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FLASHBACK 4 Years: Blockchain-Backed Collectible Avatars Coming to Reddit

FLASHBACK 4 Years: Blockchain-Backed Collectible Avatars Coming to Reddit

Four years ago Reddit announced Reddit Collectible Avatars to much fanfare. A single day record would be reached on December 4th of that year when almost 255,000 were minted.

While the program has now come to an end, its legacy lives on through our memories and the friendships it inspired.

We mourn this lost world together.

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u/rajapaws — 14 hours ago

Is anyone familiar with this avatar?

I am not familiar with the reddit avatar system and I have seen this sooo cute axolotl avatar (I am obsessed with axolotls) and was wondering if there was a way I could get it? I attached a photo of it I found online :<

u/KeyAccomplished1816 — 11 hours ago

I don’t know much about avatars and why I was given this one. Is this rare?

I will still probably keep it in some form or fashion since I like collecting watches but more than anything else just wanted to learn more about it. Thanks k. Advance!

u/TheFrederalGovt — 12 hours ago

How I Turned My $50 to $350 Using Reddit Collectible Avatars

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about the Collectible Reddit Avatars and how they were selling out fast.

So, immediately after writing that story, I bought some of those NFTs for myself, and I am pleased to say that all of the avatars I bought skyrocketed in value.

This post is about the first collectible avatar I bought and how it turned my $50 into $350

The NFT was a Mutant Monarch and is part of the first generation of NFT collectible avatars. When I wrote my previous post describing the Reddit NFTs, it was worth $50. I immediately bought it after seeing the opportunity to own something rare (there are only 151 copies of this avatar).

A few hours after I bought the avatar, it sold out and was selling at 0.33 eth(around $50 then), but I paid it no mind since I was planning to hold the NFT for about a month.

Fast forward to yesterday, I was casually browsing Reddit when I came across a post saying that the "the hands" avatar, which Reddit initially sold for $50, was sold for 4 eths (~$5000).

Naturally, I got curious and checked how my first NFT was doing, and this is what I saw: click to view image in full size

It was last sold for 0.27 eth (~$350)!

Granted, it was not as good as 4 eths. A 700% increase in value isn't bad at all!

Before anyone asks me, I haven't sold mine off, and I haven't even listed it since I am predicting that the value of this avatar still has a lot of room to grow. I think that these avatars' value will keep growing as it ages.

And that's the story of how I turned my $50 to $350 (potentially more!). If you enjoyed that story and would like to keep updated, follow me. I occasionally write stories about crypto, NFTs, and sometimes my investments.

u/WadeIsAGronk — 9 hours ago
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Oceania 000000

There was a version of the sea
that still gave things back.

Then something changed.

What sank did not stay buried.

What floated did not stay harmless.

And what looked untouched was usually the first sign.

They say Oceania 000000 came from that threshold.

From the hour the water stopped separating relic from waste.

From the place where discarded things learned how to keep a shape.

It returned speaking only one word:

Not as a greeting.

As proof.

u/KONGXIANG — 12 hours ago

Transferring Avatars

Hi all,

Wondering how to transfer avatars to another profile? I have an avatar that my best friend has been trying to get their hands on for a while & their birthday is coming up very soon. I want to surprise them with it. I’m not sure where else to ask!
Thanks in advance!

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u/cosmicselkie — 11 hours ago
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Final Boss Fight: Experiment with Dynamic AI Image Generation (Inputs and feedback needed from the community)

Hey guys, we keep experimenting with ways to expand the possibilities for artists and the utility of Mashis for collectors.

In this partnership with r/thenewsbruh and u/Hoppy_Doodle, holders of Paperboy ( https://mash-it.io/mashers?listing=940 ) can play the News Run game ( https://mash-it.io/game/play/news-run/final-boss ).

We just added a Final Boss level with an experimental feature: "Victory Prompt." It uses Gen AI to create a victory pose based on the Paperboy image, the Boss image, and the player's prompt.

This image generation consumes AI tokens, which cost real $$$.

As a pilot, we are sponsoring 100 plays, fully absorbing the token costs. If this works, we'll explore how to make it sustainable.

Now we want your feedback:

  1. What's your opinion of images being generated by AI based on non-AI Mashis and artwork designed by our artists?
  2. If we charge a small amount (e.g., USD 0.15–0.20 per play, like an arcade), would you play? Part of this money would cover the AI token costs, and part would go to the artist/game designer who created the sprites for the game. Note: this is one way of addressing "AI stealing artists' work" — actually, AI would let collectors augment the artist's work while remunerating them with a micropayment in every gameplay.
  3. If we sell $MASHI "stablecoins" (again, to play a game, it would cost 15–20 cents of 1 $MASHI) to be used in games and other features, would you buy? Note that this would be a "utility coin" — similar to a stablecoin — not a speculative asset. Don't buy it expecting it to "go to the moon"; its value would be stable, and the use case is to play a game or perform an action that consumes tokens.
  4. Any additional considerations or ideas?

