r/offerup

How to Use a Whatnot Referral Code/Link to Get Up to $200

Using a Referral Link (current method)

https://whatnot.com/invite/ruckipeng

1.	Get a referral link from a friend or someone sharing theirs online.

2.	Click the link — this takes you directly to Whatnot’s sign-up page.

3.	Create a new account on Whatnot (you must be a new user).

4.	Once you sign up via the link and complete your first eligible purchase, you’ll receive a randomized credit amount up to $200. The exact amount is revealed at sign-up when you use the link. 

5.	Your referral credit is automatically applied at checkout — no manual steps needed. Note that referral credits do not apply to local pickup orders.

I’m selling a $1500 item. I was thinking about offering Apple Pay in person as an option just to make it easier so he doesn’t have to go through the trouble of withdrawing all that money.

We would meet in person. He inspects the item. And pays to me through Apple Pay. Is that good way to do things? Cause like if the dude had fake cash I wouldn’t even know and that makes me nervous lol

I feel so annoyed 😭😭😭. A few days ago I was gonna drive to this other city 35ish miles away to buy something from this seller. It was already iffy because no location was set and then they told me I’m going to have to meet up with their family member.
Well the day of they said they were running late and I asked if they needed to reschedule. Left on seen. I text again, I ask if I should go. No response. I ended up not going because I felt like if I went I wasn’t going to get any responses back.

Anyways I texted again saying I hope you’re ok and to let me know if there’s a better day that works for the seller. That was two days ago and I was left on seen again.

I feel kind of stupid here, like I really wanted to buy their item but it seems like they don’t really care. They have forgotten to text me before when I first asked about the item, maybe they forgot again?

Should I just try to find the same item somewhere else or am I being unreasonable?

ETA: typos

Yesterday I had the most terrifying experience in my entire life, being a 4th generation in Los Angeles, the city really becomes your home outside your home, making you feel comfortable walking almost anywhere in Los Angeles at almost anytime, boy was I wrong, yesterday I agreed to meet with buyer on the OfferUp app, it's pretty rare I go out to meet buyers but this item I was selling had to go, the deal was good and after having it posted for awhile I was tired of looking at it, normally an item don't sell it goes to donation, and soon it was about to go,, so I show up to the location a park (red flag I ignored) I pull up the buyer quickly appears, ok cool I stop my car he comes to my door, my door is slightly open, they have cash in hand, they briefly look at the item and say they are short $7 and ask if I have Cash App, no I don't only zelle, a few other words were exchanged, all of the sudden buyer tells me they have to run, ok so right when I was about to agree with their payment, they sprinted into the park, I have cash in hand they have the item, right when I'm about to drive off, 3 gentleman come rushing my car with baseball bats and a metal pipe, telling me to exit my car, the subjects were covered with tattoos on their faces "get the f out" and other terrifying words, 2 at my door one stands in front of my car blocking me he raises his shirt and exposes a weapon/gun, I'm panicking screaming pleading for my life one tried to open my car door, I'm begging, saying anything to delay the worse, 2 of them go after the buyer leaving the one with the gun with me, telling me not to go anywhere and for me to calm down, he becomes more calm and says "calm down, relax" after about 5 mins, the other 2 return yelling at me to lower my window, I'm explaining that I just met the buyer on OfferUp and that's all, they are asking for the buyers phone number, they seem to calm down but still had their intimidating look, they run off in hopes to find the buyer, this experience I had yesterday gave me a wake-up call, I was in my car trying to gather what just happened, calling the cops was the last thing on my mind, calling the police on gang members in LA don't usually do anything other then get you in serious problems with the gang members, I wanted to share my experience so others will be cautious when selling and metting strangers in public, regardless what time of day and location.

hi guys, I sold an item on OfferUp that I thought was complete. I opened the box to take pictures and everything. The buyer had lowball me at first LMFAO and then we agreed on a price. The pictures show the condition the item was in. It is new unused. When we met up, I opened the box and I told him that the extra accessories were in the other little box and I had him take a look inside the box. He said that everything seemed good and he paid me the money. he just messaged me. He told me that there is missing pieces of it. The item does not work without those pieces. I truly did not know that there was things missing. I looked at the pictures and it seems to show those areas of the item where the parts are missing, which was not intentional on my part because I didn’t know there was anything missing. As in “I’m purposely trying to show condition to show that there was missing stuff”. No I was just showing everything about the item. I don’t have the money he gave me anymore because I was using it for rent. I feel guilty and I don’t know what to do. The item new from the store is $475 and I sold it to him for $300.
edit: i’m not sure if the item still has warranty. But I do know that he is able to request and purchase replacement parts. (i JUST did the research)