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WHAT MAKES [thing] COLLECTIBLE? Sometimes I can’t help but 🤦🏽‍♂️ when a company says “check out this collectible [thing] we created”. The [thing] is very often [junk]. We all have “edge skills” where we possess a natural talent, usually supported by countless hours of passionate hard work, that out performs 99.9% of humans. A deep understanding of collectibility, the mindset of collectors, and the best value drivers across a wide range of collectible genres, is one of those edge skills for me. I miss often but I have an established track record of being right a lot more than I’m wrong. A lot of it comes from all that experience (and learning from my many misses) but there are some basics anyone can apply. For [thing] to HAVE A CHANCE at proving to be collectible (i.e., have, hold and grow value), you must ensure that the components are in place for someone else to formulate a thesis (for themselves) on why they can also believe in [thing]. This is by no means an exhaustive list…but some stuff I look at (when I create - and when I collect): - Can the provenance be trusted? Have you undertaken measures to ensure future buyers are confident [thing] is authentic and unaltered? - What are the potential catalysts for future demand of [thing], and how "far-fetched" are they? You only need one catalyst if it's potentially powerful and/or far reaching. However, in most cases, it's a combination of potential catalysts that solidify a strongly held thesis. - Will [thing] be difficult to obtain once demand reaches the catalyst driven projections? Many people fumble here because they grossly under-estimate “catalyst driven demand” because current demand skews their perception. It’s critical that you utilize these lower demand windows to accumulate if you believe in [thing]. From there, trust your thesis’ catalyst to take care of that future demand. **TIP - if you don’t see a POTENTIAL catalyst for 10x future demand - question your overall thesis.** - Does [thing] forge an emotional connection with the owner for the duration of their ownership? Or might [thing] just end up in a junk drawer of apathy after a brief honeymoon phase? (We will skip the counterplay of including "trash bin deflation" from the potential thesis.) - Is one of the emotions [thing] sparks a sense of "pride"? Collectibles can create a wide array of emotions and be successful but if one of them isn’t a sense of pride…tough sledding. - Does [thing] help the owner to create a new community or fit neatly into an existing one? - Are there enough units of [thing] for a market to form with reliable sales comparisons over time? - How does the uniqueness of [thing] contribute to its perceived value? Is there something inherently special or rare about [thing] that cannot be easily replicated? - What is the historical significance or potential future historical importance of [thing]? Does it represent a moment in time, a cultural movement, or an innovative breakthrough? - How does the craftsmanship or artistic merit of [thing] add to its collectibility? Is it made with exceptional skill or creativity that sets it apart from other similar options? - Is there a story or narrative associated with [thing] that enhances its appeal? - Does [thing] have the potential for cross-collectibility, appealing to collectors across different interests or demographics? This is a good starting framework. If you form your thesis for [thing] using this checklist and then have patience…I think you will win a lot more than you lose. 1/2

Tomorrow at 2pm EDT we will have a YouTube Premier for the @blokpax State of the Union. It covers a lot. Prob 45 mins. Announces the reward pool. Other wild things y’all ain’t ready for. Seriously tho. Y’all truly ain’t ready. RTs for awareness much 🙏🏾

This NFT is the FIRST vaulted and tokenized physical collectible. It’s a major key card. One of the most important. This claim is to the best of my knowledge. It is owned by our @blokpax community. Now sure…some people stuck jpgs of random trading cards on NFTs prior to this but there was no custody mechanism or framework that established valid tokenization of a specific asset in any of those instances that I’ve seen. The world will eventually be tokenized. So many things (almost everything?) will have an on-chain title or provenance component. And when history eventually decides to look back at the infancy of asset tokenization I believe this Michael Jordan rookie card will be a very meaningful on-chain time capsule. It l belongs in a museum with its provenance remaining on-chain. I think that happens one day. Maybe after I’m gone. Maybe in a few short years…idk. As for the physical asset itself…After peaking in meat space auctions at about $750k similar PSA 10 86 Fleer Jordans dipped to about $140k post pandemic crash. The most recent sale was back to $370k with what feels like a solid base being formed to take these cards to $1 million in the decade ahead (not financial advice - do your own research). Back to this NFT. If anyone wants to point me to contrary info about the provenance of tokenized assets I’m happy to explore it. I’m not trying to make any false claims. The card in meat space has comps…sure. But the TOKEN on Ethereum that is the TITLE OF OWNERSHIP for THIS card is VERY SPECIAL. The blockchain has a lot of history to be explored. At worst, this card was the first for Blokpax…that’s worst case…but I believe it’s MUCH MUCH more than that. Until I’m shown otherwise. This is still GENESIS. iykyk 👊

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