So I Finally Joined Rarible: Ethereum's NFT Platform

Last month I started selling my art on #NFTShowroom and I got pretty favorable results with some of my art pieces. Throughout the month I learned a lot about crypto-collectibles, NFT's and how to use them.

One thing I noticed that the NFT scene on Ethereum's blockchain is stronger than the one on HIVE. So, I decided to learn about that a bit and that led me to Rarible.

Rarible is a blockchain collectible's (NFT) marketplace. One of the largest ever and is governed by its token: Rari.

I tested the website around four days ago. Logging in with my Ethereum's wallet, I found that I already had two NFT pieces which I probably got from promotions I took part in. (That or my ETH wallet got hacked/used by someone else, my transaction history says otherwise.)

I also found out about OpenSea.io which shows other NFTs that are linked to my account that are not art collectibles. There were transactions I forgot I made them on the ETH blockchain.

Yesterday I decided to join the platform seriously, choose one of my art pieces to sell, and made a collectible from it. Everything went right until the transaction happened. The transaction didn't reach its destination, it didn't even register on Etherscan! ...What? Why?

I even asked for help in Rarible's Discord.
Nice people. Helped me choose the direction I went to solve this.

It took me a whole day to understand where the problem was, (actually three hours, but two of them were on the second day.) It seems that I had a pending transaction regarding one of the NFTs on Opensea and MetaMask refused to do anything until that transaction goes through... Well, I never expected this so I spent a very low gas fee four days ago. Oops! Anyway I increased the gas price (a bit too much.)

Now, problem solved and I have my first art piece on Ethereum blockchain! See the first image in this article. I know this isn't the best drawing to sell, I used it as my Avatar in 2012 but I still love it, and still holds up with my art in 2020 so, I hope that you like it.

If you're interested in more art from me, here's the list of NFT's currently on #NFTShowroom:

Art Piece	Name/Link	Price x Editions	Notes
	A Fascinating Legacy (Story Cover)	20-100 HIVE x 3	Short Story Info
	Omar the Tiger (Story Cover)	200 HIVE x 1	Short Novel Info
	Yai (Frilly Dress)	5 HIVE x 5	Character Info
	Karate Tourney	22-110 HIVE x 5	My favorite OC's

More art pieces will be available both there and on Rarible in the future!

What are your thoughts?

Do you have any experience with NFTs? NFTShowroom? Rarible? Did you encounter a similar problem on Ethereum/MetaMask as I (and @chekohler) did? Please share in the comments!

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