Seller guides
What a sale leaves you.
One question per guide, with a worked example. Every figure comes from whatnot's published fees, calculated the way the app does it.
whatnot commission tiers, and which one you're on
From September 21, 2026, commission depends on your last four weeks of sales. The full US ladder, what a rung is worth on a real sale, and how to find yours.
7 min · with the fee calculator
What whatnot takes from a sale
whatnot takes 8% commission on the item and 2.9% + $0.30 processing on everything the buyer paid, shipping and tax included. A $50 card worked line by line to the payout.
5 min · with the fee calculator
What a refund costs a whatnot seller
A refunded $10 sale costs you $4.94 even when the card comes back. whatnot bills back the buyer's shipping and the processing fee.
4 min · with the fee calculator
Why your whatnot 1099-K is more than you made
The 1099-K reports what buyers paid before fees, labels and refunds came off. How to get from that figure to what you kept, for Schedule C.
6 min · with the report analyzer
How to price a case so every pull pays
Spread the case cost across what's in it. Then find the lowest start for each pack or card that still covers its share, fees and shipping.
6 min · with the start price floor
What a whatnot giveaway costs, shipping included
whatnot giveaways are free for the winner, shipping included. The seller pays the item and the whole label, from $4.47. What three a show cost, and the sales that cover them.
4 min · with the show break-even
How many sales a whatnot show needs before it pays
Giveaways, boosts and supplies are paid before the first sale. What an average order nets, and the order count where a show starts making money.
5 min · with the show break-even
whatnot shipping: labels, caps and bundles
Buyers pay whatnot shipping by default, from $4.47, and you still pay 2.9% processing on it. With a cap: who covers which part of the label, and what bundling costs you.
6 min · with the shipping calculator
How much whatnot sellers make
A worked night of sales, taken from gross down to profit per streamed hour, and the four numbers that say whether a show was worth doing.
6 min · with the profit calculator
How to read the whatnot Weekly Orders Report
Where to download it, what each row is, and which columns matter. The report is your record of what whatnot paid you.
6 min · with the report analyzer
What unpaid and cancelled whatnot orders cost
A failed payment is a sale you counted on and never got, after the airtime was spent. How to find the buyers who do it, and what it costs a show.
4 min · with the report analyzer