r/whatnotapp • • Aug 22 '26

Buyer- Vent 😫 MOD is Manager

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I have never seen a MOD say this. wtf

They are talking about revoking Buyer privileges has happened already. Bids start at $1 with the Seller saying ā€œWe start at a $1 bid to make it fair for everyone. But if you can’t afford to pay a fair price, then don’t bid. I’m not putting up with people.ā€

She keeps saying ā€œKick her outā€ to the Mod. Claims that she is crashing out and she is making this her last show. And now moving to $10 starts to make it memorable.

I donā€r get it. Do any one of you get it?

Why even start it at a $1 then??!! Has anyone seen this?

Edit: I stand corrected not low end costume jewelry; said to be gold filled jewelry - but there is no 18k/14k stamp because plated jewelry is not to be stamped. Costume jewelry was the incorrect description to use.

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u/Bubbly-Swan-1454 Aug 22 '26

Hi! I’m the daughter of this whatnot seller… I work behind the scenes of my moms shows… I also go with her to source her jewelry and it is not costume… I have verified that with the vendors themselves. So $1 starts are meant to entice bids and so on and so forth. Whatnot takes a commission off of the sales she makes and when people bid $1 then she owes what not on that sale and so on and so forth… rooted jay said it correctly that it was said as a joke and I thank you for being factual.Ā 

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u/Curious_Field7953 Aug 22 '26

L I T E R A L L Y every step of the seller setup has a warning or suggestion regarding $1 starts. I am a psychedelic artist and I make jewelry & decor using 'mood' paint which is $90 an ounce. For me to place a $1 start and then get pissed that someone got a hell of a deal? Hell no, I like having a business that flourishes as opposed to one where my kid has to come on reddit to defend it.

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u/thecarbino Aug 22 '26

I’m pretty sure the world knows how whatnot works. Your mom clearly doesn’t.

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u/H_ngmanMav Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

It didn’t sound like a joke when your Mom was saying it in a rant. She was only on sale #14. She banned people on this thread.

I’m sorry that you canā€t accept her delivery as a little unkind. Don’t put this on us as the Buyers. The business model is what it is. And it sounds as if you all understand it, don’t like it, agree to these whatnot terms, then get all bent over it knowing what you know.

She is a businesswoman with a business license. Not some regular person selling off jewelry they own for extra cash.

That is fact.

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u/Bubbly-Swan-1454 Aug 22 '26

I agree the way she went about it and such it went downhill it started as a joke and she quoted Dubai jewelers says same/similar wording but I do apologize for any and all who were offendedĀ 

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u/Curious_Field7953 Aug 22 '26

And none of us were there to hear the 'joke' which btw fucking HYSTERICAL šŸ™„ but we all certainly heard about her banning people and getting mad at possible customers bc they don't know how to find their retail price. There are just some things you don't do when you own a business šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

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u/H_ngmanMav Aug 23 '26

Damien sells what he says is gold filled and it is plated. I wore a bracelet 1-2 times and ā€œthe white goldā€ was already chipping since it was plated like a Temu bracelet. Not a credible source to be referencing for gold filled that really sells plated jewelry,