Fact is, we’ve always been there, at the forefront of the digital revolution.
We are the OG in email. Browsing. Texting. Blogging. Coding. Socializing. Influencing.
As the digital world turned, we pushed it. We opened doors. Broke barriers. Set precedents.
Now, we’re doing it again with NFTs. Because women of the 90s share the same defining characteristic that’s driving the success of every NFT:
Authenticity.
We are the OG in email. Browsing. Texting. Blogging. Coding. Socializing. Influencing.
As the digital world turned, we pushed it. We opened doors. Broke barriers. Set precedents.
Now, we’re doing it again with NFTs. Because women of the 90s share the same defining characteristic that’s driving the success of every NFT:
Authenticity.
Who We Are
The 90s Babes is an NFT collection that celebrates our history as agents of change with the goal of guiding more female rebels into this most exciting phase of the digital revolution.
NFTs designed by women. Celebrating women. Benefitting women. Empowering women. Women with the grit, grace, and guts to capitalize on this new digital opportunity. The same generation of women who’ve been here, leading the digital charge all along.
Attributes
Backgrounds
36
Hair Styles
84
Skin Tones
22
Eye Colors
20
Makeup Looks
34
Facial Features
13
Mouth
4
Clothes
60
Accessories
47
Necklaces & Earrings
39
Bracelets & Rings
20
Glasses
15
Tattoos
12
Specialty Eyes
4
1/1 90s Babes
23
Causes We Support
We believe that empowered women can transform lives and truly change the world. And global change starts within local communities. That’s why our mission — to onboard more women into the NFT and web3 spaces — is designed to help empower women and families to become agents of change in their local communities.
To that end, we are proud to have donated $40,000 from our mint funds towards the purchase of the I Love My Happy Momma book, focused on bringing support and awareness to postpartum depression for pregnant and new moms. These books will be distributed by our team to organizations dedicated to caring for women through mental health initiatives, spiritual healing, and postpartum care, to name a few.
And since real change starts within, we’ll soon be announcing other partnerships we’re forming with local charities close to our homes that support the health of women, where we’ll donate our time and talent to help bring about even more personal changes to the lives of women in need.
To that end, we are proud to have donated $40,000 from our mint funds towards the purchase of the I Love My Happy Momma book, focused on bringing support and awareness to postpartum depression for pregnant and new moms. These books will be distributed by our team to organizations dedicated to caring for women through mental health initiatives, spiritual healing, and postpartum care, to name a few.
And since real change starts within, we’ll soon be announcing other partnerships we’re forming with local charities close to our homes that support the health of women, where we’ll donate our time and talent to help bring about even more personal changes to the lives of women in need.
Perks Of Ownership
When you own a 90s Babe NFT, you get to...
- Enjoy 100% Commercial Rights — As an owner of a 90s Babe, you receive 100% of commercial rights. Allowing you to create something of your own with your art.
- Receive Community Rewards — We want to reward each and every one of our holders for believing in us. Our holders will be eligible to receive monthly rewards including NFTs, 90s memorabilia, custom 1/1 artwork, and 90s Babes merch.
- Join The Babe DAO — After our collection fully mints, we will begin the formation of a DAO. Holders of 5 or more 90s Babes NFTs will be eligible for membership, and take apart in the future of the project.
- Access Live Events — We love our community and we are so excited to meet and hangout with out holders IRL. We will be planning some epic 90s Parties, exclusive for our holders.
Roadmap
10%
EARLY ADOPTERS RAFFLE
We want to thank and recognize our early adopters for trusting us from day 1! Your support means the world to us. The first 1,000 owners to mint during pre-sale are eligible to enter to win a Nintendo 64 stacked with all your 90s favorite games after mint.
20%
PHASE 1: CHARITABLE DONATION
Regardless of whether or not we sell out at mint, we will make donations, giving back to causes in our local communities that we believe in. To that end, we will start by purchasing 10,000 copies of I Love My Happy Mama, a unique children’s book, created to help new moms overcome postpartum depression, and distribute them to local organizations that provide women’s health services in North America.
30%
PARTY WITH THE BABES
Everyone loves a good party, and there’s nothing like getting together in real life. We plan to host our first 90s Party alongside NFT NYC, with exclusive VIP access for our holders. And that’s just the beginning!
