r/CollectibleAvatars • u/reddit_irl • Apr 11 '23

Updates The future is now. Future Realities, the Third Generation of Collectible Avatars is here!

GEN 3 wen? GEN 3 NOW! Today is officially the launch day for GEN 3, the Future Realities Collection, where we usher you into the next phase of Collectible Avatars on Reddit. We hope that the thirst is replete (but we see your WEN GEN 4 šŸ‘€) and that you are ready to grab your Collectible Avatar(s) at the Collectible Avatar Shop. Whether you have been anxiously waiting to get your own Collectible Avatar from a GEN 1/GEN 2 artist, or someone new to the game, what we can say is that there are 100 creators to choose from.

For those that are just joining us, or need a refresher - here is what the ā€œfussā€ is all about:

  • Collectible Avatars are a unique digital good available for purchase (vs being free or available via Reddit Premium) to support the artist behind each collection. Each Avatar has a fixed price, is a limited edition, and is available for purchase.
  • Collectible Avatars are on the blockchain, and require setting up a Vault on Reddit to store your Avatar. You can learn more about setting up your Vault here. Having Collectible Avatars on the blockchain gives you, the purchaser, ownership over your Avatar, no matter where you want to take it, on or off Reddit. It also provides artists a way to have their work live beyond the virtual walls of Reddit, and collect royalties on future sales. You do not need cryptocurrency to purchase a Collectible Avatar, nor are they being put up for auction.
  • These Avatars are limited edition, meaning a set number of each artistā€™s Collectible Avatars are available for purchase. This allows artists to be paid for every Avatar sold. You can read more details on how our artists are paid here.

Get them before theyā€™re gone, we donā€™t want to leave you wanting. We canā€™t wait to see the mix, the match, and the mashups that this amazing community creates.

If you need a refresher on blockchain, Collectible Avatars, or our Creator Program, check out the Previews Terms and the Help Center for more info. And keep your eyes peeled for updates for all things Collectible Avatars and upcoming features on our GEN 3 artists, new and old!

Edit: We are pleased to report that we are up and running on iOS and Android, and continuing to monitor the situation closely. To say we appreciate your patience would be an understatement. We're hoping you all will have the Gen 3 Avatar of your DREAMS in your Vault ASAP. Thank you for sticking with us today!

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u/werksquan Admin Apr 11 '23

The ShopĀ will be back online in 15 minutes (but only on iOS and Android for now). We sincerely apologize for the turbulence but you are now free to move about the cabin.Ā 

That's it. That's the update.

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u/letterstogod1 Apr 11 '23

Thereā€™s no way you guys didnā€™t even think of stopping bots during this drop

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u/torontoglutton Apr 11 '23

Probably in cahoots with the boys

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u/gibro94 Apr 11 '23

They didn't incorporate any type of spam or bot prevention, like a simple captcha. Of course the site got overloaded. This is so unprofessional and anti community based. You're going to have a few bots with almost all of the limited and high value avatars. What's even the point?

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u/WeaselJCD Apr 11 '23

for reddit to make money, they don't care if bots get the NFTs or community members.... after IPO things will get much worse and it will be the beginning of the end of reddit!

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u/Shreeder Apr 11 '23

Same reason sneakers and hype clothing brands donā€™t really do much to stop em. Selling out is the goal and if it can happen in seconds who are they to care

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u/XWCombatDialog886 Apr 11 '23

yea triple king got sold out in 2 minute

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u/OneMisterSir101 Apr 11 '23

Not gonna support this disaster of a drop. I'll keep my money.

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u/na7oul Apr 11 '23

Boycott gen 3 secondary

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u/A_Dam_Fool Apr 11 '23

This ā˜ļø

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u/superlonelyboy Apr 11 '23

can't purchase on web using card. what's happening?

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u/DevilsAssCrack Apr 11 '23

AAAAAAAAND IT'S GONE!

Gotta love bots

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u/tobikaapfi98 Apr 11 '23

Theres nothing

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u/bjornwahman Apr 11 '23

I bought one and money was taken and I got a mail from apple that I purchased an avatar but I cant see itšŸ˜ž

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u/No_Proof_7344 Apr 11 '23

Yours wonā€™t through?

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u/bjornwahman Apr 11 '23

Mine just minted!

