I’ve spent close to $60K on NFTs this year AMA

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$0. The $60K gets eaten up by a relatively small number of high-value NFTs, and I never found a music project that was personally appealing and valuable, sadly.

Access to the artist and the community that loves the art cannot be underestimated as a huge value add that is typically missing in tradart. It’s like access to a fan club (not necessarily token-gated, but it feels nice to own). It’s an encouraging, supportive community too. Future airdrops is also a nice value.

What are a few of your favorite forms of utility that accompany the art?

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I wouldn’t have bought if I didn’t like the art

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Some combo of trial and error, Twitter following curation (especially ArtBlocks OGs + frequent Twitter names associated with art I like). I'm rarely the first to a grail but I know those who are, and I sit on the sidelines a bit (not a huge fan of minting unless I treat it as a gamble, like opening up a booster pack).

how do you discover the projects you’ve bought? how much time do you spend on research

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Oooh, tough one, but I can take a page out of tradart for that one, which is a bit of both. I buy the stuff I find aesthetically pleasing (Meridians, Gazers, MV, Gelo) and I know if I need to I can let them go at a minor profit. Currently I could recoup about 90% of cost if I had to sell quickly, which I'm happy with.

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Good q -- in rough priority order: 1) it’s pretty 2) it’s rare (e.g hard to design/make, few in number) 3) I get to join a community of people who also like the art 4) there’s a story behind the piece you’re willing to share with me and 5) I’ll get rewarded in the future.

Buyer to buyer (I'm not an artist), what are your buying criteria?

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Honestly, and funnily, initially I was all about displaying/showcasing the things I collected, but after a while it just became a bit tedious and it felt like I was catering to anonymous viewers who didn't end up caring anyways. It was far more fun to discuss and share that ownership in the Discords (like for Gazers).

do you have a fav way of displaying/showcasing them anywhere?

gallery? cyber? deca? tokenframe?

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By far Gazers by Matt Kane. The community and the surprise factor of an ever-changing piece makes it worth every penny imho

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When will you spend that much on @punk NFTs?

any NFT that you 'use' daily to access gated perks? or access to a community?

Have you thought about displaying them in the real world a-la NFT Screens by @fredwilson.eth? https://avc.com/2022/10/nft-screens/