Selling a Bored Ape at a Loss

That ape is not yours anymore dude you can’t post that jpeg. I sold my Bored Ape (#3707) for $37,000 after buying it for $425,000. Everyone called it a loss. I don’t see it that way anymore. Three years ago, I told myself I wasn’t just buying a jpeg — I was buying culture, access, a piece of internet history. Turns out I was right, just

A screenshot shows a social media post about Ryder Ripps selling a Bored Ape NFT for $37,000 after buying it for $425,000. The joke is that he reframes a massive financial loss as an investment in culture and internet history, while the transaction record and ape image make the loss obvious. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to cope with losing money on NFTs or other bad investments.

• @eternalclassic / 77886 2025-10-28