50%
START THE WOMEN WITHOUT WALLETS INITIATIVE
Through community nominations we will choose 100 women to guide through the process of creating their first crypto wallet and get them started in the space. We will gift each of these women a 90s Babes NFT with the hopes to empower and inspire them to get involved and enjoy all of the opportunities the NFT community can offer.
70%
90S BABES PRINTS SENT TO HOLDERS
As much as we love NFTs, we think beautiful artwork should be enjoyed in all mediums. That’s why we will pick 10 random 90s Babes NFT owners to receive a custom print of their unique Babe. This will allow us to extend the beautiful work of our artist, Erika Vasylovka, to the physical world.
90%
1990S STYLE STORE OPENS
A 90’s Babes merch line will open. This online shop will include 90s inspired t-shirts, hoodies, scrunchies, hats, fanny packs, and more. The majority of store sales will go back into the Community Wallet to be used for giveaways.
100%
TIME TRAVEL TO OTHER DECADES
The 90s Babes are just the beginning! All holders will be eligible to mint further collections for free. We have big things in store, including the introduction of new art featuring different decades, alongside the 90s Babes. Stay tuned.
Team
BOSS BABES
Danielle Petty
Creative Director
Danielle is the definition of a 90s Boss Babe. She’s worked at Google in their Google Ads department, and currently holds the title COO at a digital marketing agency. Helping to guide the creative direction and execution of the 90s Babes, she’s hoping to build a strong community of individuals around the same mission — to open doors for women.
Erika Vasylovka
Artist
The incredibly talented Erika Vasylovka has worked tirelessly to create the beautiful art you see for 90s Babes. For the past 5 years, she has actively been pouring her energy into art full time, actively pursuing it as a career, and looking forward to the opportunities NFT can provide.
Lara Anam
Operations Manager
Lara has always been passionate about community involvement and social action to make positive change locally. She is a digital marketer and founder of a non-profit organization that empowers young leaders in the Philippines. She wants to extend her passion for helping to the NFT community.
Megan Page
Community Manager
Megan is the quintessential 90s Babe and loves that this project honors that iconic decade. She is passionate about making the Web3 space a welcoming, accessible journey for everyone and hopes to help more people understand the opportunities it brings. She is focused on building the 90s Babes brand and continuing to develop an authentic community.
Steve Neigut
Marketing Director
Steve is deeply ingrained in the NFT space. He’s an NFT art photographer, founder of AZNFT, and head of marketing at Charged Particles, an NFT infrastructural technology. With 13+ years in marketing and tactical strategy, leading teams, and cryptocurrency advisement, he now aims to help others learn and safely transition into the Web3 space.
Krystal Reynoso
Communication Support
Passionate for the cause and a certified 90’s Babe herself, Krystal shares her experience in Public Relations to help create a space for anyone interested in learning more about Web3. With 12+ years in the web2 digital marketing space, she hopes to use her talent to help entrepreneurs in Web3 communicate their message in a meaningful way amongst vast audiences.
FAQs
Remember that kid in class who was the first to have a flip phone? Who taught you how to text? Email? Browse? How to bid on Beanie Babies on Ebay? How to download Alanis and Pearl Jam? How to upload your videos to YouTube?
That’s us.
Our name, “90s Babes” refers to all women with a love of all things digital, especially those who were raised in the 1990s. And “babes?” We not only embrace that term, we celebrate it. Because we’re in charge of it…this is our narrative, our vocabulary, our destiny. And yes, that’s how we refer to ourselves. Because we’re proud of our past. And confident in our future. We hope you like the term. Because we sure do.
We are known for three things
- Clarity: we speak with simplicity, candor, and specificity.
- Authenticity: we speak the truth, our truth and yours.
- Kindness: we speak with a positive tone.
The core team at 90s Babes is Danielle Petty, Katie Goodwill, Lara Anam, Erika Vasylovka, Saphera Peters, Estafania Ochoa, Steve Neigut, Tom Clark, and P.J. Zimmer. We see ourselves – and you – as the early adopters, the teachers who have always risen to the challenges of the digital world. And we recognize the tremendous opportunity that NFTs represent: So we got in…and made a commitment to helping others get in on it, too. Kinda like we’ve always been doing, digitally speaking.
Our mission is clear: to help bring more women into the opportunity called NFTs. We have made it our goal to elevate, support, and empower – to extend the power of NFTs to as many people as possible (especially women).
To live our mission of empowering more women, we have created the ‘Women Without Wallets’ initiative, to help onboard more women into the NFT community and make an impact in everyday lives.
