NFT auction celebrating NFL star Rob Gronkowski drives $1.8M in sales

NFT auction celebrating NFL star Rob Gronkowski drives $1.8M in sales
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NFL star Rob Gronkowski’s NFT drop has generated more than $1.8 million in primary sales on NFT market OpenSea.

The Rob Gronkowski Championship Series NFT Collection includes five different tokenized cards depicting in-game action shots of the player during championship-winning games.

The championship series consists of five unique collectibles, including a single one-of-a-kind token, and four NFTs of which 87 copies each were  minted and auctioned from March 11 until March 13. The token’s purchaser will get the chance to meet the star, as well as two tickets to one of his NFL games in 2021 and a VIP invitation to Gronkowski’s next beach party.The token begins at around $100, but runs up to the thousands.

In the closing stages of the auction, bids pushed the price up from $150,000 to over $400,000 within two hours. The token’s purchaser will receive the opportunity to meet the star, in addition to two tickets to attend one of his NFL games in 2021, and VIP tickets to Gronkowski’s next beach party event.

A shrewd buyer spent over $650,000 on Gronkowski's NFTs, including each of the top five tokens by clearing price. OpenSea’s secondary markets are already seeing some Gronkowski token trades. Bidder “9DD7B7” bought the token for 229 Ether, worth roughly $430,000 at the time.

Gronkowski started playing football professionally in 2010.

?? “GRONK Championship LI” has sold for 14.2 Ether ($26,000), while “GRONK Championship LV” fetched 7.77 Ether ($14,000).

This is . NFT market OPENSEA has reported a more than $1.8 million dollar primary sales drop for NFL star Rob Gronkowski's Championship Series NFT cards. The collection includes five different tokenized cards depicting action shots of the player during championship-winning games.

March has been a big month for NFTs, with the band Kings of Leon generating more than $2 million after launching a tokenized album, and an NFT representing a freshly incinerated painting by renowned street artist, Banksy, selling for roughly $400,000.