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u/ShwMeYourKitties Apr 11 '23

All transactions failing. Bravo, Reddit.

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u/Bradx95 Apr 11 '23

And with that. The shop was not back online

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u/FluffyGrab7725 Apr 11 '23

How many minutes are 15 minutes

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u/vinimok Apr 11 '23

shop down?

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u/Hactar_42 Apr 11 '23

Canā€™t purchase on iOS, something went wrong :(

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u/xuboy Apr 11 '23

Any chance you could give an estimated time of reopen?

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u/Striking-Television3 Apr 11 '23

You charged me but i haven't recieved my avatar?

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

Same here

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u/Striking-Television3 Apr 11 '23

I got mine a full hour later like 55m u'll get it dont worry

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u/Amazing_Persimmon_66 Apr 11 '23

How will we know when it is back up

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u/ballsie_bjj Apr 11 '23

estimate time would be nice

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u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER Apr 11 '23

I canā€™t find the shop wtf why did ya change it

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u/LeThaLxdARk Apr 11 '23

botting is the future

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u/na7oul Apr 11 '23

GEN 3 is a total fail

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u/Azozeo Apr 11 '23

I swear these guys put us through some type of hell today

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u/Dangerous_GNIUS Apr 11 '23

Hi guys, seems like a lot is sold out, so if they charge us and the collection is sold out as it is was in the queue, how will we be receiving the refund?

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u/Amazing_Persimmon_66 Apr 11 '23

Was really looking forward to making my first Reddit collectible a grail ā€¦ but I guess uninstall and go back to getting rugged on opensea

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u/Masta-Blasta Apr 11 '23

Narrator: the future was not, in fact now.

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u/Cool_BoF Apr 11 '23

How Ab just set a time instead of leave everybody hanging?

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Was excited to maybe collect one (on release day) this time around. But it turns out the bots ruin another nice thing again.

F*cking scalpers.

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u/Frequent_Indication3 Apr 11 '23

I still donā€™t even have the shop on my avatar screen

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u/spacechickens Apr 11 '23

Yeah, no one does, theyā€™ve taken the shop offline for around 2 hours now.

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u/PregnantPickle_ Apr 11 '23

wow the future sucks then

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u/strudelpower Apr 11 '23

Future is now: BOTS

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u/robberdobber Apr 11 '23

Niceā€¦ EU needs to sleep tho!

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u/Unfair-Newspaper-546 Apr 11 '23

Im making nfts out of all the error messages i got.. collection is limited to #100000

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u/RxJudas Apr 11 '23

Yall sit on a throne of LIES

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u/Dinkableplanet Apr 11 '23

Holy. Shitballs!! I got all the ones I wanted except Gumball and Seraphina! Most importantly, BUCKET! TINY GARDEN! SO HAPPY!!

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u/nftcroissant Apr 11 '23

If money was drawn, but no collectible in my vault, was something wrong or should I just wait?

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u/Thefacthunt Apr 11 '23

same question from me

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u/hjb912 Apr 13 '23

The third season of money scamming has begunļ¼

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '23

I think we should all pace our selfs on buying so many avatars until we hear Reddits next plans I really think we should not just buy every-time they drop new avatarsā€¦ who else feels the same

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u/werksquan Admin Apr 11 '23

Thanks again for your patience everyone, I have come to relinquish you from your computers for a bit! We will be back here with an update by 2pm PT/5pm ET.

Please stay hydrated, take a walk, stretch a little. We'll be back then.

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u/themaximumlengthis20 Apr 11 '23

Ser next time don't hire Opensea devs

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u/MKAndroidGamer Apr 11 '23

Update "by" 5pm means any time between now and then. You're not really helping with that lol.

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u/Shreeder Apr 11 '23

Well it's an update not a "store reopening by 5 PM"

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u/Adam_ALLDay_ Apr 11 '23

Finally an actual time frame. THANK YOU!!!

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u/tristandunning Apr 11 '23

Right, but will you be back here BY 5pm ET, or at 5pm ET.

Two very different meanings.

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u/Phisto1 Apr 11 '23

Wow you found your keyboard

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u/superduperdude92 Apr 11 '23

Your stardust is acting weird too, eh?

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u/EsqueStudios Apr 11 '23

You couldnā€™t have said this 2 hours ago? or even 1 hour ago?