We will also be donating 8% of our mint funds to I Love My Happy Momma, which helps spread maternal-mental health awareness; Female Strong, an organization that helps prepare the female leaders of the future; and Girls Who Code, the organization that’s closing the digital gender gap, building a pipeline of tomorrow’s female engineers.
We also envision that one day we’ll become a DAO, and we’re seriously considering the establishment of a foundation — one committed to the funding of initiatives and programs that support women’s education, mental and spiritual healing, and empowerment.
Each piece in the collection will cost 0.07 ETH + Gas Fee.
There will be a total of 10,000 pieces in the collection with 9,750 of them available for sale on the mint. 250 pieces will be held back for contests, giveaways, and team members.
Each wallet will be able to mint up to 3 90s Babes.
Pre-sale minting will be on 1st of March 2022.
The public mint will begin on 3rd of March 2022.
Remember all the gadgets, devices, and collectibles you just had to have in the 90s? The clothing styles, the haircuts, the accessories? We scoured the web and wracked our brains to make sure all these 90s “icons” appear in the collection – in the hands and on the bods of our “babes.” That is, every “babe” will most likely be wearing or holding a reference to the 90s you’ll recognize. There will even be rarer designs…stay tuned.
We’re also teaming up with Rarity Tools right after the launch, so you can see the attribute list, in order of rarity. Which “babe” will you get? You won’t know exactly until you mint. And of course, depending on what attributes she appears with. Incidentally, “rarity” depends on how frequent a particular set of attributes appears, and it’s all done in good clean fun. In fact, fun is at the heart of the joy of collecting. In no way does a character’s skin color, accessories, or any other aspect of her attributes suggest or imply that one is considered to be “superior” to another.
A non-fungible token is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger. NFTs can be associated with easily-reproducible items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files as unique items, and use blockchain technology to give the NFT a public proof of ownership.That’s the best part about owning and collecting NFTs: authenticity. You have authentic proof of provenance, and you have a digital record for that purchase, genuine proof that you alone own that NFT, the only digital file of its kind in the world. There are no copies of it, and no one else can claim ownership of it, except you.
MetaMask is an Ethereum Browser and ETH wallet. It lets you interact with Ethereum Dapps and Smart Contracts without running a full Ethereum node. The MetaMask add-on can be installed on your Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and the new Brave browser. Metamask allows you to store ERC20 tokens, and can also be used on your android or iOS device through the mobile app.
It’s just like adding an app:
- Install MetaMask mobile at MetaMask.io.
- Open the MetaMask mobile app and select ‘Sync or Import’ > ‘Scan QR code’.
- Log into your MetaMask extension.
- Click Settings > Advanced > Sync with Mobile. You’ll see a QR code.
- Link this QR code with your MetaMask mobile app (see step #2).
Digital-artwork NFTs are mostly bought and sold through specialized marketplaces online, like Zora, Rarible, and Opensea.
Heads up: Coinbase NFT is a forthcoming peer-to-peer marketplace that will make minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever (you should consider joining the Coinbase NFT waitlist here). Danielle: the link?
If you’re more interested in games and sports collectibles, developers like Dapper Labs have created experiences, including NBA Top Shot (virtual trading cards) and Cryptokitties (a Pokemon style, digital-cat-art collecting app that actually was the first successful NFT collection that was launched in late-2017).
Online games including Gods Unchained are using NFTs to sell in-game assets like weapons or cosmetic upgrades. Real estate in new virtual worlds is sold via markets including Decentraland and The Sandbox.
You can also buy or sell some NFTs directly via a compatible crypto wallet.
Heads up: Coinbase NFT is a forthcoming peer-to-peer marketplace that will make minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever (you should consider joining the Coinbase NFT waitlist here). Danielle: the link?
If you’re more interested in games and sports collectibles, developers like Dapper Labs have created experiences, including NBA Top Shot (virtual trading cards) and Cryptokitties (a Pokemon style, digital-cat-art collecting app that actually was the first successful NFT collection that was launched in late-2017).
Online games including Gods Unchained are using NFTs to sell in-game assets like weapons or cosmetic upgrades. Real estate in new virtual worlds is sold via markets including Decentraland and The Sandbox.
You can also buy or sell some NFTs directly via a compatible crypto wallet.
