Thread by @MattGarciaEth

* * * * * HOW TO BUY RARE PEPES * * * * *

1/ Since my last thread went viral,
I've been receiving a continuous stream of DMs from people asking how to buy #RarePepes

So here goes the most succinct & simple overview that I could put together
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#NFTcommunity #NFTcollector

2/ WHY PEPES MATTER?

#RarePepes are the first Art project in the history of NFTs.

They were also very popular—in that sense, they were to Bitcoin what #CryptoPunks are to Ethereum.

This makes their rediscovery one of the greatest opportunities in #NFTs at the moment.
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3/ WHY ARE RARE PEPES STILL UNDERVALUED?

Because they were damn difficult to buy!

Bitcoin wasn't initially conceived for NFTs,
so until very recently, you needed to get into complex interfaces that kept non-techie investors away.

All of this has changed...

4/ WHAT'S CHANGED?

Rare Pepes are finally available on @OpenSea.
The marketplace that the majority of #NFT investors use.

This is made possible by a new technology created by @EmblemVault that allows Bitcoin NFTs to be wrapped in a way that OpenSea can handle.

But...

5/ STILL DIFFICULT

Though much less so, #RarePepes are still confusing to buy (different supplies, checks required, Emblem on OpenSea has other collections mixed...)

This is a great opportunity for us investors:

Tricky to buy = Only mavericks buying = Huge upside

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6/ HOW TO BUY

Here's the Rare Pepes collection on OpenSea:
opensea.io/collection/emb…

Pepes are valuable for 3 main reasons:

1 - How old the Pepe is
2 - How rare the Pepe is
3 - How 'DANK' the Pepe is

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7/ RARE PEPE AGE

All #RarePepes are old, but the oldest are the most valuable.

There are 1774 different Rare Pepe Cards in 36 series.

Cards in series 1-9 were created in 2016
Cards in series 11-30 were created in 2017
Cards in series 31-36 were created in 2018

8/ RARE PEPE RARITY

Not all #RarePepes are rare!

Some cards were only issued 1,000 times, 100 times, some just once...

...but some are in the millions or billions!

You want RARE Rare Pepes!

Some cards to stay away from are in the picture below:

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9/ RARE PEPE DANKNESS

#Dankness is difficult to define, but what an investor needs to know is that a Pepe is considered dank if it has 'memetic power'

Dankness = Memetic Power = Relevant to Meme Culture

(Next tweet shows examples of Pepes considered Dank)
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#Memes

10/ SOME MEME DANK TRAITS

*Pop Culture Icons
*Badassness
*Special Ingenuity
*Particularly humourous
*Perceived Hipness
*Geek Icons
*Fellow Meme Icons
*Crypto Deities
*Self-referential
*Crypto Celebs
*Crypto Topics
*Historical Events
*Takes on Famous Art
*Sports Icons

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#Memes

11/ CHECKS BEFORE BUYING I

To check SUPPLY and AGE of your Pepe
You can go to either of these sites:

> rarepepedirectory.com
> rarepepewallet.com

All the Rare Pepes from every series are listed on them with their AGE and SUPPLY.

12/CHECKS BEFORE BUYING II

After you've chosen your #RarePepe on OpenSea there's one last check you need to make—because some scammers are selling empty Emblem vaults on there

This video:
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This by @danielgothits explain the check:

https://twitter.com/danielgothits/status/1430637701431054337?s=20

13/ OTHER WAYS OF BUYING

If you want to go full-geek with your #RarePepes, you can also learn how to buy them on the Bitcoin repositories.

There's a learning curve to that, but the community in the RarePepes discord channel is really friendly & helpful.

discord.gg/HThxcmvpXd

14/ IN SUM

#RarePepes are confusing, their dankness elusive, their valuation part maths part art—but that's what makes them such a good investment

Pepes are still rough diamonds. The day the process of finding these diamonds gets easier, the window of opportunity will close.