# $200 to $10,000 in 7 days, my first NFT experience. Author: Charles Haworth · Published: 2022-01-09 · URL: https://charleshaworth.com/my-first-nft-experience/ · Category: Investing & Money My first NFT purchase $200 to $10000 in 7 days. Have you ever heard of an [NFT or non-fungible token](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token)? I have a keen interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies and had been seeing more and more discussions about something called an NFT. My attention was grabbed by a news article of a digital artist called [Beeple](https://www.beeple-crap.com/) who sold a digital picture for a whopping 68M$ in March 2021. I watched some interviews with Beeple but could not really understand why anyone would pay millions of USD for a digital picture that anyone can simply right click and “save as” to take for themselves. I started to see news articles about celebrities and even companies getting into this NFT space and buying PFPs (profile pictures) like [Cryptopunks](https://opensea.io/collection/cryptopunks) and [Bored Ape Yacht Club](https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/). The NFT industry is growing in strength and NFTs can be used to represent a wide range of digital assets like digital land ([Sandbox](https://www.sandbox.game/en/) and [Decentraland](https://decentraland.org/)), domain names ([Etherium Naming Service](https://ens.domains/), [Unstoppable Domains](https://unstoppabledomains.com/)). This is just the tip of the iceberg. ## The start November 2021, I received a marketing e-mail from [Crypto.com](https://crypto.com/app/hsmabra2we) about an upcoming NFT drop of 10,000 unique PFP’s called [Loaded Lions](https://crypto.com/nft/collection/82421cf8e15df0edcaa200af752a344f). I like to get direct experience when learning about a new topic and this was my chance to take part and for only $200 🦁. ## Joining the drop, curiosity and excitement. Two days later, it was time. The Discord channel was blowing up with thousands of excited people and the moment the queue opened I clicked to join. What? 6,200th in the queue? how was that possible… would I even get one?? 6 hours later, watching the progress and finally, it was time. Click, pay and reveal.. a picture of a black lion in a black teeshirt. [Loaded Lion #352](https://crypto.com/nft/collection/82421cf8e15df0edcaa200af752a344f?search=Loaded+Lion+%23352&asset=c9cd318b8ae415f79e127940f15f7c72&edition=334122a6f50a56cfcbb1ed2639987a0f&detail-page=MARKETPLACE). Loaded Lion #352. ## Got it! .. now what? Did I just spend $200 on a cartoon picture of a lion??? I changed my profile photo on Twitter and started to join the various twitter groups. I immediately started getting followers from other Loaded Lions owners. Daily Twitter spaces opened which discussed NFTs, digital art, NTP prices and a lot of speculation on the future of this Loaded Lion project. Everyone was really passionate to be part of this exclusive club. ## Walking away from $6000… am I crazy The next thing that happened shocked me, a few days later I received an unsolicited offer of $6000 to buy my Lion… what?? Who would pay that much for a picture? There are thousands of these things. I wanted to continue this experience and was not ready to sell after just 5 days. I convinced myself I only spent $200 which I could afford to lose… so I rejected the offer. Just in case, I decided to post my lion for sale but at a price, I thought was crazy and would not sell, $10,000. ## Sold! On the seventh day, I was having a beer after work with the friend who introduced me to [Crypto.com](http://Crypto.com) and started this whole journey. Coincidence? The e-mail landed… your Lion was sold. After this rollercoaster journey this is what I learned: 💸There is a value derived from the ability to own digital assets. 👩‍💻 Scarcity can be programmed. ⛓ Blockchain technologies are driving a new epoch with human interaction in a digital world. 🌎 People are seeking a sense of community and this is evolving with technology. If you are curious to learn, there is nothing better than first-hand experience. Dip your toe in the water.