Dissecting Avastars Gen1 Series 1 Pt. 2
Welcome to Part 2 of the Avastars Gen1 Series 1 sale analysis. Let’s dive right back in, shall we? Be sure to check out Part 1 if you haven’t already!
Community Resources Blooming
The interest around Gen1 Series 1 and the rising possibilities of Avastars in general has catalyzed several new and excellent community resources.
We previously mentioned Kai’s "Avastars ‘Unique By’ Ranking." In this breakdown, Kai notes how Series 1 collectors were favoring certain Traits, like the Zombie skin tone, so he set out to create a “system for ranking Avastars that matched how it seems like people are collecting and valuing them.”
The result was the Unique By (UB) score, which shows the minimum amount of Traits it takes to distinguish a Prime from its peers.
For example, a “UB3” score means an Avastar is unique by 3 Traits, though not all UB3s (or UB2s, etc.) are made alike since Traits have varying levels of rarity. Moreover, UB scores will shift over time as the wider population of Gen1 Primes grows. This is a fascinating new way to analyze Avastars, and we think it’ll be useful for years to come.
Pictured below: Avastar #4913, which Kai found is the only Prime with “Zombie skin and Bright Pink eyes” as things stand. Image via Kai.
Another novel resource to check out is the Avastars Replicant Preview website created by community member daLenz. Once Gen1 Series 5 reaches its cap, collectors will be able to mint Replicants from the Traits of Primes they own. Thanks to daLenz’s new preview tool, users can now plug in different combinations of Primes to see what an ensuing Replicant would look like. The site’s insightful, a lot of fun, and a great taste of what lies ahead for Avastars.
One final recently created resource we want to highlight is “The Collector’s Guide to Avastars” by Cliff Hall. This article has everything you need to know to bring you up to speed on all the major dynamics around collecting Avastars. It’s really thorough while still being straightforward and accessible, so we highly recommend it to anyone as a go-to resource when it comes to wrapping your head around collecting Primes and Replicants.
(Note: daLenz found and helped us resolve some early exploits, and we happily gave them a grant afterwards for the excellent work. We extend the same opportunity to anyone in the community: if you go above and beyond for Avastars, we’re happy to compensate you for your epic efforts. Don’t be a stranger!)
Scrolling Was a Hit
Gen1 Series 1 marked the rollout of the Avastars teleportation system, which allows collectors to scroll through a continuous feed of possible Primes in search of ones they’d like to mint. Accordingly, we couldn’t be any more pleased with all the comments that flooded in about folks falling in love with scrolling.
It was really cool seeing different scrolling strategies unfold for the first time, too. Some people minted Primes based solely on their looks, while others hunted for unique Trait combinations. The UX was clearly addictive either way!
Big Exclusive and Founder Sales
Every Generation of Primes kicks off with a limited Series 0 distribution, which involves releasing 200 handmade, rule-bending Primes. 100 of these Avastars go on sale for a short period of time and are known as “Founders,” while the other 100 are known as “Exclusives” and are given away freely to friends of the project.
As the dust settled around the Gen1 Series 1 launch, the Avastars community saw two major secondary market sales of Series 0 Primes. The collector Tweety sold Avastar #196, an Exclusive, to Slats.eth for 15 ETH (~$3,000) last month. Moreover, Tweety also sold Slats.eth Avastar #30, a Founder, for 9.5 ETH (~$2,000) around the same time.
Here, it’s interesting to see that an Exclusive sold for more than a Founder, since on the surface of things you’d expect the opposite to have happened. On the flip side, it’s not totally surprising since Avastar #196 has a score of 69 while Avastar #30 has a slightly lower score of 63.
Secondary Market Heating Up?
The secondary market around the Gen1 Series 1 Primes has shown its first signs of life, as well. In the final days of May, Avastars rose to as high as 9th place in OpenSea’s weekly sales rankings. During that span, over 60 ETH were exchanged on the week in secondary sales of Avastars. At least a few of these sales can likely be attributed to collectors wanting to get their Gen1 Series 1 Traits in order as the specter of Replicants continues to grow.
One thing to watch going forward, then? How secondary sales around Series 1 Primes continue to play out once Series 2 arrives.
Commercial Possibilities Begin
Thanks to the Digital Asset Ownership License that Avastars employs, collectors have a right to use Primes they own for commercial purposes.
An awesome early instance of this right put to great use came courtesy of artist duo Hackatao, who made their “Zeus” Avastar a central part of their new debut piece on nft42’s recently launched on-chain token minting platform InfiNFT.
This is just one early example, but it suggests the commercial possibilities ahead are wide open for Avastars owners. With Gen1 Series 1 done and Series 2 nearing, expect more and more of these possibilities to start coming to fruition in the months ahead.
On to the Next One
Avastars is only just beginning, and we’re pumped you’ve joined us at the start of the journey. We hope you’ve found this Series 1 breakdown helpful, and we can’t wait to look back and similarly dissect all the happenings to come in Series 2 and beyond.
In the meantime, we’ll keep everyone posted as launch day gets closer. Make sure you have Avastars.io bookmarked so you’re ready to rip for the next marathon of scrolling, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to jump into our community Discord! Cheers!