First you’ll want to do some research into the available collections, and choose an NFT you believe in, or that you really admire, a collection with NFTs you’d want to invest in and own. Now, you’re ready to “mint” your first NFT.
The first thing you want to do is to verify that you are on the right website. Meaning, make sure you are looking at the legitimate website that is offering the NFT collection This is important because there are operators of counterfeit sites that will try to pose as the actual NFT website, and as a project leads up to its presale day, this is an increasingly common phenomena. Just make sure you verify that the site is the actual NFT creator’s site, not a fake website.
The first thing you want to do is to verify that you are on the right website. Meaning, make sure you are looking at the legitimate website that is offering the NFT collection This is important because there are operators of counterfeit sites that will try to pose as the actual NFT website, and as a project leads up to its presale day, this is an increasingly common phenomena. Just make sure you verify that the site is the actual NFT creator’s site, not a fake website.
The most popular site is OpenSea, a website that allows you to buy, sell, bid on, and auction off NFTs in what is known as “the secondary market.”
- Start by going to opensea.io
- Select the “Profile” icon at the top right side of the screen.
- You will then be prompted to connect your wallet (i.e. Metamask).
- You will continue through multiple prompts, finishing with the connection screen.
- When you see “Connecting…” OpenSea to your wallet, you’re almost done.
- Once your account is connected, you will be able to view your NFT’s, buy, sell, and trade on OpenSea for all secondary sales.
- Start by creating an OpenSea account and connecting a wallet.
- Once you have your wallet connected, you will need to make sure you have enough ETH to cover purchase price and gas fees.
- Next browse OpenSea for your desired piece.
To Buy a NFT:
- Choose the NFT you want to buy, then click “Buy Now”
- Check the boxes agree to the terms, then click “Checkout”
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, and you will be able to see the total purchase price. You’ll see a “Gas Fee.” This is a required fee to process the transaction in the Ethereum network. This fee varies wildly depending on how much activity there is on the network. I’ve seen it range from $30 ~ $140. If you’re not in a rush, I would recommend checking gas prices on sites such as https://ethereumprice.org/gas/ to choose a time when gas prices are cheaper
- Some NFTs are auctioned, so you will need to place a bid. Even if an NFT is listed as “Buy Now”, you can always make an offer for a lower price
- Click on “Offers” to dropdown the list. You will be able to see whether there are any existing offers for the NFT
- Click on “Make Offer”
- Your bids will be placed in WETH (Wrapped ETH) which is a form of ETH currency that makes it tradeable. Carefully choose the amount of WETH you want to bid (USD is shown on the right side)
- Click “Convert ETH”
- Confirm the amount, then click “Wrap” **each time you convert ETH to WETH, there is a transaction fee, so if you’re planning to bid on multiple NFTs, you may want to convert a larger amount**
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, asking you to confirm the total amount
- The gas fee for the conversion here is cheaper than when purchasing the NFT. I’ve seen it range around $5 ~ $10
- You will see the updated balance of ETH and WETH in your MetaMask wallet
- Select “Confirm”
- Go to “Make Offer” again
- Enter the amount you want to bid and click “Make Offer”
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, and you will be able to see the total purchase price. For offers, you may only see a “Gas Fee” if it’s your first transaction. This fee is generally lower than the gas fee required to transact a purchase. I’ve seen it range from $10 ~ $15
- Select “Confirm” to finalize the bid
- When the MetaMask extension drops down, click on “Sign”
Congratulations! You’ve successfully placed a bid! You should see your bid show up in the “Offers” section.
- From your profile, select the NFT you would like to sell from your wallet.
- Click the “Sell” button in the upper right-hand corner of the NFT page.
- Here, you’ll be prompted to ​​choose the price, type of auction, and other preferences. You can set your NFT as a fixed-price sale, or start an auction with a variety of settings including a start price, price threshold, and timed expiration.
- When you’ve worked out how you want your sales settings to look, click the “Post Your Listing” button.
- There are no direct fees for listing one of your NFTs for sale, although there are some fees once the sale goes through, which are listed out here.
- You’ll also be prompted to initialize your wallet if this is your first time selling. (There might also be a few extra review prompts to click through if the NFT you’re selling wasn’t minted on OpenSea.)
- After all of this, you’ll be asked to finalize the listing, confirm all the details, and post your NFT on the marketplace.
