Estimate what a live show will make after Whatnot commission, payment processing, shipping you cover, giveaways, and cost of goods. Use it to plan a stream, then upload your reports in the app to see the real number.
Sold items
Giveaways, tips and refunds
Estimated show profit
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Item sales
Commission
Payment processing
Total Whatnot fees
Shipping you paid on sales
Giveaway cost (prizes + shipping)
Tips
You receive from Whatnot
Total cost of goods
Profit per sold item
Profit margin on item sales
Fees as a share of item sales
A worked example
A Standard-tier “Other” category show sells 25 items at $50.00, each costing you $20.00. Buyers pay $4.99 shipping and 7% tax. You also run five giveaways that cost $8.00 each plus $4.85 shipping.
Estimated profit: $535.75 after costs and giveaways (about $21.43 per sold item, a 42.9% margin on item sales)
Change the category to Coins and the commission drops because the Standard Coins rate is 4%, not 8%. Change it to a show where you cover shipping, and profit falls by that amount on every paid order.
What this estimate cannot see
Averages hide the cheap spots, the $1 auctions, refunds that come in later, and shipping label adjustments. After the show, download the Show Report for a first look, then the Weekly Orders Report (published Mondays at 6am UTC) for exact fees. That is what the ProfitPerShow app is built to read.
It uses Whatnot’s published US commission rates by category and tier, plus payment processing of 2.9% plus $0.30 on each paid order, calculated on what the buyer paid (item, buyer-paid shipping, and tax). Commission is charged only on the item price. Source: Whatnot seller fees, checked November 13, 2026.
Why is processing multiplied by the number of orders?
Payment processing includes a $0.30 fee on every transaction. Twenty $50 sales are not the same as one $1,000 sale. This estimator applies fees to a typical order, then multiplies by the number of sold items, which is the right way to model a live show made of many small orders.
Are giveaways included in profit?
Yes. Each giveaway adds the prize cost and the shipping you pay, and subtracts them from show profit. Giveaways do not usually have commission or processing because the sale price is $0.
How is this different from uploading my reports?
This page is an estimate from averages before or after a show. ProfitPerShow’s app reads your Whatnot CSV reports and uses the exact fees Whatnot charged on each order, then subtracts your costs so you can see profit for every show.
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