronze book, or one >$50, I want high quality photos of the important parts of the book (corners, spines, staples, etc) to examine. The FOMO/ getting caught up in the time restriction to punch the bid button is not what's best for me as a buyer. And God awful, loud music makes my ears bleed.
I totally agree with your analysis man. I enjoy using the app, and I am dabbling on selling on the platform.. My initial drive to get on is to get rid of my raw books I don’t really want or need anymore.. Now I’m using it as a avenue to grow my comic hobby in both selling and buying. Being very organized and expressing full transparency are factors I am noticing that are producing positive results for me.
Fantastic overview of the platform. As a user for well over a year I agree with your points as well as some of these comments. Hopefully the app will grow and allow more people to enter the selling community. 🤙🏻
I took about a six month break from Whatnot and just opened it for the first time this past weekend. It was crazy how many angry and bad sellers were on there. A drunk husband and wife even stopped their stream because they were about to get in a fistfight. Highly entertaining, but not the people I would want to buy books from. Same thing with the guy whose books looked PERFECT, but he was smoking in his shop during the stream while his girlfriend presented the books. They looked amazing, but I can't even imagine what they smelled like.
Great video, Bry! I’ve spent the last couple of weeks watching auctions on WhatNot including yours. There seems to be a lot of unprofessional or annoying sellers. I like your live auctions and ComicTraders come across as real pro’s (if maybe a little boring). I really value good deals and information on each comic - spec, grade, artist, writer, etc. I hate the sellers that milk a giveaway for 20 minutes. You have a lot of goodwill in your community.
I’ve been selling on whatnot for about 3 months and I’ve gotten to the point where I tend to have enough people on the room so that buyers are competing with each other for books - most sell for around FMV and occasionally a couple of folks will get FOMO and drive that price up. I’ve had a lot of success with themed auctions (X-Men, Spider-Man, Conan, etc). I also use IG to post videos of me flipping through the books that will be for sale, that’s been very successful.
Since I’ve found whatnot I’ve spent a lot of time and money watching streams. It’s overall a great experience. My only complaint is being in Canada the shipping varies widely. I buy from several sellers as far away as LA and the first book is $15. If I go into someone else’s stream shipping for the first book (not slab) can be as much as $41. It all seems kind of random and not at all affected by distance. Keep up the good work 🤙
I have really enjoyed your content. I'm getting back into collecting after being out of it since the late 1990's when I stopped cold turkey. I have been sitting on about 16 long boxes that start from the mid 1980's. Keep up the good work!!
Completely agree with everything you said as myself being a seller on Whatnot (as well as a buyer). There are alot of sellers and have seen books that are retail $2 being sold for $8.....they will disappear. Thanks bry!!
Just got approved myself to sell. Super excited to do it regardless of the downsides…to have such a great opportunity, I am humbled. Even if I can only use this platform to fund this great hobby, I think it’s a win win.
1 Buyer regulation that is really important - rate your experience. If they suck, make sure you rate that experience. Any seller that sends me a book in a bubble envelope will never get another dollar from me. Any seller that sends me a book outside of a bag/board, never get a penny.
eBay actually announced that they will be tackling the live auction realm. Definitely will be a strong contender with an already strong built in customer base - I will say the ease and comfort of using whatnot comes with its own set of problems (tech and bad apples) - but it’s still a very new business and there will be growing pains.
I'm thinking eBay is going to die soon and now they're charging GST and HST when I sell something and when I buy something they get me coming and going I'm done with eBay
I'm happy to hear your response in regards to the app. I wasn't sure where you would stand. I figured Instagram was more your preferred platform. I definitely think Whatnot is a game changer. I started out small with cheaper items and started building a following. I like the ease of selling things quickly versus the time it takes making listings on ebay and waiting for a sale. I've noticed somethings sell better on Whatnot and other things dont. I think you gave solid advice.
As a buyer on WhatNot I absolutely do not watch channels that don't list out the books they are going to be putting up in their auction. If they have their list as Comic 1, Comic 2, Comic 3... then I'm out.