The blockchain is a term used to describe the way in which crypto currency transactions are tracked and monitored. Think of the blockchain as a digital ledger, which records and accounts for every NFT that has ever been minted, sold, or resold using cryptocurrency. The “blockchain” is infallible, and keeps track of who created the NFT, the date it was created, who purchased it first, who purchased it last, who owns it now, and how much it’s being sold for on a resale site. Unlike other works of art that have to be “authenticated” by “experts” who issue “Certificates of Authenticity,” NFTs creators and traders rely on the blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity and to prove the origin and the trading of the art.
ETH is the abbreviation for “Etherium” – it’s the kind of cryptocurrency most associated with the buying and selling of NFTs. You need some ETH to purchase NFTs.
LIke having a wallet or a purse in the real world, you need a digital wallet in order to be able to buy, sell, and create NFTs, to store your ETH, to safeguard your NFTs, and to interact with a blockchain. Interestingly, you don’t need to have any ETH or other digital resources in order to to create your wallet.
Metamask is the most widely accepted and most commonly used site for creating a crypto wallet. There are many others available to choose from.
If you’re going to be buying and selling with large amounts of ETH, you should consider using a “hardware” wallet, like a Ledger (https://www.ledger.com/) or a Trezor (https://trezor.io/.) These wallets offer much more secure ways to store your crypto and NFTs.
If you do decide to get a hardware wallet it’s recommended you purchase it directly from their site instead of third parties as there are fakes out there that get sold on Amazon.
Metamask is the most widely accepted and most commonly used site for creating a crypto wallet. There are many others available to choose from.
If you’re going to be buying and selling with large amounts of ETH, you should consider using a “hardware” wallet, like a Ledger (https://www.ledger.com/) or a Trezor (https://trezor.io/.) These wallets offer much more secure ways to store your crypto and NFTs.
If you do decide to get a hardware wallet it’s recommended you purchase it directly from their site instead of third parties as there are fakes out there that get sold on Amazon.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Babes
NFTs 101
Crypto Basics
The Babes
Welcome to the 90s Babes.
What are the 90s Babes?
Remember that kid in class who was the first to have a flip phone? Who taught you how to text? Email? Browse? How to bid on Beanie Babies on Ebay? How to download Alanis and Pearl Jam? How to upload your videos to YouTube?
That’s us.
Our name, “90s Babes” refers to all women with a love of all things digital, especially those who were raised in the 1990s. And “babes?” We not only embrace that term, we celebrate it. Because we’re in charge of it…this is our narrative, our vocabulary, our destiny. And yes, that’s how we refer to ourselves. Because we’re proud of our past. And confident in our future. We hope you like the term. Because we sure do.
We are known for three things
1. Clarity: we speak with simplicity, candor, and specificity.
2. Authenticity: we speak the truth, our truth and yours.
3. Kindness: we speak with a positive tone.
Who is the team behind the 90s Babes?
The core team at 90s Babes is Danielle Petty, Katie Goodwill, Lara Anam, Erika Vasylovka. We see ourselves – and you – as the early adopters, the teachers who have always risen to the challenges of the digital world. And we recognize the tremendous opportunity that NFTs represent: So we got in…and made a commitment to helping others get in on it, too. Kinda like we’ve always been doing, digitally speaking.
What is the 90s Babes mission?
Our mission is clear: to help bring more women into the opportunity called NFTs. We have made it our goal to elevate and empower – to extend the power of NFTs to as many people as possible (especially women).
What are you planning on right now?
We will be opening a new site called ‘Women Without Wallets’ which will start with 100 pieces from the 90s Babes collection. We’ll be adding to the collection over time, and these pieces will be reserved for women who have yet to be introduced to NFTs. We’ll encourage them to set up their wallets so they can receive a free piece.
We also plan to give back to a mission that is very close to our hearts.
$10,000 of sales will go to XXXX – At the 25% sold milestone
What does the future of the 90s Babes look like?
Canvas prints. Swag. And Zoom conversations. About imposter syndrome. Equal pay. Work/Life Balance. Self Care. We find that through collaboration and dialogue, we grow… as digital designers, strategists, content creators, and NFT collectors.
How much is the mint price for a 90s Babe?
Each piece in the collection will cost 0.06 ETH + Gas Fee.
How many 90s Babes will be available for purchase?
There will be a total of 10,000 pieces in the collection with 9,800 of them available for sale on the mint. 200 pieces will be held back for contests, giveaways, and team members.
