JoeBrrr Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 This platform wasn’t around last time I was in the hobby. Been in a few streams grabbed a modern variant pack to see how it all worked. Was a pretty good transaction but it is hard to see the quality of books through the stream and phone screen. I’m wondering what others experiences have been? I’ve seen some streams that are just fire sales of modern variants with some aggressive pricing but a few cool sellers who make good conversation - give honest assessment/grading close up looks and are selling from their personal collection. I do like the interactive part of it but the sudden death auctions make it hard to think things over imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tnexus Posted December 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2022 Buying on FOMO is what Whatnot capitalizes on. I'd avoid. D84, greggy, theCapraAegagrus and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 4:47 PM, lizards2 said: Never heard of it. THE_BEYONDER and Krismusic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrrr Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 2:05 PM, Tnexus said: Buying on FOMO is what Whatnot capitalizes on. I'd avoid. Yeah seems like it - I was hoping to find some cool sales of ppls personal collection books or a bunch of digging through their long boxes but that’s not been my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 2:12 PM, JoeBrrr said: Yeah seems like it - I was hoping to find some cool sales of ppls personal collection books or a bunch of digging through their long boxes but that’s not been my experience. From what I've seen, people who sell on whatnot aren't your small personal collectors. B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serling1978 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 5:15 PM, Tnexus said: From what I've seen, people who sell on whatnot aren't your small personal collectors. Right. Whatnot is FOMO /hype flippers from what I've heard. I've never used it myself but I've seen a lot of guys on IG and YouTube complaining about various whatnot controversies related to influencers and manufactured FOMO. Definitely doesn't seem like a place where old school collectors are offering up their PC's. B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krismusic Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I’ve bought a bit on it. It’s a hit and a miss a lot of the times. I’ve gotten a few nice books but have eased off it and went back to eBay and LCS. It’s nice to connect with some good sellers who show the good stuff or describe the books fairly well, but there a lot of resellers and flippers. There are a few who sell from their personal collection but not many. most of it is for flippers and big sellers for moderns. I personally also try to buy graded stuff so the guess work is gone and I know what I’m getting. cards on whatnot are the worst though been scammed a few times too. JoeBrrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 2:09 PM, s-man said: what? JollyComics and Courageous Cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 11:44 PM, lizards2 said: what? that manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toro Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Usually over priced and over hyped. I watched some guy bid against himself to get more copies of new garbage. He bought them blind for $250 and he was happy. Courageous Cat and thehumantorch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrrr Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 10:06 PM, toro said: Usually over priced and over hyped. I watched some guy bid against himself to get more copies of new garbage. He bought them blind for $250 and he was happy. This is what I’ve seen not that high of a number but it’ll be 50 mystery packs that are just combinations of the same handful of variants. Also ive seen descriptions where it says 9.4 or better - when that was not at all what I received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigur Ros Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 5:15 PM, Tnexus said: From what I've seen, people who sell on whatnot aren't your small personal collectors. There are some but they have to try to fit in shows around more popular sellers' schedules. You tubers and bigger IG followings get preferred treatment on the app. Including paid contracts. Anyway, If you're looking for specific books, look elsewhere. There is no search function. If you care about condition, look elsewhere. They just hold up the book in front of a phone for a sec. It's basically made for people who have some money to blow on total spoon and enjoy competing in live auctions by spending $7 on dollar bin books. And despite the training sellers are required to go through, telling them to overhype their books... Savage Dragon and Archie comics are not "fire!!" aardvark88, Lazyboy, theCapraAegagrus and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I'm never going to support that platform. Lazyboy and D84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 8:14 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: I'm never going to support that platform. What's not to like? The privilege of watching hypebois FOMO the next acetate variant trashbook to the moon, all while taking the seller's word on condition as they wave it in front of a cellphone cam. It's the worst of all worlds. Business plan: fleece newbs with drek, rinse, repeat. Lazyboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 The trick is to sell it quick enough that someone can't research the price beforehand. Krismusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjpb Posted December 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2022 whatnot to buy. THE_BEYONDER, buttock, D84 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Seems like the worst platform for buying a comic. Also seems to attract an absurd amount of clowns. Sigur Ros 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 12:06 AM, toro said: Usually over priced and over hyped. I watched some guy bid against himself to get more copies of new garbage. He bought them blind for $250 and he was happy. Is Dylan one of them? PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 DON’T toro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