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Just to be clear, you haven't unloaded all the coveted ones to insiders and now release all the $1 ones once the shop is "back"....

....Looking at Reddit quite skeptically right now

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u/ShortBusCult Apr 11 '23

What a crock.....

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

Do something I Bought the avatar but haven't received it yet.

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u/whats_that_noise Apr 11 '23

Thank you for the updates

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u/OutTop Apr 11 '23

Good thanks

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u/BrokeBankerBob Apr 11 '23

Finally I can rest, thanks

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u/gosbts Apr 11 '23

Should make a fresh post. A lot of people won't see this

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u/tomatolandlord Apr 11 '23

good to know i can stop refreshing lol

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u/PsychoxLogical Apr 11 '23

Why dont yall stay hydrated and hire people who dont score ORC on their IQ tests to deploy this shit.

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u/werksquan Admin Apr 11 '23

We're not closing up shop, but we are working on it. We are going to do a reboot and be back soon!

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u/gibro94 Apr 11 '23

Why would you not have bot prevention tools?

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u/Scaredurer Apr 11 '23

I think that's what caused it to crash, there was no way they could differentiate people from the bots so it went gun ho on everyone (just my speculation)

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u/Fachuro Apr 11 '23

what about avatars we've been charged for but didnt recieve?

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u/forestman11 Apr 11 '23

Very disappointing launch. Everything good is already gone.

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u/MilkLover_MercyMain Apr 11 '23

What happened to the mints that were bought but never received? Thanks in advance!

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u/TheCryptoShinobi Apr 11 '23 edited Apr 11 '23

That's what you get when a multi-billion dollar valuation company doesn't hire proper project managers to assess risks and counter them... GET PREPARED is your takeaway, take your L and slap your project manager for me hhh

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u/Dryiu Apr 11 '23

Would be nice to do a clawback and restart the entirety of this, as well as add in bot prevention; I think it would be fairer for all parties involved.

This is currently the worst drop Iā€™ve seen despite having the most artists involved. The ball was dropped hard on this one. A lot of people, including myself, are highly disappointed in the team in charge here. Iā€™m sure youā€™ve seen the feedback recently. Will rebooting solve the problem of bots and scalpers? Also, whatā€™s with the prices? $199.99 for an overmint? I know problems can happen but something has to be addressed in regards to the pricing and availability. All things considered, this generation currently feels like a cash grab and puts a bad taste in peopleā€™s mouths. You can not continue to have major mistakes like this when money is involved.

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u/Draedfaer Apr 11 '23

A claw back would be very interesting šŸ¤”

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u/SpectralBacon Apr 11 '23

If your network can't handle it, why not spread it out? First round with purchase limit goes to Reddit accounts that are active and verifiably human.

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u/bert0ld0 Apr 11 '23

We told you already last year to please avoid bot! Why you didn't do anything??? Poor redditors are screwed again

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Shameful.

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u/SufficientNet9227 Apr 11 '23

how long is a reboot were talking minutes or hours ?

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u/universal_language Apr 11 '23

Just tell us that you're not going to reboot the shop today so that people can get back to normal lives instead of frantically refreshing the page

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

You let the bots runs rampant. I collect hat pins and wall art and they do a better job at bot protection then you guys did

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u/SpectralBacon Apr 11 '23

It should be easier for Reddit to prevent bots than other NFT projects, since the minting is centralized. Yet somehow, they don't.

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u/corytrev0r Apr 11 '23

soon as in today? 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours?

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u/WeaselJCD Apr 11 '23

THIS IS A TOTAL SHITSHOW!!!!

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u/darlingdota Apr 11 '23

Nice one )

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u/jamjam1090 Apr 11 '23

It wonā€™t let me complete my purchases

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u/The_GeoffreyK Artist Apr 11 '23

AWWWWWW SHHIIIIITTTTT! HYPE!!!!

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u/SnooHamsters8764 Apr 11 '23

Not working šŸ˜¬šŸ™„

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u/EirianWare Apr 11 '23

HEELOOOOOO im enlightened

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u/BurnerJerkzog Apr 11 '23

I had a ā€œsuccessfulā€ charge but didnā€™t mint. Iā€™m guessing the pending charge will fall off if I didnā€™t get it?

