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Re:NFTs and a Thousand True Fans by bastawhiz on Saturday February 27, 2021 @10:14PM (#26290352)
Why would they? It seems to defeat the purpose. You can sell the item in the real world without the NFT. The uniqueness of the item is implicit in its physical form. If you did sell the item again with an NFT, there's nothing really mandating that you actually turn the item over to the new owner. The NFT has no material connection to the item, so it doesn't even provide verifiable provenance.
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Re:NFTs and a Thousand True Fans by CodeShmode on Saturday February 27, 2021 @11:20PM (#26290643)
You could also sell a certificate of authenticity without an artwork, but why would you?
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Re:NFTs and a Thousand True Fans by bastawhiz on Sunday February 28, 2021 @03:26PM (#26296736)
Maybe I lost the physical artwork and I'm selling it to a forger. Exactly nothing ties an NFT to the real world object it is associated with.
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