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nessus42
on Feb 25, 2023
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Snow Crash Related Items Auction
Why is the sword worth $150k? Did it appear in something famous? Or is it just because other Weta Workshop items have appeared in famous films?
speed_spread
on Feb 25, 2023
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Because the market for such items include people who are willing to believe it is worth that much.
jaak
on Feb 26, 2023
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It's probably because it has something to do with Stephenson's notorious failed Kickstarter sword fighting game "Clang."
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260688528/clang
rideontime
on Feb 25, 2023
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Because of the "twinned NFT," of course.
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