The Sotheby’s auction house has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by investors who regret buying Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs that sold for highly inflated prices during the NFT craze in 2021.

  • db2@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    Nope. Too bad, they knew what they were buying. That they convinced themselves the value they attributed to it would remain or increase is entirely on them. The fact that so many others saw it through a realistic lens means they had the same ability and chose not to.

    But that said, the proceeds for them should also get clawed back and 100% put toward scam identification education. Neither side in this one should walk away enriched.

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      11 months ago

      Honestly I’m ok with them keeping their money, afaik everyone knew where they were buying they were just dumb enough to think it would ever be worth something. If we want to claw back money from people we should start with the ones ruining the environment to make the line go up

      • bitsplease@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        I mean yeah, if you make it illegal for dumb people to overpay for stupid shit, half the global economy would collapse overnight

  • Sassy@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I hope the defendant loses, but the damages shouldn’t be awarded to the fools who bought the NFTs. That money should go to literally anyone else, because they’ve already proved they can’t be trusted with money. Fuck both sides of this dispute.

  • omgarm@feddit.nl
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    11 months ago

    The fact that they still sell for 50k is insane. It’s a shitty picture with a convoluted proof of ownership. The fuck.