I’ve enjoyed whatnot so far, my wallet not so much. I’ve bought from you also and your show is pretty solid. Glad you’re fearless in trying new things on the app without any bad feelings after the bad sales. I’ve seen a show where a seller started calling buyers cheap lol.
I was addicted to Whatnot for about six months, but have pulled back dramatically to the point I rarely participate in a show as a buyer. It hit the wallet, no doubt, but the majority of the comics presented are fillers. The condition of the comics are also a lot to be desired. What typically looks near mint ends up being VF. Condition accuracy on eBay is much more reliable.
I saw a well-known vinyl dealer FALL APART on his first WhatNot show. What perplexed him was that he hadn't filled out international shipping and entered too high a weight for USA shipping. In other words, he made some errors, and when asked "why is this" he just LOCKED UP his brain and couldn't answer, or even speak in whole sentences.
I’ve only had one bad experience on whatnot. I got berated by a seller for “wasting his time” because I didn’t buy a book I’d asked to see. He started it way over what even anyone on eBay was asking. Other than that every seller has been awesome.
I enjoy Whatnot a lot, tons of great sellers, I suggest just watching shows before you start buying to learn who you can trust and where to get consistent good deals, it's best to have a 2nd device (or page) open to an app for price checking so you don't ever overpay, I've seen a lot of people pay way over what things sell for elsewhere, that FOMO will get you if you aren't vigilant, but they have no one to blame but themselves. The SDCC shows were rampant with this, the same book would go for $26 on one person's show & $150 or more on another running at or near the same time, it's crazy.
I have yet to experience Whatnot, I feel I've been having an old man "get off my lawn" moment in my laggard ways in that I'm like here's another platform to follow🤦♂ But I'll say that's there's at least 3 other comic enthusiast/collectors/sellers I follow on IG that have been promoting their Whatnot. I give props in that I've been sure to comeback to this channel as I feel there's reliable consistency in the craft and content being provided🤙
It's a whole different ballgame . Different customer , lots of moderns , I basically only bid on your stuff. I've gotten too much garbage from others and lately it glitches costing bids. Honestly if it would get better I might be a cheerleader for it lol
I know a lot of buyers love the excitement of a live auction, but I'm not one of them. I find live auctions more anxiety-inducing than anything. That said, I've been jumping into a couple of the sales here and there just for the experience, and I'm sure at some point I'll become comfortable with it.
Some sellers are just plain fun to hang out with! I’ve had many belly laughs watching Skeff and the only thing I ever bought from him was “beard oil” which was actually just a way to donate money to him 😂😂
My niche is too specific, so WhatNot doesn't fit my needs. I did catch your Daredevil WhatNot stream. You did great. I like that you know your books well, good interaction with chat, and upbeat during the whole stream - no overhyping or I jus woke up vibes. If you ever have a ASM (230-289) sale, I'll pop in and buy. Good luck!
Until there's a way I can easily look at the current auctions going on at any time of the day and know which streams will have the books I'm interested in, I will stick to my regular sources. I don't have time or patience to go through each auction one by one, and do not buy modern books which seems to be the bulk of the auctions at this moment.
So far I'm enjoying Whatnot. I'm always amazed when I finally win a give away. It's actually one thing that I really do like about Whatnot. I feel like it's easier to win a give away on Whatnot then it is on UA-cam. I also think it is cheaper than eBay when it comes picking getting key books.
I live in an area with limited access to comics and it is nice to go to whatnot, and bid on things at reasonable prices. Graded aren’t always accurate, but I haven’t had a bad experience yet.
I think the more I’m on Whatnot the more I understand a lot of people are there for the social experience and feel they can get more steals on the app than ebay, social media, etc. I think it make selling harder on other apps the more popular it gets.
I haven’t figured out how to add to my want list. It’s been kinda hard finding books for my pc. Im wondering if that would help. Are thinking about making a navigation video for whatnot? I didn’t make the cut to sell, so I don’t know there. Due to low stock (200+ w/keys, no slabs), no exp and no social media. I’ve seen some bad sellers so I don’t know. I’ll keep the grind though and we’ll see how it goes!
