Top 5 Most Expensive BAYC NFTs Ever Sold

The NFT landscape has become a thriving ecosystem that enables creators to take remarkable NFTs to marketplaces worldwide. One such creator is Yuga Labs, the brains behind it Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs.

Minted on the Ethereum network on April 20, 2021, the 10,000 NFT collection quickly became expensive assets with exquisite and classic characteristics. Along with their rarity score, which marks their uniqueness, each punky Ape in this collection gives its holders access to tons of utility in the decentralized space. Below are the five most expensive BAYC NFTs ever sold.

Rank five

Bored Ape #2087 is the 5th most expensive BAYC NFT sold. It was sold for 769 ETH, approximately $2,307,638.27 (at $3,000/ETH) on September 30, 2021 to LeDegenz on OpenSea. The Cigarette Smoking Ape ranks 53rd with a rarity score of 3416.52. It also has the rarest colorful fur, only found in 77 monkeys in the collection. It is owned by user 82D438 and has four properties highlighted in the table below.

Rank four

Bored Ape #8585 is the fourth most expensive BAYC NFT ever sold. It was sold on OpenSea for $2,702,582.65, which is approximately 697 ETH on October 19, 2021. This crowned Bored Ape was again sold for 777 ETH on October 1, 2022. This monkey is owned by DrinkNeuro-Vault and is ranked number 423 with a rarity score of 2567. It is one of the 77 crowned monkeys with trippy fur in a collection of 10,000 Bored Apes. The five characteristics it has been highlighted below.

Rank three

Bored Ape #232 is the third most expensive BAYC NFT sold. It was sold on LooksRare to Chain CEO Deepak Thapliyal on January 30, 2022, at 1,080.69 wETH, which is approximately $2,807,394.87. This NFT has a rarity score of 2713.30 and ranks 324 in a collection of 10,000 NFTs. Deepak Thapliydal recently sold this monkey to a collector named collector Keungz for $927,000 (800 ETH). This famous NFT has the six characteristics highlighted below.

Rank two

This Bored Ape #3749 is the second most expensive BAYC NFT sold. This 11th rarest Bored Ape was sold to a user known as boothy to SandboxGame for 740 ETH (about $2.91M) on September 6, 2021. Unlike Ape #8817, Ape #3749 (also known as “The Captain”) has a rarity score of 3862.91 and shooting laser eyes along with other traits shown in the table below.

Rank one

The Bored Ape #8817 is the most expensive BAYC NFT sold. It ended up topping the list as the most expensive NFT when it was auctioned at the notable auction house Sotheby’s. It sold for $3,408,000, roughly 819 ETH. The monkey has a rarity score of 3820 and is the 16th rarest NFT in the BAYC collection with the following characteristics.

Jimmy, the third largest BAYC NFT holder, sold Bored Ape to crypto investor Brandon Buchanan. Jimmy owns 74 Bored Apes, which is a total of approximately 5,794,753 ETH.

Conclusion

BAYC is a collection of 10,000 NFTs with seven characteristics that define their respective rarity. Although the rarity of NFTs usually affects their market value, other factors such as the market price of ETH and how attractive they are to enthusiasts and investors also contribute to their prices on marketplaces. Other expensive Bored Apes in the BAYC collection that deserve an honorable mention can be seen below.

• Bored Ape #7090 sold for $2,272,620 (600 ETH)
• Bored Ape #8135 sold for $1,873,449 (550 ETH)
• Bored Ape #1837 sold for $1,575,561 (569 ETH)
• Bored Ape #820 sold for $875,481.60 (210 ETH)

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