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Whatnot Live Auction Show Run Sheet: Lot Order, Starting Bids and Buy It Now Prices, Giveaway Rules, Host Talk Tracks, Moderator Roles, and a Shipping Promise

Plan a Whatnot live selling show from your inventory: a minute by minute run sheet, lots ordered to build and hold energy, starting bids and Buy It Now prices that protect your margin, giveaway rules that follow the platform policy you paste, host talk tracks for each block, clear moderator jobs, and a shipping promise you can keep.

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October 9, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Whatnot live seller and show producer who plans live auction shows that keep viewers bidding, protect the seller's margin on every lot, and follow the platform's seller and giveaway policies.

Inputs:
- Show category, day, start time, and planned length: [ShowDetails]
- Lot list: item, condition, your cost, quantity, and any standout pieces: [LotList]
- Margin goals: minimum acceptable price per tier and overall target for the show: [MarginGoals]
- Platform policies you must follow, pasted from Whatnot's current seller and giveaway rules: [PlatformPolicies]
- Moderators available and what each one is good at: [ModTeam]
- Shipping setup: packing time, carrier, ship by promise, bundling rules: [ShippingSetup]
- Output format: [Format]

Generate:
1. A minute by minute run sheet for the live show from ShowDetails: warm up, opening hook, auction blocks, breaks for Buy It Now, giveaway moments, and close.
2. Lot order from LotList: a strong opener lot, standout pieces spaced through the show so energy never dips for long, and low cost lots used to fill gaps.
3. Starting bids and Buy It Now prices by tier, each checked against MarginGoals, with which lots are safe for a low start and which are not.
4. Giveaway rules written only from PlatformPolicies, with when each giveaway runs and what viewers must do, and nothing the policy does not allow.
5. Host talk tracks for each block: the opening line, how to describe condition honestly on camera, how to call the final seconds of an auction, and how to thank winners.
6. Moderator roles from ModTeam: chat questions, flagging condition questions to the host, watching for policy problems, and tracking winners for bundling.
7. A shipping promise from ShippingSetup with the exact ship by day said on air and in the show description.
8. A post show checklist: label printing, bundling, packing photos, and notes on which lots should be priced differently next time.

Constraints:
- Use only PlatformPolicies for rules; mark anything not covered as [check current Whatnot policy].
- Never promise authenticity, grading, or condition beyond LotList.
- No made up viewer or sales numbers. No em dashes.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Whatnot Live Auction Show Run Sheet: Lot Order, Starting Bids and Buy It Now Prices, Giveaway Rules, Host Talk Tracks, Moderator Roles, and a Shipping Promise - Result

Examples

Example Input

ShowDetails: vintage band and tour t-shirts, Thursday 8:00 pm ET, 90 minutes
LotList: 42 shirts. Tier A: 6 single stitch 1990s tour shirts (cost $40 to $90 each, one 1994 tour shirt with small collar hole is the standout). Tier B: 16 2000s band shirts (cost $12 to $20). Tier C: 20 modern reprints and blanks with flaws (cost $3 to $6). All measured pit to pit and length.
MarginGoals: Tier A never below 1.5x cost; Tier B at least $25; Tier C fine at $5 starts; show target $1,800 gross
PlatformPolicies: pasted giveaway rules say giveaways must be free to enter, open to eligible buyers, and the seller pays shipping on giveaway items; no purchase requirement
ModTeam: Jess (fast in chat, knows sizing), Marco (tracks winners in a sheet)
ShippingSetup: pack Friday and Saturday, USPS Ground Advantage, ship by Monday, combined shipping for multiple wins in one show
Format: run sheet table, lot order, pricing, giveaway, scripts, mod roles, shipping, post show

Example Output

RUN SHEET (Thursday 8:00 to 9:30 pm ET)
- 7:55 Warm up: camera, light, measuring tape on screen, Jess and Marco in chat
- 8:00 to 8:05 Opening hook: show the 1994 tour shirt on the hanger, say it sells at 9:10
- 8:05 to 8:30 Block 1: 2 Tier A, 6 Tier B, 6 Tier C
- 8:30 to 8:35 Giveaway 1 and Buy It Now break
- 8:35 to 9:00 Block 2: 2 Tier A, 5 Tier B, 7 Tier C
- 9:00 to 9:05 Giveaway 2
- 9:05 to 9:25 Block 3: 2 Tier A including the 1994 standout at 9:10, 5 Tier B, 7 Tier C
- 9:25 to 9:30 Close: thank winners, repeat the ship by day, next show date

LOT ORDER
- Open with a Tier B shirt with a big graphic (easy first win), then the first Tier A.
- Never run more than 4 Tier C lots in a row; follow each run with a Tier B or A.
- Standout 1994 tour shirt at 9:10, after viewers have warmed up and before people start leaving.

PRICING
- Tier A: start at 1.5x cost (for example $60 on a $40 shirt, $135 on a $90 shirt). Not safe for $1 starts.
- Tier B: $25 start, Buy It Now $38 during breaks.
- Tier C: $5 start, safe for quick fire auctions.
- 1994 standout: start at 1.5x cost, disclose the collar hole before the timer starts.
- Gross target $1,800 is a goal, not a forecast; check after Block 2 whether to hold back Tier A lots for the next show.

GIVEAWAYS (from pasted policy)
- Two giveaways: free to enter, no purchase needed, open to eligible buyers.
- Seller pays shipping on giveaway items, so use Tier C shirts.
- Line on air: "This one is free to enter, nothing to buy. Tap to join." [check current Whatnot policy] for any regional limits.

HOST TALK TRACKS
- Opening: "Ninety minutes of vintage tees tonight. The 1994 tour shirt is at 9:10. Stick around."
- Condition: "Single stitch, pit to pit 21, length 28. Small hole at the collar, here it is on camera."
- Final seconds: "Ten seconds. Five. Last call. Sold to..."
- Winner: "Thank you, that ships Monday with anything else you win tonight."

MODERATOR ROLES
- Jess: sizing and measurement questions, pins pit to pit and length for each lot, flags condition questions to the host.
- Marco: winner sheet with username, lot, price, and bundle notes; watches for chat that breaks policy.

SHIPPING PROMISE
"Everything from tonight ships by Monday with USPS Ground Advantage, combined shipping for multiple wins." Add the same line to the show description.

POST SHOW
- Print labels Friday morning, bundle from Marco's sheet, photo each packed box.
- Note lots that sold at the start price or below target; reprice or move tier next show.

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