The most expensive sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs: How to get into the elite NFT club?

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) by Yuga Labs is the undisputed leader among NFT brands. The enormous success of the project cannot be denied. When the collection launched in April 2021, the price of a mint was 0.08 ETH (about $190 at the time). A year later, they were selling for over 100 ETH (over $300,000) and apes with rare traits were selling for millions. Most recently, Yuga Labs raised $450 million from Andreessen Horowitz, and the company’s actual valuation was a whopping $4 billion. Among the well-known sponsors you can find such brands as MoonPay, Animoca Brands and many others.

To date, BAYC’s ownership is:

• The leader in terms of sales and one of the two NFT projects (besides it, only CryptoPunks), which managed to exceed the sales bar of 1 million ETH (about $2 billion),
• An indicator of the social status of the owner,
• A membership card to an elite and dynamically developing top community, which includes world celebrities (Paris Hilton, Madonna, Mark Cuban, Justin Bieber, Kevin Hart, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neal, Lil Baby and many others),
• Entry ticket to all drops and related projects from Yuga Labs (Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, Otherside metaverse),
• Access to various privileges and utilities.

All this is expensive, sometimes insanely expensive! Want to know the details of the most expensive sales of the moment? Then we present the the most expensive sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs of all time as of 06/14/2023.

1. Bored Ape Yacht Club #7537

BAYC #7537 sold on June 15, 2022 for 1024 ETH (about $1.2 million at the time of the deal). This is far from the rarest NFT in the collection (6649/10000 in rarity), and here are its attributes:

• Background: New punk blue (12%),
• Clothes: Bandolier (2%),
• Eyes: Closed (7%),
• Fur: Brown (14%),
• Hat: Police motorcycle helmet (1%),
• Mouth: Bored (23%).

This combination of attributes does not make this token the rarest, but it was it that made headlines as the most expensive sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs in the entire history of the industry.

It was acquired by btok1024.eth, a crypto wallet owned by Btok @Btok_official, a Web3 social network based on blockchain technology. According to the creators, the platform has more than 10 million active users, mainly in China. And the purchase of a digital monkey for 1024 ETH has become a beautiful and expensive marketing ploy. Now BAYC #7537 is a bright symbol and the main character of the social platform.

2. Bored Ape Yacht Club #6388

BAYC #6388 sold on July 9, 2022 for 869.69 ETH (about $1.06 million at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT in the collection (37/10000 in rarity), and here are its attributes:

• Background: Purple (13%),
• Clothes: BAYC t red (1%),
• Earring: Silver stud (8%),
• Eyes: Sunglasses (4%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Hat: Commie hat (3%),
• Mouth: Jovial (3%).

The well-known anonymous NFT collector n0b0dy.eth @nobody_vault has added this NFT to his collection. It is one of the Top 10 largest whales in the entire Yuga Labs ecosystem. His collection of more than 2,800 NFTs can only be envied.

It includes:

• Bored Ape Yacht Club – 49,
• Mutant Ape Yacht Club – 44,
• Otherdeed for Otherside – 487,
• Otherside Koda – 16,
• HV-MTL – 43,
• Bored Ape Chemistry Club – 2,
• alien frens – 14,

3. Bored Ape Yacht Club #7090

BAYC #7090 was sold on February 7, 2023 for 800 ETH (about $1.3 million at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT (62/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: New punk blue (12%),
• Clothes: Service (1%),
• Eyes: Heart (4%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Mouth: Grin multicolored (1%).

Among all of the above, the main value is Solid gold fur, of which there are only 46 pieces in the collection, and the floor price for them starts from 500 ETH.

It was acquired by the well-known NFT influencer and collector j1mmy.eth, who later transferred this token to the PimpCapital wallet. He, in turn, is the holder of the largest collections on the market:

• Azuki – 25,
• Beanz – 14,
• Pudgy Penguins – 12,
• CryptoPunks – 3.

What do you think, maybe this is not a coincidence?

4. Bored Ape Yacht Club #232

BAYC #232 sold on November 23, 2022 for 800 ETH (about $946k at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT (324/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Army green (12%),
• Clothes: Smoking jacket (2%),
• Eyes: Sleepy (8%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Hat: Seaman’s hat (4%),
• Mouth: Bored (23%).

Among all the above features, the main value here is also Solid gold fur, of which there are only 46 pieces in the collection, and the floor price for them starts from 500 ETH.

The buyer was well-known Keungz @keung, expert analyst and creator, manager of 7 blue chip projects. His personal collection (more than 3.4k NFTs) includes:

• Otherdeed for Otherside – 109,
• HV-MTL – 100,
• The Captainz – 85,
• Keungz Genesis – 65,
• The Potatoz – 61,
• Mutant Ape Yacht Club – 40,
• BAYC – 19,
• CyberKongz – 15,
• Moonbirds – 13,
• Bored Ape Kennel Club – 12,
• Meebits – 9,
• Azuki – 2.

