Nicolas R.
Good NFT website
I’ve been with Rarible for one crypto cycle now (4 years), and never had a problem with them. Never had a reason to contact them for help either, but I do see many complaints about technical issues among others, so it’s probably best to read through those too in order to determine whether or not Rarible is the right fit for you. Otherwise I remember all the problems I had when starting out with NFTs. Just creating a crypto wallet and then figuring out how to transfer funds was very nerve-wracking. Crypto’s a whole new ballgame, and along with it, there’s a fairly steep learning curve. Not a long steep curve mind you, more like a handful of very important things you need to know before minting (and yes, the term “minting” is part of that education). Once my wallet was set up, it was however very straightforward to set up shop on Rarible. I even sent them an email for verification, and they were happy to oblige. I started by submitting a modest batch of personal photos & artwork, but at the time around 3-4 years ago, ETH gas fees were very expensive. I also “shopped around” with other NFT websites, but not much luck to be honest selling my NFTs. I consider that to be my fault though, it’s not Rarible’s job to promote my work. Plus I was happy to see one of two NFTs I sold came from Rarible, and it was the more expensive one. I’d like to think my Verified status helped for that. Then at some point crypto winter hit. Think of when BTC crashed to 16k. I lost interest in NFTs for a while, but that has changed for the better lately. For all the time my Rarible account spent sleeping, it was still there for me to pick up on and start minting again. Not that I sold anything, I haven’t even listed any of my new NFTs for sale. But ETH gas fees are a lot more reasonable now, and I am more interested in creating NFTs these days for the sake of etching my images & research onto the blockchain. Something I believe many people overlook, but for example, let’s take AI generated text & images. To the best of my knowledge, that is not eligible for copyright, so in theory anyone could take someone else’s AI art and claim it as their own. There’s a huge grey area of uncertainty here that makes me feel uncomfortable, especially when AI helps to produce something truly unique. However, minting AI artwork creates an immutable record on the blockchain. It’s the next best thing to copyright protection as far as I see it at this moment in time. And again, I have to thank Rarible as an intermediary of sorts allowing me to mint my NFTs on the blockchain. It gives me a lot more peace of mind.