eBay launches its first NFT collection

eBay is launching its first NFT collection, an NFT tribute to NHL legend Wayne Gretzky.

E-commerce giant eBay has officially launched its first non-fungible token (NFT) collection with a series dedicated to National Hockey League (NHL) legend Wayne Gretzky. The collection offers animated versions of the hockey player inspired by the covers of Sports Illustrated magazine. Four different rarity levels: Green at 299, Gold at 199, Platinum at 99, and Diamond for a total of 15.

eBay launches its first NFT collection

This collection is currently for sale on eBay. However, be aware that the limited editions in diamond, platinum and gold, priced at $1,500, $100, and $25 respectively, have already sold out. According to eBay’s announcement, this collection was developed in collaboration with NFT platform OneOf, which supports a range of “low power blockchains”to create sustainable NFT collections.

eBay listed NFTs in mid-2021 on its platform, but did not integrate blockchain technology to support sales on the latter. With this official release, users receive a link via in-app messages or email to get their NFT outside of the platform.

NFTs dedicated to NHL legend Wayne Gretzky

These NFTs were issued on the Ethereum Polygon platform and can be offered second-hand on OneOf. However, used NFT sales on OneOf are very limited so far, with only three users offering platinum tokens at a minimum price of $199, and one user offering a gold token at $69.

eBay Vice President of Collectibles Don Block said that NFT technology “will revolutionize the collectibles market”and recalled that the company is committed to democratizing NFTs for collectors around the world: “Through our partnership with OneOf, eBay is now making NFTs more accessible to a new generation of collectors around the world. This reflects our commitment to bringing more value and passion to the eBay buyer and seller community.”

OneOf CEO Lin Dai shared a similar sentiment, explaining that the duo is committed to making NFTs accessible to those who are not (yet) crypto: “You don’t need to be a crypto expert to buy, sell, and collect NFTs. OneOf and eBay are offering web3 technology to 100 million unborn crypto consumers.”