5. Bored Ape Yacht Club #8585

BAYC #8585 sold on October 2, 2022 for 777 ETH (about $1M at the time of the deal). This is a fairly rare NFT (423/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Blue (12%),
• Eyes: Heart (4%),
• Fur: Trippy (77%),
• Hat: King’s crown (0.77%),
• Mouth: Phoneme vuh (3%).

The buyer was an anonymous collector OTC26, who has several more affiliated wallets, where, in addition to representatives of this collection, you can also find Azuki, HV-MTL.

6. Bored Ape Yacht Club #5383

BAYC #5383 sold on August 17, 2022 for 777 ETH (about $1.4 million at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT (223/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Orange (13%),
• Clothes: Lumberjack shirt (2%),
• Eyes: Angry (4%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Hat: Army hat (3%),
• Mouth: Bored unshaven (16%).

Among all the above features, the main value here is also Solid gold fur, of which there are only 46 pieces in the collection, and the floor price for them starts from 500 ETH.

This token was purchased by an anonymous NFT investor Vis.eth @vis_eth. He has multi-million digital wealth on his wallets (over 900 tokens), including:

• Otherdeed Expanded – 276,
• Otherside Vessels – 170,
• Otherside Koda – 106,
• Otherdeed for Otherside – 55,
• mfers – 39,
• Bored Ape Yacht Club – 11,
• Azuki – 4,
• CLONE X – 2,
• Bored Ape Kennel Club – 2,
• Nakamigos – 1,
• CryptoPunks – 1.

7. Bored Ape Yacht Club #2087

BAYC #2087 sold on September 30, 2021 for 769 ETH (about $2.3 million at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT (53/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Purple (13%),
• Eyes: Angry (4%),
• Fur: Trippy (0.77%),
• Mouth: Bored cigarette (7%).

This token was acquired by an anonymous user LeDegenz, who has many top NFTs on affiliated wallets, including:

• HV-MTL – 106,
• NFTs by RTFKT – 56,
• Otherdeed for Otherside – 55,
• Mutant Ape Yacht Club – 34,
• CrypToadz by GREMPLIN – 32,
• oncyber labs – 17,
• CLONE X – 13,
• BAYC – 15,
• Bored Ape Kennel Club – 11,
• CryptoPunks – 9,
• Murakami.Flowers Official – 4,
• Deadfellaz – 6,
• VeeFriends – 4,
• Decentraland lands– 2,
• Pudgy Penguins – 1.

By the way, this token was originally minted by influencer j1mmy.eth.

8. Bored Ape Yacht Club #3749

BAYC #3749 sold on September 7, 2021 for 740 ETH (about $2.9 million at the time of the deal). It is one of the rarest NFTs (11/10000 in rarity) and has the following attributes:

• Background: Yellow (13%),
• Clothes: Black t (3%),
• Eyes: Laser eyes (69%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Hat: Sea captain’s hat (3%),
• Mouth: Small grin (3%).

The well-known game metaverse The Sandbox became the new owner. By the way, in this way the project team demonstrates partnership with Yuga Labs, having a total of more than 30 BAYC, 35 BAKC, 21 MAYC in their assets.

9. Bored Ape Yacht Club #4580

BAYC #4580 was sold on February 25, 2022 for 666 ETH (about $1.8 million at the time of the deal). This is a fairly rare NFT (246/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Orange (13%),
• Clothes: Biker vest (3%),
• Eyes: 3d (5%),
• Fur: Solid gold (0.46%),
• Hat: Seaman’s hat (4%),
• Mouth: Dumbfounded (5%).

The token that day was transferred to the F95878 crypto wallet, the ultimate owner of which is the collector n0b0dy.eth, which we talked about above.

10. Bored Ape Yacht Club #8633

BAYC #8633 sold on November 18, 2022 for 613.069 ETH (about $1.2 million at the time of the deal). This is a rare NFT (32/10000 in rarity) that has the following attributes:

• Background: Orange (13%),
• Eyes: Scumbag (2%),
• Fur: Trippy (0.77%),
• Mouth: Dumbfounded (5%).

And this NFT eventually also added to the multi-million-dollar collection of the NFT investor n0b0dy.eth, thereby strengthening the position of one of the largest whales in the entire BAYC ecosystem.

Opinion of NFTmetria

This most expensive total sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are about 8k ETH (about $15 million at the purchase rate). This gigantic amount represents less than 1% of total secondary sales. This indicates high liquidity and distribution in cash flows.

The most expensive sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs demonstrate the willingness of both public and anonymous investors to invest in the top collection from market leader Yuga Labs for the long term. The fact is that such a rapidly developing ecosystem is the most promising investment solution, in which the risks of depreciation tend to zero. And besides the financial benefits, you, as the owner, receive membership in the most elite NFT club, a lot of utilities, benefits and drops from the creators and their partners.