It's really interesting...they saw a gap in the market and went all in. Ebay coming in to tackle this will be interesting. To be competitive I think they'll need to create a department solely for attending events/cons etc.
From what I’m seeing WN has been great. I’m considering doing my own show - dollar books bundles and stuff just clear out my collection and some sort of bigger books that I’m offloading either because I’ve upgraded or putting that $$$ to a bigger key. There have been streams that I just join with no real intention of buying but are just fun to watch. The one that had the AF15 was just cool to see.
As someone who left whatnot as a seller and went back to ebay I think the biggest problem with it is that they funnel new buyers to the same handful of popular sellers. Which means if you're not already bringing a sizable audience w/ you to the app you're fighting the other 90% of sellers for scraps. Not worth the time/commission.
As a day 1 seller. I feel for new sellers. Very hard to have success unless you're already established in the IG or YT community. The App feels oversaturated and im a seller with 10k+ followers across all social media.. The App itself, the experience, is great tho. I'll gladly pay a fee for the convenience on the backend. Whatnot is great and I can def see it being around for a while. Like most apps it has its pros and cons but the pros def outweigh the cons for me at this point.
Interesting comments. From a buyers point of view. It’s fun. But dangerous. Easy to get caught up on things and not realize how much you spend but a simple an easy solution is to write down a running total. Haven figured out how to win sudden death yet. You would think it would be easy but I find it’s not. I do appreciate the work you guys put in. I do like your channel a lot. Very cool stuff, good commentary, you treat people with respect which is very important to me.
Very informative video Bry.. Some people like pictures, videos or 'whatnot' 😉.. How about a point of view video of one of your episodes so some viewers can get a taste of the format and how it works.. Thanks Bry.
I’ve downloaded the app but I can’t get my head around it. Is it all live selling? So have to be on at a certain time? My problem with that is I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 so there’s a time difference.
With the price of fuel and how far some comic book stores are away from us Whatnot is pretty good. There is some messed up sellers on there, I just stick to the ones that Iv had good experiences with like Bry. Great selection his packaging is by far the best and turnaround time.
Bry, dude that's like saying no I don't want to invest in Microsoft or Google. I guess you've learned from your mistake,we all make them. What Not is just gonna get bigger. I'll reach out to you on What Not. Great video Bry 👍
I've seen so many sellers barely making sales! Then I've seen comics going for hundreds of dollars that a new series that not big. This last comic con I wasn't big on a lot sales on whatnot! The first weekend I spent hundreds of dollars over a few sellers. Had one seller keep putting it off for almost 2 weeks. She found it the 15th day!! Mailed it out! But whatnot gave me my money back! I just got my last order from whatnot! I'm done for a while!!
All good points you bring up - I agree I think Whatnot is a force and will be there for a long time -thanks for the info - as far as me selling I don’t think it’s a good idea for the little guy - people like you will do just fine
over time Whatnot will improve and get better. Feels like its mainly US though, and postage is huge elsewhere. They may need to put money back in to make this fully global
I agree with most of what you said. I saw you and Erod getting murdered on it. You own a store a lot of local shops near me have left the platform because of them getting killed on it. It’s lot of giveaways or steals to “buy followers”. As a person who uses the hobby to pay for itself. I can’t afford to get murdered for 2 months to get 1k followed to get 50-60 people to show up on a show. I use whatnot to buy slabs or big books and then just flip it on eBay for 2-3x the money. Even a bigger company like Torepedo comics when they started I bought 50-60 slabs from them for $30-60 for signed cgc books. Sold them 200-350 on eBay.
I loved What Not but got screwed too many times with grades. I’m ok with someone over grading by one tier but not 2-3 tiers. I was a $4,000 month buyer for 6 months but I only buy from one person now.
I see the value in whatnot from a seller perspective…and am considering becoming a seller to get rid of a portion of my collection. There are issues tho…First becoming a seller takes a while and if you have limited social presence can be even more difficult. I have no UA-cam presence and small social media Accts. So I’m not their desired seller. Also, as you said…you will probably lose money the first 5-10 shows before and if you get a following. And lastly, it’s hard to complete on the popular days/nights. So it’s a survival game till you find your niche or groove.
