NFT Mint Cost vs Buying at Floor
**Minting** pays creator price plus often high gas during hype. **Buying floor** on secondary skips mint lottery but includes marketplace fees and royalties.
Step by step
1. All-in mint cost
Mint price + gas + failed tx attempts on competitive mints.
2. Floor + fees
Floor price + marketplace fee + creator royalty on secondary.
3. Liquidity exit
Can you sell near floor after mint, or is spread wide?
Mint vs floor buy
Minting bets on allocation; floor buy bets on immediate market price.
- Mint: Fixed primary price; gas wars; no guarantee of mint.
- Floor buy: Known entry; fees/royalty; pays market sentiment.
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Common mistakes
- Underestimating failed mint gas
- Ignoring royalty on exit
FAQ
Why is mint gas so high?
Network congestion + bots competing in same block.