How many 90s Babes can I mint?
Each wallet will be able to mint up to 10 90s Babes.
When is the pre-sale?
Pre-sale minting will be on 24th of December 2021.
When is the public minting?
The public mint will begin on 25th of December 2021.
What is the rarity structure for the 90s Babes?
Remember all the gadgets, devices, and collectibles you just had to have in the 90s? The clothing styles, the haircuts, the accessories? We scoured the web and wracked our brains to make sure all these 90s “icons” appear in the collection – in the hands and on the bods of our “babes.” That is, every “babe” will most likely be wearing or holding a reference to the 90s you’ll recognize. There will even be rarer designs…stay tuned.
We’re also teaming up with Rarity Tools right after the launch, so you can see the attribute list, in order of rarity. Which “babe” will you get? You won’t know exactly until you mint. And of course, depending on what attributes she appears with. Incidentally, “rarity” depends on how frequent a particular set of attributes appears, and it’s all done in good clean fun. In fact, fun is at the heart of the joy of collecting. In no way does a character’s skin color, accessories, or any other aspect of her attributes suggest or imply that one is considered to be “superior” to another.
NFTs 101
Our mission is to empower women through NFTs, and that starts with the basics.
What are NFTs?
A non-fungible token is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger. NFTs can be associated with easily-reproducible items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files as unique items, and use blockchain technology to give the NFT a public proof of ownership.That’s the best part about owning and collecting NFTs: authenticity. You have authentic proof of provenance, and you have a digital record for that purchase, genuine proof that you alone own that NFT, the only digital file of its kind in the world. There are no copies of it, and no one else can claim ownership of it, except you.
What is a Metamask wallet?
MetaMask is an Ethereum Browser and ETH wallet. It lets you interact with Ethereum Dapps and Smart Contracts without running a full Ethereum node. The MetaMask add-on can be installed on your Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and the new Brave browser. Metamask allows you to store ERC20 tokens, and can also be used on your android or iOS device through the mobile app.
How do I set up a Metamask wallet on my phone?
It’s just like adding an app:
Where can I buy and sell NFTs?
Digital-artwork NFTs are mostly bought and sold through specialized marketplaces online, like Zora, Rarible, and Opensea.
Heads up: Coinbase NFT is a forthcoming peer-to-peer marketplace that will make minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever (you should consider joining the Coinbase NFT waitlist here). Danielle: the link?
If you’re more interested in games and sports collectibles, developers like Dapper Labs have created experiences, including NBA Top Shot (virtual trading cards) and Cryptokitties (a Pokemon style, digital-cat-art collecting app that actually was the first successful NFT collection that was launched in late-2017).
Online games including Gods Unchained are using NFTs to sell in-game assets like weapons or cosmetic upgrades. Real estate in new virtual worlds is sold via markets including Decentraland and The Sandbox.
You can also buy or sell some NFTs directly via a compatible crypto wallet.
How do I “mint” an NFT from your “collection’s” website?
First you’ll want to do some research into the available collections, and choose an NFT you believe in, or that you really admire, a collection with NFTs you’d want to invest in and own. Now, you’re ready to “mint” your first NFT.
The first thing you want to do is to verify that you are on the right website.Meaning, make sure you are looking at the legitimate website that is offering the NFT collection This is important because there are operators of counterfeit sites that will try to pose as the actual NFT website, and as a project leads up to its presale dae, this is an increasingly common phenomena. Just make sure you verify that the site is the actual NFT creator’s site, not a fake website.
How do I buy pre-owned NFTs that are up for sale?
The most popular site is OpenSea, a website that allows you to buy, sell, bid on, and auction off NFTs in what is known as “the secondary market.”
How do I set up my OpenSea account?
To Buy a NFT:
Congratulations! You’ve successfully placed a bid! You should see your bid show up in the “Offers” section.
How do I sell an NFT on OpenSea?
A non-fungible token is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger. NFTs can be associated with easily-reproducible items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files as unique items, and use blockchain technology to give the NFT a public proof of ownership.That’s the best part about owning and collecting NFTs: authenticity. You have authentic proof of provenance, and you have a digital record for that purchase, genuine proof that you alone own that NFT, the only digital file of its kind in the world. There are no copies of it, and no one else can claim ownership of it, except you.
What is a Metamask wallet?