I’m a frequent buyer from Bry on Whatnot. He is a top notch seller. He is one of the few that I routinely buy from. Good deals, good books and excellent service and transparency. I can’t recommend him enough.
Thank you so much!!
Whatnot is addictive. Sometimes see some good books you don’t see normally or didn’t know existed. It’s been very good
I just started whatnot as a new seller and it has been a positive experience for me , I definitely am trying to put more work into every show , and every show has gotten better , thx for your tips and support, iv followed your journey from beginning, been amazing seeing how far you've come, good luck in the future
Thank you and good luck!
I was just approved for a seller account today, which I applied for after watching your auction at the end of last week. Just starting this video but want to thank you in advance for your thoughtful commentary.
Damn you should have used my
Link for $200 😫
Being the “little guy” on WhatNot does suck. Sometimes your are giving stuff away, even when it’s not the “giveaway”. I’ve been with your for years and really enjoy what you are doing. Keep grinding bro!✌🏼
Love What Not! Ive been a small seller on there since May this year. I do it as a side hobby outside my normal work. I just run on Sundays early but even as a small seller i really enjoy the community and the repeat buyers i get.
well sais ! Your channel has always been honest and that's why you are so successful . Your audience gets to see themselves in you as a collector . You selflessly show people how to do it themselves .
Really enjoy your content and found you on Whatnot a couple weeks ago!
Your videos have helped me start working on a following of my own. Keep up the awesome work my man! ✊🏾
Been apart of whatnot for a very long time... use to buy a bunch of pops and moved to comics. I spend money too easily on it so I have to pace myself.lol. it's actually fun and has an awesome community.
I have to admit my experience as a buyer so far its been very entertaining. I do find it hard to find sellers that have books im looking for and most are just selling filler 1 dollar books. I have to say i did feel like sdcc what not streams did seem glitchy and easily manipulated due to fomo and hype. There were a few sudden death auctions that seemed rigged because you can bid up really high with seconds left and trap others in a much higher bid
Most buyers and sellers can recognize and denounce troll bids during sudden death. After that, most chats I've been in have had rather helpful audiences who would then point you towards the process of canceling an order more often than not with the buyers where withal and participation in order to get the show moving. Sellers and moderators can also kick and ban at their discretion. Sudden death is actually the more rare form of transaction on whatnot with people actively requesting it when its a known occurrence on someone's show. Best chance of steals with sudden death.
I saw a ton of people selling snake oil, books that will be worthless very soon. I think people that don't have much experience are buying those books. Just because a book is made out of something special doesn't mean its going to be worth much.
The toughest part starting out is the battle of selling cheap books to avoid huge losses and selling higher value books to get people in the show. I have never had more than 20 people in a show so it’s a scary proposition throwing up a decent key. You can start them at $20 like Bry said, but then you end up selling nothing and people leave because they like the $1 starts. When I first started selling a year ago there weren’t a ton of comic sellers. It took 3 months to get approved to sell. Now, you’ve got 10 other people to fight for viewers at almost all decent hours of the day. Sometimes more. Hopefully the number of buyers is scaling up with the number of sellers.
One more thing, you’re videos have inspired my wife and I to start a small, side gig comic business! We are having a lot of fun and your videos convinced me it’s possible to make money as a small dealer. I really appreciate all of the help you have given on this UA-cam channel. Thank you! I also recognize how you really try to be very fair in your pricing. You aren’t trying to screw people. Respect for you!
Thank you for posting an honest review of your thoughts on your Whatnot experience. As a collector who has not sold anything yet, this really helps.
I always recommend you as a good vendor. Your hard work shows in how your business has grown.
Great info Bry. Did the SDCC WhatNot live stream rounds and feel I got what I wanted, but can see the hype and FOMO will break the undisciplined. Had a troll in one bidding up their own bids but thankfully got called out and blocked fairly quickly. Thanks for the seller perspective!
