BAYC #8817 Sells For Record $3.4M
Bored Ape Yacht Club #8817 sold on Tuesday for 819 ETH, amounting to $3,408,000 USD at the time of transaction.
The ultra-rare NFT was sold at Sotheby's "Natively Digital 1.2: The Collectors" auction.
BAYC #8817 was sold for the first time since its mint, per Sotheby's, to @j1mmyeth.
#AuctionUpdate #BAYC #8817 sells for a RECORD $3,408,000 USD! This is the first time it has been made available since it was minted. Less than 1% of all Bored Apes have the gold fur trait. From the collection of @j1mmyeth #NativelyDigital pic.twitter.com/HfFTpEOIUh
— Sotheby's Metaverse (@Sothebysverse) October 26, 2021
BAYC #8817 features gold fur, an extremely rare trait held by less than 1% of the collection.
The sale surpasses that of one made in September, when another gold-fur Ape (BAYC #3749) went for 740 ETH – around $2.9 million USD at the time in September.
