Make money from NFTs without grinding? Hear the实战 experience from a player who achieved 250x returns
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Make money from NFTs without grinding? Hear the实战 experience from a player who achieved 250x returns
No whitelist, no bots, no alpha private groups—yet I still profited in the NFT space through my own strategy, turning 0.6 ETH into 150 ETH.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insights
Original title: How I turned 0.6 eth into 150+ eth while sticking primarily to two projects}
Original author: Cirrus, NFT player
Translation: 0x137, BlockBeats
This article summarizes the views shared by NFT player Cirrus on his personal social media platform.
No whitelist, no bots, no alpha insider groups—yet I still profited in the NFT space using my own strategy, turning 0.6 ETH into 150 ETH. Now, I’m sharing all of these strategies with you.
1. Choose a reliable project
When I first entered Crypto, I blindly jumped from one project to another. One misstep in flipping could lead to huge losses. Everything changed for me when I started focusing on a trustworthy project called Lazy Lions…
At that time, the floor price of Lazy Lions had already increased 2.5x since I first encountered it in August. I mention this to emphasize that you don’t need your chosen project to skyrocket to make profits (though that certainly helps). What matters most is consistent trading volume.
2. Study traits and rarity carefully
This part takes significant time and isn't easy to master, but it’s by far the most critical component of my strategy. Combining OpenSea’s "Listings" and "Sales" tabs with websites like Rarity.tools can be extremely helpful.
I realized many people don’t even know about the "Listings" tab—click “Event Type” and select both "Listings" and "Sales." This page shows real-time buyer and seller activity. Treat it as your textbook and keep learning from it.
I spent an entire month studying Mutant trading patterns before gaining enough confidence to make what I believed was a smart purchase. Once you thoroughly understand the market and can instantly identify good deals, you’re ready to snipe or bid strategically.
3. Make the purchase
Initially, my rule of thumb was: if I believed there was over a 75% chance I could buy and resell the same day at a profit, I would go ahead and buy. This is an extremely conservative approach, but ideal for investors with limited capital, as it enables quick cost recovery and compounding.
There are two main ways to buy: directly through the "Listings" page, or placing wETH offers. But here’s something many don’t realize: if your account holds 1 wETH, you can actually place multiple offers totaling more than 1 wETH. Only when one offer is accepted will the others automatically cancel.
4. Immediately look for an exit opportunity
Once an offer is accepted, I immediately list the NFT for sale and aim to flip it quickly, compounding gains and preparing to snipe the next deal.
After I could afford multiple Lazy Lions, I realized that as long as I maintained sufficient liquidity to snipe 1–2 additional ones, I could slightly raise my asking prices. The key is finding the right balance between pricing and maintaining liquidity.
Whenever someone asks me, “What price should I set?” my answer is always: “When do you need to sell?” In the NFT market, you can either sell quickly at a lower price or at fair market value—but rarely both at once. Over time, you’ll need to blend these two considerations.
5. Liquidity is king
Going "all-in" is almost always a mistake. Even a slight dip in floor price can severely hurt you in the short term. More importantly, you’d have no ETH left to buy cheap NFTs from panicked sellers.
Now, whenever I see floor prices drop, I get excited—because I always maintain enough liquidity to make several purchases. Experience has shown me that during FUD periods, reliable projects present the best buying opportunities.
6. Build reputation within the project’s Discord
Most project Discords have a "Market Channel." Post regularly, interact daily, and community members will get to know you. They’ll begin trusting you for private trades, which saves you a significant amount in OpenSea fees.
One of the biggest benefits of building a solid reputation is that people trust me enough to send NFTs first. Today, I almost exclusively conduct private trades, saving myself 6.5% in fees.
If you don’t yet have a reputation, platforms like Nfttrader.io offer escrow services for private trades. For NFTs valued above 2 ETH, I highly recommend using their service.
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