'Mortal #2/10' by XCOPY is now in the collection of Work-In-Progress after a deal with tesarr, brokered by Eli Scheinman.
205 WETH, 'Grifter #499' and an edition of 'EYE-ROLLA' (both by XCOPY) place the deal's total value at 225-230 ETH.
Have you ever wondered how a deal like this gets done?
It turns out this one is far more than meets the eye.
Pursuing an edition like the August, 2020 released 'Mortal' becomes more difficult over time as it gains consensus acclaim within XCOPY's ecosystem. There are only 10.
Via Eli Scheinman:
"8 were more or less locked away by well known collectors, and 2 were still on Nifty Gateway. 1 of those 2 was Cameron Winkelvoss.
The other was anon with no trace online. I went through that account's Etherscan, saw that they had interacted with an ENS of someone else twice amongst their few ever on chain tx, found that person, and it turned out they were in fact in close touch with the holder. (They had both minted Mortal when it first dropped)."
Thus kicked off an exchange between Eli and 0xTahir, who aided the deal making process. In the words of 0xTahir to Eli: "Thank you! You're a true detective".
In the end, a mutually beneficial deal is struck, and Work-In-Progress achieves XCOPY immortality.
'AI Generated Nude Portrait #7 Frame #8' by Robbie Barrat, one of the infamous "Lost Robbies", sells for 200 ETH ($685-690k) to Benji (pellacollection.eth) from janchristensen, in a deal brokered by Eli Scheinman.
This Lost Robbie is extra special.
It (1) is the 8th ever mint, (2) was held since mint, and (3) came with the original claim card included in the deal.
The three parties (collector, seller, and broker) completed the deal live together and fees were subsequently sent to SuperRare.
It is the second Eli brokered Lost Robbie this year, with the last coming January 5th to Raoul Pal for $600k (approximate reported price by Jediwolf).
'RARE PEPE | Series 1 Card 1' aka "The Nakamoto Card" by anonymous artist Mike sells for 56 ETH ($193,095) to originalrollo.eth in a deal brokered by Oliver Morris.
It is in line with December's last sale of The Nakamoto Card, exceeding it in ETH terms (53.99 ETH) while trailing in USD ($211,060).
Originalrollo.eth becomes the latest member of the "300 Club", named for the edition count of the original card, although technically 2 have been burned.
Thursday, January 16:
'Future Trains' by Anne Spalter and The Josh Craig, presented by MakersPlace and Jessica Marinaro: 5 artworks, 1 pre-sold, opens 12:00pm ET
Thursday, January 16:
'Fool's Gold' by Amber Vittoria via OpenSea on Base: 1/1/768 collection at 0.005 ETH each, VIP at 10:00am, public at 11:00am
TBA (Target - Weekend):
'PXL DEX' by Kim Asendorf: 1/1/256 collection, 1 ETH each public phase
Nothing like a historic day in digital art to snap 2025 out of its slumber.
Three nearly simultaneous transactions, each that qualifies to lead most days.
They overshadow interesting line items elsewhere, including Cycles by Material Protocol Arts, Helena Sarin and INFINITEYAY in the 1/1 category, and a strong Hackatao in Editions.
I will be live today at 11:00am ET in the Ledger Discord talking digital art market and 24 Hours of Art - join us!
Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of (USD) $10k+ Collection, $1k+ 1/1, $2.5k+ 1/1/X, and $1k+ Edition artworks
The fourteenth ART of 2025 leans into Mendezmendez and his use of Rodeo in sharing an "incomplete" artwork. Here we create an incomplete ART and homage the intersection of Refik Anadol and Harto flowers.
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