I’ve been following you for a very long time and you consistently put out good information. You have earned the way to the top and if you are successful on WhatNot, it’s the testimony to your many years of hard work. Thanks for another great video. Leo.
Thank you my friend!
Been using WhatNot as a buyer for quite a while. Experience has been positive for the most part.
Loving Whatnot as a buyer, haven’t looked into becoming a seller. But its really gotten me back into buying more books and also led me to finding your channel and many other sellers. Which has been great.
As a buyer, I don't like Whatnot. IMO, the format lends itself to less valuable books/ more modern books. Unless I know and trust a seller, such as yourself, Whatnot is no good for buying a book that is not brand new or in a pristine slab. If I'm bidding on a silver or bronze book, or one >$50, I want high quality photos of the important parts of the book (corners, spines, staples, etc) to examine. The FOMO/ getting caught up in the time restriction to punch the bid button is not what's best for me as a buyer. And God awful, loud music makes my ears bleed.
Great points!
What not is bad if you get Fomo. As a buyer be prepared to spend some money. You can get caught up quick in bidding situations.
I totally agree with your analysis man. I enjoy using the app, and I am dabbling on selling on the platform.. My initial drive to get on is to get rid of my raw books I don’t really want or need anymore.. Now I’m using it as a avenue to grow my comic hobby in both selling and buying. Being very organized and expressing full transparency are factors I am noticing that are producing positive results for me.
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Fantastic overview of the platform. As a user for well over a year I agree with your points as well as some of these comments. Hopefully the app will grow and allow more people to enter the selling community. 🤙🏻
I took about a six month break from Whatnot and just opened it for the first time this past weekend. It was crazy how many angry and bad sellers were on there. A drunk husband and wife even stopped their stream because they were about to get in a fistfight. Highly entertaining, but not the people I would want to buy books from. Same thing with the guy whose books looked PERFECT, but he was smoking in his shop during the stream while his girlfriend presented the books. They looked amazing, but I can't even imagine what they smelled like.
Wooooow
Great video, Bry! I’ve spent the last couple of weeks watching auctions on WhatNot including yours. There seems to be a lot of unprofessional or annoying sellers. I like your live auctions and ComicTraders come across as real pro’s (if maybe a little boring). I really value good deals and information on each comic - spec, grade, artist, writer, etc. I hate the sellers that milk a giveaway for 20 minutes. You have a lot of goodwill in your community.
Great thoughts man! You are completely right. If people want to make money they have to put in the effort and not expect things handed to them.
I’ve been selling on whatnot for about 3 months and I’ve gotten to the point where I tend to have enough people on the room so that buyers are competing with each other for books - most sell for around FMV and occasionally a couple of folks will get FOMO and drive that price up. I’ve had a lot of success with themed auctions (X-Men, Spider-Man, Conan, etc). I also use IG to post videos of me flipping through the books that will be for sale, that’s been very successful.
Since I’ve found whatnot I’ve spent a lot of time and money watching streams. It’s overall a great experience.
My only complaint is being in Canada the shipping varies widely. I buy from several sellers as far away as LA and the first book is $15. If I go into someone else’s stream shipping for the first book (not slab) can be as much as $41. It all seems kind of random and not at all affected by distance.
Keep up the good work 🤙
Yeah it totally depends what the seller puts as the weight of the item…
I have really enjoyed your content. I'm getting back into collecting after being out of it since the late 1990's when I stopped cold turkey. I have been sitting on about 16 long boxes that start from the mid 1980's. Keep up the good work!!
Just discovered whatnot last week. Very addicting. Love the giveaways. Bidding is scary though as $30 can shift to $300 in a micro second.
Completely agree with everything you said as myself being a seller on Whatnot (as well as a buyer). There are alot of sellers and have seen books that are retail $2 being sold for $8.....they will disappear. Thanks bry!!
Just got approved myself to sell. Super excited to do it regardless of the downsides…to have such a great opportunity, I am humbled. Even if I can only use this platform to fund this great hobby, I think it’s a win win.