MetaMask is an Ethereum Browser and ETH wallet. It lets you interact with Ethereum Dapps and Smart Contracts without running a full Ethereum node. The MetaMask add-on can be installed on your Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and the new Brave browser. Metamask allows you to store ERC20 tokens, and can also be used on your android or iOS device through the mobile app.
How do I set up a Metamask wallet on my phone?
It’s just like adding an app:
- Install MetaMask mobile at MetaMask.io.
- Open the MetaMask mobile app and select ‘Sync or Import’ > ‘Scan QR code’.
- Log into your MetaMask extension.
- Click Settings > Advanced > Sync with Mobile. You’ll see a QR code.
- Link this QR code with your MetaMask mobile app (see step #2).
Where can I buy and sell NFTs?
Digital-artwork NFTs are mostly bought and sold through specialized marketplaces online, like Zora, Rarible, and Opensea.
Heads up: Coinbase NFT is a forthcoming peer-to-peer marketplace that will make minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever (you should consider joining the Coinbase NFT waitlist here). Danielle: the link?
If you’re more interested in games and sports collectibles, developers like Dapper Labs have created experiences, including NBA Top Shot (virtual trading cards) and Cryptokitties (a Pokemon style, digital-cat-art collecting app that actually was the first successful NFT collection that was launched in late-2017).
Online games including Gods Unchained are using NFTs to sell in-game assets like weapons or cosmetic upgrades. Real estate in new virtual worlds is sold via markets including Decentraland and The Sandbox.
You can also buy or sell some NFTs directly via a compatible crypto wallet.
How do I “mint” an NFT from your “collection’s” website?
First you’ll want to do some research into the available collections, and choose an NFT you believe in, or that you really admire, a collection with NFTs you’d want to invest in and own. Now, you’re ready to “mint” your first NFT.
The first thing you want to do is to verify that you are on the right website.Meaning, make sure you are looking at the legitimate website that is offering the NFT collection This is important because there are operators of counterfeit sites that will try to pose as the actual NFT website, and as a project leads up to its presale dae, this is an increasingly common phenomena. Just make sure you verify that the site is the actual NFT creator’s site, not a fake website.
How do I buy pre-owned NFTs that are up for sale?
The most popular site is OpenSea, a website that allows you to buy, sell, bid on, and auction off NFTs in what is known as “the secondary market.”
How do I set up my OpenSea account?
- Start by going to opensea.io
- Select the “Profile” icon at the top right side of the screen.
- You will then be prompted to connect your wallet (i.e. Metamask).
- You will continue through multiple prompts, finishing with the connection screen.
- When you see “Connecting…” OpenSea to your wallet, you’re almost done.
- Once your account is connected, you will be able to view your NFT’s, buy, sell, and trade on OpenSea for all secondary sales.
- Start by creating an OpenSea account and connecting a wallet.
- Once you have your wallet connected, you will need to make sure you have enough ETH to cover purchase price and gas fees.
- Next browse OpenSea for your desired piece.
To Buy a NFT:
- Choose the NFT you want to buy, then click “Buy Now”
- Check the boxes agree to the terms, then click “Checkout”
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, and you will be able to see the total purchase price. You’ll see a “Gas Fee.” This is a required fee to process the transaction in the Ethereum network. This fee varies wildly depending on how much activity there is on the network. I’ve seen it range from $30 ~ $140. If you’re not in a rush, I would recommend checking gas prices on sites such as https://ethereumprice.org/gas/ to choose a time when gas prices are cheaper
- Some NFTs are auctioned, so you will need to place a bid. Even if an NFT is listed as “Buy Now”, you can always make an offer for a lower price
- Click on “Offers” to dropdown the list. You will be able to see whether there are any existing offers for the NFT
- Click on “Make Offer”
- Your bids will be placed in WETH (Wrapped ETH) which is a form of ETH currency that makes it tradeable. Carefully choose the amount of WETH you want to bid (USD is shown on the right side)
- Click “Convert ETH”
- Confirm the amount, then click “Wrap” **each time you convert ETH to WETH, there is a transaction fee, so if you’re planning to bid on multiple NFTs, you may want to convert a larger amount**
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, asking you to confirm the total amount
- The gas fee for the conversion here is cheaper than when purchasing the NFT. I’ve seen it range around $5 ~ $10
- You will see the updated balance of ETH and WETH in your MetaMask wallet
- Select “Confirm”
- Go to “Make Offer” again
- Enter the amount you want to bid and click “Make Offer”
- Your MetaMask extension will drop down, and you will be able to see the total purchase price. For offers, you may only see a “Gas Fee” if it’s your first transaction. This fee is generally lower than the gas fee required to transact a purchase. I’ve seen it range from $10 ~ $15
- Select “Confirm” to finalize the bid
- When the MetaMask extension drops down, click on “Sign”
Congratulations! You’ve successfully placed a bid! You should see your bid show up in the “Offers” section.