We are excited to hear your feedbacks and to see your victory images! (There are rummors that Paperboy holders who defeat the boss might receive something)

u/Atorcran — 12 hours ago

Completely Lost on OpenSea Just Want a Cheap Avatar

Hey everyone,
Can someone explain how OpenSea works and how you’re actually supposed to buy stuff there? I’m completely lost and don’t understand any of it.
I just want to get a cheap avatar, even if it’s only around $1 haha. Any tips for a beginner would be appreciated!

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u/Parking_Leg_9551 — 19 hours ago

Some mashups from the golden avatar era

Just came across some pics of mashups back when avatars first started out gen 1 to 3 (I think). Good times!

u/pineappledick69 — 1 day ago

I managed to lock myself out of 5 years of work and collecting because I lost my vault’s seed phrase. FML.

Hello everyone, I am losing my absolute fucking mind right now. I was trying to transfer a collectible avatar to another user, but it's locked inside my vault and I can't find the paper where I wrote down my recovery phrase. I thought I was being smart by writing it down instead of screenshotting it, but now I’m completely fucked and out $5k.

​I literally tried pleading with Reddit and OpenSea to just manually transfer the avatar to the guy for me, but they both gave me the same generic corporate response: "You have to access the vault by entering the recovery phrase." They can't do shit because it's on the blockchain.

​Now I'm staring at a completely blank wallet. Twelve words stood between me and five grand, and I managed to lose them. FML.

>!Blank wallet !<😭

>!0x91C54ac45eB39d0a7E7f469e3a08404CA37386d8!<

u/Long_Box_2268 — 1 day ago

How does this crap work?

So I want to buy a new avatar nft thingy whatever .. everywhere online says you have to get a vault seed phrase and stuff ECT but I don't see any thing like that? Am I doing something wrong or like how if I buy one will it get onto my reddit? Thanks

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u/Caroline_Scott468 — 2 days ago
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INVENTORY UNLOCKED: a holy force has entered the realm!!!

Holy Heaven Egg ×3

Type: PET
Rarity: ULTRA

Blunt Blessing ×51

Type: SPELL
Rarity: SUPER

Wacky Wand ×7

Type: ARTIFACT
Rarity: HYPER

One carries life.

One carries blessing.

One twists fate just enough to keep hope alive.

Together, they complete the piety of High Priestess SSSSSS.

mash-it.io/xxx/reliquary

u/KONGXIANG — 2 days ago
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Something Holy Has Entered the War

First came the hymn.

Soft at first.

Almost impossible to hear beneath the noise of steel and shadow.

But once it began…

the air changed.

Fear loosened its grip.

Fortune returned.

And somewhere above the realm, something answered with light.

The Holy Heaven Egg has appeared.

Not every force enters the war to destroy.

Some arrive to bless what still remains.

u/KONGXIANG — 3 days ago
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Darth Morgan Has Taken Her Place

The Darkest Secret is no longer hidden.

Darth Morgan 99999 has entered the realm.

Where metal gathers, she is never far.

Steel Spike Eggs now sleep beneath her shadow.

Metal Mastery bends to her will.

And the deeper players go into the dark, the more her mark begins to appear.

Some Avatars enter the realm to be collected.

Others arrive to change it.

Darth Morgan was never just another release.

She was the hand behind the darkness all along.

u/KONGXIANG — 2 days ago
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Mashi holders, vote: "Mercy" or "Guillotine"

After terrifying the realm for so long, the King has fallen to a coup d'état that emerged from the populace. Now, naked and on his knees before the guillotine, he awaits the Mashi holders' decision:

  • "Mercy" — the king is spared and returns more powerful than ever.
  • "Guillotine" — the king is beheaded, clearing the way for a new contender.

Vote here: https://mash-it.io/voting

Voting ends on July 10 (friday) 4:30 AM EDT.

About voting:
Voting power is capped at 10 and follows "quadratic voting" logic:

  • 1 Mashi held = square root of 1 = 1
  • 4 Mashis held = square root of 4 = 2
  • 16 Mashis held = square root of 16 = 4
  • 100 Mashis held = square root of 100 = 10

This idea was borrowed from a post by Vitalik. It aims to give more voting power to people who hold more Mashis, while preventing whales from single-handedly deciding the outcome.

u/Atorcran — 3 days ago