1 Buyer regulation that is really important - rate your experience.
If they suck, make sure you rate that experience. Any seller that sends me a book in a bubble envelope will never get another dollar from me. Any seller that sends me a book outside of a bag/board, never get a penny.
eBay actually announced that they will be tackling the live auction realm. Definitely will be a strong contender with an already strong built in customer base - I will say the ease and comfort of using whatnot comes with its own set of problems (tech and bad apples) - but it’s still a very new business and there will be growing pains.
I'm thinking eBay is going to die soon and now they're charging GST and HST when I sell something and when I buy something they get me coming and going I'm done with eBay
Higher fees and items will sell for less when ebay comps are checked.
Thank you for the heads up! I was not aware of this app. Keep up the good work sir!!!
I'm happy to hear your response in regards to the app. I wasn't sure where you would stand. I figured Instagram was more your preferred platform. I definitely think Whatnot is a game changer. I started out small with cheaper items and started building a following. I like the ease of selling things quickly versus the time it takes making listings on ebay and waiting for a sale. I've noticed somethings sell better on Whatnot and other things dont. I think you gave solid advice.
As a buyer on WhatNot I absolutely do not watch channels that don't list out the books they are going to be putting up in their auction. If they have their list as Comic 1, Comic 2, Comic 3... then I'm out.
Totally understandable!
I’ve enjoyed whatnot so far, my wallet not so much. I’ve bought from you also and your show is pretty solid. Glad you’re fearless in trying new things on the app without any bad feelings after the bad sales. I’ve seen a show where a seller started calling buyers cheap lol.
I love your breakdowns and opinion on most things comics. thanks bro!!
Thanks for all the info Bry very much appreciated.
Love the energy and info! Thank you so much!
I was addicted to Whatnot for about six months, but have pulled back dramatically to the point I rarely participate in a show as a buyer. It hit the wallet, no doubt, but the majority of the comics presented are fillers. The condition of the comics are also a lot to be desired. What typically looks near mint ends up being VF. Condition accuracy on eBay is much more reliable.
I saw a well-known vinyl dealer FALL APART on his first WhatNot show. What perplexed him was that he hadn't filled out international shipping and entered too high a weight for USA shipping. In other words, he made some errors, and when asked "why is this" he just LOCKED UP his brain and couldn't answer, or even speak in whole sentences.
Good stuff Bry. I like your honesty and appreciate the knowledge. And I love the We Live books I bought from your site! Best wishes.
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I’ve only had one bad experience on whatnot. I got berated by a seller for “wasting his time” because I didn’t buy a book I’d asked to see. He started it way over what even anyone on eBay was asking. Other than that every seller has been awesome.
I enjoy Whatnot a lot, tons of great sellers, I suggest just watching shows before you start buying to learn who you can trust and where to get consistent good deals, it's best to have a 2nd device (or page) open to an app for price checking so you don't ever overpay, I've seen a lot of people pay way over what things sell for elsewhere, that FOMO will get you if you aren't vigilant, but they have no one to blame but themselves. The SDCC shows were rampant with this, the same book would go for $26 on one person's show & $150 or more on another running at or near the same time, it's crazy.
Love your reviews! Keep up the inspiration. You’ll have your own LCS in no time.
I have yet to experience Whatnot, I feel I've been having an old man "get off my lawn" moment in my laggard ways in that I'm like here's another platform to follow🤦♂ But I'll say that's there's at least 3 other comic enthusiast/collectors/sellers I follow on IG that have been promoting their Whatnot. I give props in that I've been sure to comeback to this channel as I feel there's reliable consistency in the craft and content being provided🤙
I love the shipping on whatnot. Buy one book & the next shipping charge is a lot cheaper
It's a whole different ballgame . Different customer , lots of moderns , I basically only bid on your stuff. I've gotten too much garbage from others and lately it glitches costing bids. Honestly if it would get better I might be a cheerleader for it lol
Another amazing video as always bry. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.
You're doing great. Can't wait to see what next for you.
I know a lot of buyers love the excitement of a live auction, but I'm not one of them. I find live auctions more anxiety-inducing than anything. That said, I've been jumping into a couple of the sales here and there just for the experience, and I'm sure at some point I'll become comfortable with it.