How do I sell an NFT on OpenSea?
- From your profile, select the NFT you would like to sell from your wallet.
- Click the “Sell” button in the upper right-hand corner of the NFT page.
- Here, you’ll be prompted to choose the price, type of auction, and other preferences. You can set your NFT as a fixed-price sale, or start an auction with a variety of settings including a start price, price threshold, and timed expiration.
- When you’ve worked out how you want your sales settings to look, click the “Post Your Listing” button.
- There are no direct fees for listing one of your NFTs for sale, although there are some fees once the sale goes through, which are listed out here.
- You’ll also be prompted to initialize your wallet if this is your first time selling. (There might also be a few extra review prompts to click through if the NFT you’re selling wasn’t minted on OpenSea.)
- After all of this, you’ll be asked to finalize the listing, confirm all the details, and post your NFT on the marketplace.
Crypto Basics
What is a blockchain?
The blockchain is a term used to describe the way in which crypto currency transactions are tracked and monitored. Think of the blockchain as a digital ledger, which records and accounts for every NFT that has ever been minted, sold, or resold using cryptocurrency. The “blockchain” is infallible, and keeps track of who created the NFT, the date it was created, who purchased it first, who purchased it last, who owns it now, and how much it’s being sold for on a resale site. Unlike other works of art that have to be “authenticated” by “experts” who issue “Certificates of Authenticity,” NFTs creators and traders rely on the blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity and to prove the origin and the trading of the art.
What is ETH?
ETH is the abbreviation for “Etherium” – it’s the kind of cryptocurrency most associated with the buying and selling of NFTs. You need some ETH to purchase NFTs.
Why do I need a wallet?
LIke having a wallet or a purse in the real world, you need a digital wallet in order to be able to buy, sell, and create NFTs, to store your ETH, to safeguard your NFTs, and to interact with a blockchain. Interestingly, you don’t need to have any ETH or other digital resources in order to to create your wallet.
Metamask is the most widely accepted and most commonly used site for creating a crypto wallet. There are many others available to choose from.
If you’re going to be buying and selling with large amounts of ETH, you should consider using a “hardware” wallet, like a Ledger (https://www.ledger.com/) or a Trezor (https://trezor.io/.) These wallets offer much more secure ways to store your crypto and NFTs.
If you do decide to get a hardware wallet it’s recommended you purchase it directly from their site instead of third parties as there are fakes out there that get sold on Amazon.
The blockchain is a term used to describe the way in which crypto currency transactions are tracked and monitored. Think of the blockchain as a digital ledger, which records and accounts for every NFT that has ever been minted, sold, or resold using cryptocurrency. The “blockchain” is infallible, and keeps track of who created the NFT, the date it was created, who purchased it first, who purchased it last, who owns it now, and how much it’s being sold for on a resale site. Unlike other works of art that have to be “authenticated” by “experts” who issue “Certificates of Authenticity,” NFTs creators and traders rely on the blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity and to prove the origin and the trading of the art.
What is ETH?
ETH is the abbreviation for “Etherium” – it’s the kind of cryptocurrency most associated with the buying and selling of NFTs. You need some ETH to purchase NFTs.
Why do I need a wallet?
LIke having a wallet or a purse in the real world, you need a digital wallet in order to be able to buy, sell, and create NFTs, to store your ETH, to safeguard your NFTs, and to interact with a blockchain. Interestingly, you don’t need to have any ETH or other digital resources in order to to create your wallet.
Metamask is the most widely accepted and most commonly used site for creating a crypto wallet. There are many others available to choose from.
If you’re going to be buying and selling with large amounts of ETH, you should consider using a “hardware” wallet, like a Ledger (https://www.ledger.com/) or a Trezor (https://trezor.io/.) These wallets offer much more secure ways to store your crypto and NFTs.
If you do decide to get a hardware wallet it’s recommended you purchase it directly from their site instead of third parties as there are fakes out there that get sold on Amazon.