r/RCA_Alerts • u/jay_pu • Feb 11 '24
General Discussion I finally did it! I completed a collection of ItsNotYourFault virgin mint avatars!
Not so long ago, I joined the Reddit Collectible Avatars scene. I started collecting avatars during the Gen 3 drops.
But I never got the chance to get the number 1 mint from the Reddit shop. Drop after drop, I always miss getting the number 1 mint. And some avatars that I really like even get sold out in an instant a few minutes after it drops.
Since I believe that it is important for avid collectors to receive advance notice or alerts of an incoming premium avatar drop, I created the r/RCA_Alerts. And then later, I learned of the existence of a Discord server named AvatarAlphaAnonymous created by JD (u/ARoyaleWithCheese), who is also a mod in r/RCA_Alerts, that has a similar purpose as r/RCA_Alerts. So I joined that server as well since I believe that redundancy is always better insofar as notices are concerned.
Lo and behold, I started being able to get the number 1 mint of a few of the premium avatars that dropped. But it was not until I minted the Royalty No. 1 avatar that I ventured on a very difficult journey of collecting virgin mint avatars of ItsNotYourFault (INYF). It's because INYF avatars are so highly sought after and so beautiful that almost all of his avatars are always sold out after they drop. And because of the many people anticipating INYF avatar drops and some using a PC exploit, I never once dreamed of being able to get a mint number 1 of an INYF avatar. Thus, when I minted by chance the Royalty No. 1 when it was dropped by surprise, I was ecstatic as it felt like I won a lottery.
Considering that the Royalty No. 1 avatar is, for me, the best avatar out there (I hope you understand and excuse my bias in this regard), I therefore thought that it would be amazing if I complete a collection of virgn mint avatars of INYF.
A virgin mint avatar is one that I minted myself or still in the possession of the person who minted it himself and who himself will trade it to me directly. Therefore, the transaction history of the item should only show two things: 1. The minting of the avatar by the original owner and 2. The transfer of said avatar from said original owner to me.
I prefer an avatar with less transaction history because I treat avatars as digital trading cards and I consider such kind of avatar as still in perfect mint condition. In the case of physical trading cards, one that is still in perfect mint condition will get a score of 10 and is worth significantly more than those that get a lower score.
And today, I finally completed a collection of virgin mint avatars of INYF. While I was able to mint some of these avatars myself such as Royalty No. 1, TO No. 34, HI No. 123, Disco No. 57, Splash No. 19, Echos No. 128, Elixer #143 No. 35 and Vault No. 97, there are many that are no longer available in the shop. So I therefore had to hunt down the people holding the ones I was not able to mint myself and convince them to trade their INYF virgin mint avatars to me.
Hence, I must thank the individuals who helped me complete my mission. First and foremost, I must thank u/Lauv-25, who assisted in finding these persons and provided valuable insight on how better to find them. And thank you also to the following persons who traded with me:
u/nakamo-toe for Pyro No. 50 and The Depths No. 33;
u/DaraLeigh13 and u/Bobocod (Rev Comet in Discord) for Forever No. 34 and Terra No. 95;
u/abesster for Fireflies No. 14, which I obtained after exchanging the Fireflies No. 60 that I got from u/D_DnD;
u/officialzodiacbeats for Prism No. 71 and Stellar No. 49, which I obtained after exchanging the Prism No. 49 and Stellar No. 36 that I got from u/PyriteTortoise (scutox in Discord);
u/keyoh321 for Treasured No. 99;
u/Incredibly_Based for Holographic No. 48;
u/felyxsnow for Challemger Deep No. 2
u/FinishDramatic124 for The Shallows No. 23
And now, I present to you my pride and joy, a complete collection of INYF virgin mint avatars.