Some sellers are just plain fun to hang out with! I’ve had many belly laughs watching Skeff and the only thing I ever bought from him was “beard oil” which was actually just a way to donate money to him 😂😂
Thanks for all of your knowledge for the community!
Super Solid advice by one of the best in the community, again.. Thanks for the consistency dude..
My niche is too specific, so WhatNot doesn't fit my needs. I did catch your Daredevil WhatNot stream. You did great. I like that you know your books well, good interaction with chat, and upbeat during the whole stream - no overhyping or I jus woke up vibes. If you ever have a ASM (230-289) sale, I'll pop in and buy. Good luck!
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Until there's a way I can easily look at the current auctions going on at any time of the day and know which streams will have the books I'm interested in, I will stick to my regular sources. I don't have time or patience to go through each auction one by one, and do not buy modern books which seems to be the bulk of the auctions at this moment.
Yeah it’s not very efficient for stuff like that
So far I'm enjoying Whatnot. I'm always amazed when I finally win a give away. It's actually one thing that I really do like about Whatnot. I feel like it's easier to win a give away on Whatnot then it is on UA-cam. I also think it is cheaper than eBay when it comes picking getting key books.
I live in an area with limited access to comics and it is nice to go to whatnot, and bid on things at reasonable prices. Graded aren’t always accurate, but I haven’t had a bad experience yet.
I'm a pretty big fan of whatnot. Although I did go crazy on blind pull sells when I first found out about it.
As a seller whatnot is a God send! I also buy a lot. It's very addictive.
I think the more I’m on Whatnot the more I understand a lot of people are there for the social experience and feel they can get more steals on the app than ebay, social media, etc. I think it make selling harder on other apps the more popular it gets.
I'm excited for your auctions. Dropped the follow and I cant wait to get some quality books!
Good episode thanks for the continued education info.
I haven’t figured out how to add to my want list. It’s been kinda hard finding books for my pc. Im wondering if that would help. Are thinking about making a navigation video for whatnot? I didn’t make the cut to sell, so I don’t know there. Due to low stock (200+ w/keys, no slabs), no exp and no social media. I’ve seen some bad sellers so I don’t know. I’ll keep the grind though and we’ll see how it goes!
great video. appreciate your candidness.
I like whatnot, especially for low value fillers. I’ve filled tons of holes in my collection
It's really interesting...they saw a gap in the market and went all in. Ebay coming in to tackle this will be interesting. To be competitive I think they'll need to create a department solely for attending events/cons etc.
I tried website where they only showed the front of the book and no pictures of back cover or angles in the front for spine ticks.
From what I’m seeing WN has been great. I’m considering doing my own show - dollar books bundles and stuff just clear out my collection and some sort of bigger books that I’m offloading either because I’ve upgraded or putting that $$$ to a bigger key. There have been streams that I just join with no real intention of buying but are just fun to watch. The one that had the AF15 was just cool to see.
Appreciate the info and keep up the hard work!
Only thing “bad” about your WhatNot sale today were those 2 Justice League Magic Mike homage covers. 😂😂😂
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As someone who left whatnot as a seller and went back to ebay I think the biggest problem with it is that they funnel new buyers to the same handful of popular sellers. Which means if you're not already bringing a sizable audience w/ you to the app you're fighting the other 90% of sellers for scraps. Not worth the time/commission.
As a day 1 seller. I feel for new sellers. Very hard to have success unless you're already established in the IG or YT community. The App feels oversaturated and im a seller with 10k+ followers across all social media..
The App itself, the experience, is great tho. I'll gladly pay a fee for the convenience on the backend. Whatnot is great and I can def see it being around for a while. Like most apps it has its pros and cons but the pros def outweigh the cons for me at this point.
Totally agree and congrats on your success!
Good observations in the video Bry. Another good one!
Interesting comments. From a buyers point of view. It’s fun. But dangerous. Easy to get caught up on things and not realize how much you spend but a simple an easy solution is to write down a running total. Haven figured out how to win sudden death yet. You would think it would be easy but I find it’s not. I do appreciate the work you guys put in. I do like your channel a lot. Very cool stuff, good commentary, you treat people with respect which is very important to me.