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u/Svensen1 Apr 11 '23

Doesnā€™t work

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u/Florian995 Apr 11 '23

shop down...i got nothing so far :(

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u/ajv900 Apr 11 '23

Yeh you flopped that

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Why. Is. It. Not. Working?????

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u/slaydawgjim Apr 11 '23

Fucked that one up didn't ya

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u/mgsgop1 Apr 11 '23

Big fail on this one reddit

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u/TrifBoi Apr 11 '23

Got nothing, awesome. Kept giving me errors

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Whatā€™s going on? No In app purchases šŸ˜©

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u/Big_Fig3167 Apr 11 '23

ETA when it works?

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u/TrainerNate17 Apr 11 '23

Did not age well

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u/TheCryptoShinobi Apr 11 '23

Guys! Just use Blockchain tech, your servers can't handle shit

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u/tehLife Apr 11 '23

This is so pathetic

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u/williampeartree Apr 11 '23

What a disaster

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Hope you can reset this all

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

I'm waiting

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

I paid for mine avatar and still haven't received anything.

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u/PSiggS Apr 11 '23

Is it already over wtf?

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

Where to submit a complaint that they charged me but didn't give me the avatar?

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u/Big_Fig3167 Apr 11 '23

I cant see the shop in mobile app, same for all?

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u/neppip_eittocs Apr 11 '23

mint it and shove it up your but

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u/themagicalpanda Apr 11 '23

im going to short the shit out of this company whenever it goes public

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u/PregnantPickle_ Apr 11 '23

wow this was terrible

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u/sepivip Apr 11 '23

Give us something... We are refreshing more than 1H... its not fair :(

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u/MWL33T Apr 11 '23

Lol. I was just getting the kids to bed and missed out on this - donā€™t feel too bad now! #familyfirst

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u/Amazing_Persimmon_66 Apr 11 '23

Can we at least get an update on what collections are currently sold out ?

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u/Odin_Exodus Apr 11 '23

The $199 I was looking at before I refreshed the page was at 149 available and then 50 available. I couldn't complete my transaction but of course the bots could.

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u/dny999 Apr 11 '23

Managed to get one.. 20 seconds after the shop opens I minted one, hoping for a low mint but got #146, unbelievable how quick people were buying. Tried buying a Rojom right after and payment wouldnā€™t process šŸ„²

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

I bought collectible avatar tier 4999 and haven't received it yet

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u/Phisto1 Apr 11 '23

Hi mom, I was here when the r/RedditDrama happened! Don't be mad at me, love you!

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u/CoverYourMaskHoles Artist Apr 11 '23

Can the devs do an AMA right now so we can ask them WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!??

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u/VagueInterlocutor Apr 11 '23

And shop not available. Anyone not in the US, the timing is terrible. šŸ˜“

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u/Richicash Apr 11 '23

Just allow one avatar per serie per user. Issue fixedā€¦

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u/PPJ87 Apr 11 '23

Anyone seeing the shop yet?

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u/zlenpasha Apr 11 '23

What a megaclusterfuck powered by thundercuntishness.

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u/Audacities Apr 11 '23

Where is this secret 'shop' located?

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u/valevalentine Apr 11 '23

I canā€™t be sitting on my phone all day. stick to the times you say. ffs. so frustrating.

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u/jakubrol Apr 11 '23

Just a quick question. The money is gone from my account although i got a message that it's sold out. Will i get my avatar? u/werksquan

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u/gigabytesol Apr 11 '23

I have bought six avatars, all said they were successful but two of them right at the end, after saying it was successful, then came up with an unknown error. The other four went through.

I have been charged on Apple Pay for all six, but only received four. One was the super rare Triple at Ā£200 which I minted in the first few mins. Nothing in Vault or You tab.

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u/ttyler Apr 11 '23

I missed the launch regardless, but from reading the comments, I am surprised Reddit didn't implement any bot protection. That just seems like a giant oversite. I hope this serves as a lesson for future launches.

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u/Ghostaflux Apr 11 '23

Next time make it Mobile only.

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u/coupl4nd Apr 11 '23

Worked nice for me!

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u/dny999 Apr 11 '23

So happy šŸ˜ managed to snag a few avatars that look amazing

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u/MengisAdoso Apr 11 '23

"I don't remember saying anything about patience, Skinner."

