Collector lost $1 million in less than one second by selling digital rock for 444 wei instead of 444 ETH
Ethereum rock collector Dino Dealer has announced that he has unfortunately sold his etherrock digital coin for 444 wei instead of 444 ETH, or $1 million. Four hundred and forty-four (444) wei is less than one penny and not even enough to pay transaction fees.
As the “Rock collector” shares, he “clicked” his entire net worth of approximately $1 million dollars in less than a second. Once the order appeared on the market, the NFT bot “sniped” the piece for a pittance.
NFT traders and collectors usually set up special bots that track NFT marketplaces like OpenSea or LooksRare for coins that are listed at a significantly lower market price due to a technical error or similar error to those committed by Dino Dealer.
Despite losing $1 million in less than one second, the collector has not given up and ironically posted a tweet saying that he would try to get a refund and sent the message to the bot owner describing his mistake made when selling the piece.
Almost immediately, his Etherscan page was filled with comments offering a “refund” to those who would contact “refund companies” via a shared email address or even a phone number. But it is obvious that the listed addresses are designed to scam users who have already suffered from it.
It is still possible that the owner of the bot will notice the message or the tweet and return the honestly earned funds. But most likely, the owner of the rock has lost his funds and will not reclaim the NFT piece.