Haven’t used whatnot yet but you just peaked my interest.
Very informative video Bry.. Some people like pictures, videos or 'whatnot' 😉.. How about a point of view video of one of your episodes so some viewers can get a taste of the format and how it works.. Thanks Bry.
That’s a great idea!
Do you have any videos of unboxings or buying collections coming up.
Collection vid on Wednesday!
I’ve downloaded the app but I can’t get my head around it. Is it all live selling? So have to be on at a certain time? My problem with that is I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 so there’s a time difference.
Yeah it’s 100% live…
Really enjoyed todays show.
Outstanding content..I always look forward to your videos
With the price of fuel and how far some comic book stores are away from us Whatnot is pretty good. There is some messed up sellers on there, I just stick to the ones that Iv had good experiences with like Bry.
Great selection his packaging is by far the best and turnaround time.
Many thanks my friend!!
Thank you for sharing your story with whatnot.
Great video! I have e not used What Not but may have to give it a try.
Bry, dude that's like saying no I don't want to invest in Microsoft or Google. I guess you've learned from your mistake,we all make them. What Not is just gonna get bigger. I'll reach out to you on What Not. Great video Bry 👍
Do you know when it coming to the uk? I can't seem to find any details on it at all
I don’t…
I might have to check out your next show. How long do they run?
Usually a couple hours…
I've seen so many sellers barely making sales! Then I've seen comics going for hundreds of dollars that a new series that not big. This last comic con I wasn't big on a lot sales on whatnot! The first weekend I spent hundreds of dollars over a few sellers. Had one seller keep putting it off for almost 2 weeks. She found it the 15th day!! Mailed it out! But whatnot gave me my money back! I just got my last order from whatnot! I'm done for a while!!
All good points you bring up - I agree I think Whatnot is a force and will be there for a long time -thanks for the info - as far as me selling I don’t think it’s a good idea for the little guy - people like you will do just fine
I’ve only bought a couple of books on whatnot but as someone getting back into collecting, I find it a good way to get an idea of current pricing.
over time Whatnot will improve and get better. Feels like its mainly US though, and postage is huge elsewhere. They may need to put money back in to make this fully global
Awesome insights Bry, thanks buddy.
Thanks for the video. Good information here.
Been thinking about Whatnot...thanks for the info...
Some books come to you in not great condition. If you watch Ebay while buying can help.
Whatnot has its place. I've definitely bought my fair share of books but I've also sat through hours of sales and bought nothing 🤷♂️
I agree with most of what you said.
I saw you and Erod getting murdered on it. You own a store a lot of local shops near me have left the platform because of them getting killed on it.
It’s lot of giveaways or steals to “buy followers”.
As a person who uses the hobby to pay for itself. I can’t afford to get murdered for 2 months to get 1k followed to get 50-60 people to show up on a show.
I use whatnot to buy slabs or big books and then just flip it on eBay for 2-3x the money.
Even a bigger company like Torepedo comics when they started I bought 50-60 slabs from them for $30-60 for signed cgc books. Sold them 200-350 on eBay.
I agree with you about the technology regarding whatnot. I don’t care for the layout of the site. I am hopeful it is a work in progress.
Good video Bry, i was hearing mixed reviews for the sellers on what not.
Great video. As a seller and as a buyer. I agree.
I loved What Not but got screwed too many times with grades. I’m ok with someone over grading by one tier but not 2-3 tiers. I was a $4,000 month buyer for 6 months but I only buy from one person now.
I see the value in whatnot from a seller perspective…and am considering becoming a seller to get rid of a portion of my collection. There are issues tho…First becoming a seller takes a while and if you have limited social presence can be even more difficult. I have no UA-cam presence and small social media Accts. So I’m not their desired seller. Also, as you said…you will probably lose money the first 5-10 shows before and if you get a following. And lastly, it’s hard to complete on the popular days/nights. So it’s a survival game till you find your niche or groove.