How to Money · Friday, August 14, 2026
The 'Whatnot' app, described as a mix of QVC, TikTok, eBay, and FanDuel, has been highlighted for its addictive live auction format. One user reportedly accumulated $1.4 million in debt due to excessive shopping on the platform, leading to a divorce.
“So it's called the What's Not Shopping App? And do you remember do you remember those penny bid sites that people were doing for a while and you would bid just a penny, and so over time it got super addictive and you would hope that you would win the new PlayStation for.”
“So this new site is called what Not Shopping App and it's a mix of like QBC, TikTok eBay and FanDuel. It is it is like this little cock shopping cocktail site where people are doing live auctions of certain things.”
“The price keeps going up. And there was this one guy profile in the story, Matt who I mean super sad his wife. His wife divorced him because he racked up one point four million dollars worth of worth of debt shopping on this app because he got so addicted.”