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eBay Launches First Collection of NFTs

Mon, 05/23/2022 - 14:55
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Alex Dovbnya
E-commerce giant eBay has finally launched its first NFT collection, but it might be a year too late
eBay Launches First Collection of NFTs
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E-commerce giant eBay announced the launch of its first non-fungible token collection in partnership with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky earlier this Monday.

The San Jose, California-based company joined forces with "green" NFT platform OneOf in order to roll out the collection.

The collection will feature 13 different works of art devoted to one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Each piece costs up to $1,500.

eBay's Dawn Block claims that non-fungible tokens are disrupting the collectibles sector.

eBay was launched at the peak of the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. It remains the second most popular e-commerce platform in the U.S., but it is substantially lagging behind rival Amazon.

Amazon was rumored to pivot to cryptocurrencies in late 2021, but the company vehemently denied such plans.

Jamie Iannone, CEO of eBay, confirmed last year that the company was exploring crypto payments.

Too late?

As reported by U.Today, eBay first announced that it was going to allow NFT sales last May. Back then, the whole sector was thriving due to growing interest.

NFTs have not been immune to overwhelming bearishness within the cryptocurrency market.

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Crypto Winter has taken a huge toll on NFT sales, which have plummeted by more than 90%.

According to the latest Google Trends data, the search volume for the term "NFT" has plummeted since its peak, which certainly indicates waning interest in the sector.

It remains to be seen whether eBay's new collection will be able to generate enough interest to prove that NFTs are not a fad.

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About the author

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.