A photo of a trash can sold for a record breaking $252,000. Welcome to the wild world of NFTs. The image, called 64 Gallon Toter, depicts a large common plastic bin glitching. This NFT by the American artist Robness sold for the astonishing amount of money on OpenSea. If you’re reading this and feel you can sell a crazy NFT artwork for big money, then take a look at our guide to how to make and sell an NFT. But be warned, it’s not as easy as you’d think. Robness faced some obstacles to get his art created.
The 38-year-old artist told AFP how NFT marketplace SuperRare initially took the art down. He said: “It was kind of like rage art, I was angry about some things. So I put that up, and it was removed. They thought I was taking Home Depot’s picture and breaking copyright.”
Crypto-artist sells Trashcan NFT for $252000
