Variants let you sell multiple options of the same product (like sizes or colors) in a single Buy It Now or Flash Sale listing during a live show.
Before you start
- You can have up to 100 variants per product
- You can have up to 1,000 total quantity across all variants
- They're available for Buy It Now listings only (including Flash Sales)
- They must be reserved for a live show
- Offers are not supported
- Buyers can purchase on any platform; sellers can create listings on Web, Seller Hub, iOS, or Android
Example: A product can have 5 variants with 200 quantity each, or 100 variants with 10 quantity each.
Create a variant
Buyers can purchase variants from your live shop, pinned listings, or Flash Sales.
Note: You can have up to 1,000 total quantity across all variants.
On the app
From your live show, open your shop and tap the + button
Select Create Quality Listing
Enter listing details and select Buy It Now (BIN) as the purchase format
Tap Variants instead of Quantity
Use the + button to add variants or the trash icon to remove them
Ensure Reserved for Live is on
(Optional) add a Flash Sale
Tap Publish
On web from Seller Hub
Go to Inventory and click Create Product
Enter listing details and select Buy It Now
Turn Accept Offers off
Add variants and enter your options
Turn Reserve for Live on
Publish or save as draft
On web from a live show
Click Add in your Live Shop
Select Create Temporary Listing (If you select Quality Listing we'll redirect you to Seller Hub where you can list from there)
Enter listing details, but don't enter a quantity since the quantity will be calculated by your variants.
Ensure Buy It Now is selected and offers are disabled
Add variants, using + to add and the trash icon to remove
Click Confirm
Publish
Frequently asked questions (FAQs0
How do variants appear in orders?
Orders display as:
Listing Title [Variant Title]
Example: Whatnot Pin [Yellow]
Can I use Flash Sales with variants?
Yes. Variants work well for selling multiple options in a single sale.
Can I use variants with offers?
No. Variants don’t currently support offers.
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