I have no idea what I'm doing... let's sell some NFTs!
Time to see what this NFT fuss is all about.
I’ve made fun of NFTs. Many, many times.
The “Oh, you own that JPG, do you? Watch me Right-Click-Save-As” joke is simply too obvious and hard to resist.
But, after talking about NFTs with a friend who has been working with them, for quite some time, I’ve been convinced that (at the very least) there could be some solid uses for the technology (in varying fields).
And, after looking at some previously established artists (including the guy behind Earthworm Jim) utilize NFTs in a way that actually does make sense… I am beginning to realize that NFTs, as an artwork marketplace (among other things), might actually have some real value.
It’s time for me to get my feet wet, and document the experience.
I have zero NFT experience. I’ve never purchased, or sold, a single one. This week I am looking to purchase some NFTs and attempt to sell some as well. Then I can actually speak about the topic from a place of real world experience.
To further that goal, I have taken the advice of some friends and set up an OpenSea account (one of the NFT marketplaces) and created a collection of a handful of NFTs specific to The Lunduke Journal:
I opted to use this tutorial to create and list these NFTs for sale using the Polygon chain.
There were two options available on OpenSea: Etherium or Polygon. Etherium required a “Minting fee” before I could start selling (which could cost several hundred dollars USD). That seemed crazy to me, so I went with Polygon… which has no up-front cost associated with it at all. Seemed like an easier way to get started.
The process of preparing and listing was really pretty straight forward. At first glance it felt a big daunting (mostly because I’d never done it before). But the learning curve was nowhere near as steep as it first seemed.
The end result (thus far) is I now have four NFTs that I have created and published in my “Lunduke Journal” NFT collection on OpenSea. Two original comics, and two nerdy, goofy graphics that I made.
As far as pricing goes, I was really flying blind. So I made the prices as nerdy as I could. 0.0256, 0.0512, and 0.1024. Nerdy, and in the ballpark of what I’d seen from other creators.
Four of them exist right now, and I’m thinking I’ll add a few more throughout the week. Really, effectively kick the NFT tires.
If you’ve ever wanted to own the rights to a piece of Lunduke artwork — and help contribute to one of my articles in the process — now seems like a good time. Who knows.
Maybe one of my nerdy or Linux-y joke comics will turn out to be the next big NFT investment. ;)
I can just see the headline now:
“Joke JPG about ‘The Cloud’ being ‘Mostly Linux servers’ sells for 1.2 Million USD”
Weirder things have happened on the Internet. Especially lately.
Regardless of how the week goes, I’ll be documenting how I did things — and what the results were — for a future article. Others can learn from my successes or failures in NFT space. :)