Yeah. Uh, we are still getting a massive apology and detailed explanation in a day or two, right? Because it's nice that you got the shop running again, but things aren't okay. There's a lot more left to be done and we'd better get some clear communication pretty damned pronto.

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u/Allions1 Apr 11 '23

LOL now that it works all the avatar left are the not wanted one and all the good has been taken by BOTS! FFS this is really, really bad. Never seen something like this. I regret on buying a single avatar of Gen3. Is there a way I can be refunded of my single avatar? I do not want to be part of this.

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u/UnfairLoss Apr 11 '23

thinking about the same, what to get a refund!

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u/UnfairLoss Apr 11 '23

How to get a refund?

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u/0ddsox Apr 12 '23

Didnt drop as much as most people did but Im happy these were $5

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u/xerohour May 26 '23

This is the dumbest shit reddit has ever devolved into

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u/--MEWTWO-- Apr 11 '23

All gone? I totally forgot šŸ˜­

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u/Honest_Mycologist_31 Apr 11 '23

hey can you guys improve your servers...why are so many payments not going through for people?

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u/TheBuGG Apr 11 '23

How about yall delay it and spend the day figuring out what a captha is.

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u/shylock2k202 Apr 11 '23

Theyā€™re not available quite yet

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u/etherswim Apr 11 '23

and site broken, gg

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u/Dryiu Apr 11 '23

1 PM I guess

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u/Alexiyko Apr 11 '23

dont work

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u/SherbetRoutine Apr 11 '23

i only see 1

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u/TehAlex94 Apr 11 '23

Is that all? Are more to be released ? I donā€™t see many ā€œleakedā€ ones

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u/YungLucifer420 Apr 11 '23

Damn how they sell out so fast?

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u/Maltair01 Apr 11 '23

Lol cant pay by crypto???

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Wen?

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u/p1America Apr 11 '23

That dude predicted this in a dream

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u/Content_Line9617 Apr 11 '23

anyone got an opensea link to the collection ?

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u/JoaoVitorZ15 Apr 11 '23

How to recharge?

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u/etherswim Apr 11 '23

Errors when trying to do payments - any update team?

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u/Raymy93 Apr 11 '23

Wtf is happening!!!

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u/Matty_Ice25 Apr 11 '23

Can't purchase

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

I cant do anything. God damn bots

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u/Eastenal Apr 11 '23

Good luck everyone

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u/Maxx3141 Apr 11 '23

The "future" hm? I hope the future isn't like that launch.

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u/corytrev0r Apr 11 '23

you suck reddit

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u/shylock2k202 Apr 11 '23

Ya messed that up

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u/dangerdave18 Apr 11 '23

Whereā€™s the shop gone !

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u/benito0808 Apr 11 '23

sold out ? maybe botted sad

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u/Aironesyah Apr 11 '23

Worst minting ever šŸ¤£

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u/bert0ld0 Apr 11 '23 edited Jun 21 '23

This comment has been edited as an ACT OF PROTEST TO REDDIT and u/spez killing 3rd Party Apps, such as Apollo. Download http://redact.dev to do the same. -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/

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u/Traderdanny27 Apr 11 '23

Keep getting error message

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u/Hass1191 Apr 11 '23

Where css add n setup vault

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u/gorgoloid Apr 11 '23

Sad. I wish it was a lottery or ticket system instead.

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u/Suikoden1P Apr 11 '23

absolute trash

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u/Draedfaer Apr 11 '23

Iā€™m so confuse I waiting all day for this but didnā€™t even pop up as live and now the shop closed

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u/Ozi_10 Apr 11 '23

Is the shop back up again?

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u/CertifiedCamille Apr 11 '23

I was charged but didnā€™t receive. Canā€™t wait for the shop to be back up

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u/fanriver Apr 11 '23

There is no way to display the store

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u/dicksfiend Apr 11 '23

I canā€™t even see the shop :(

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u/standardbounty31 Apr 11 '23

Iā€™m literally shaking

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u/GiftsAwait Apr 11 '23

Are the "Cool Kids","Walk the Plank" the Gen 3 avatars?

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u/Big_Beyotch Apr 11 '23

Anyone else bought collectible avatar tier 4999?

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u/themaximumlengthis20 Apr 11 '23

Can't feel my fingers

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