🔍 Price Discovery: How Floors Form
Understand supply, demand, and listing strategies
Discover what drives NFT collection valuations
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0 / 5 completed🎯 How Floor Price is Discovered
Floor price isn't set by any authority—it emerges organically from thousands of individual decisions. When someone lists an NFT below the current floor, they become the new floor. This creates a continuous auction where sellers compete to attract buyers, and the floor represents the market's collective opinion of minimum value.
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Azuki #4852
Starting bid: 5.0 ETH (Current floor: 12.2 ETH)
📉 How Floor Drops
Holder fears price collapse, lists below floor to exit quickly
Must sell fast for cash, willing to discount for speed
Takes low collection offer just to move the asset
One undercutting triggers others to lower prices too
📈 How Floor Rises
Whale buys all cheapest listings in one transaction
No one willing to sell below X, creates artificial scarcity
Lowest listings removed, next tier becomes new floor
Rapid buying pressure absorbs all low listings
⚡ Floor Price Mechanics
| Action | Floor Impact | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| List below floor | Immediate drop | Instant |
| Buy floor NFT | Slight rise | Immediate |
| Floor sweep (10+) | Significant jump | 5-10 minutes |
| Mass delisting | Moderate rise | 30-60 minutes |
| Collection offer accepted | Depends on price | Variable |
💡 Key Insight
Floor price is always in flux—it's not a fixed number but a dynamic equilibrium between buyers and sellers. Unlike traditional markets with market makers or limit order books, NFT floors are entirely peer-to-peer. This makes them more volatile but also more responsive to sentiment. A blue-chip collection can see its floor drop 30% in a day if enough holders panic. Conversely, one whale's floor sweep can pump the floor 50% in minutes. Understanding this volatility is crucial for timing your entries and exits.