# A Guide to Becoming a Pro Appraisor.

By [murkyRat1](https://paragraph.com/@murkyrat1) · 2022-05-19

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Step 1 — Find Your Target NFT

This will be any NFT on the Abacus page with a countdown timer, these are the NFT’s that can currently be appraised.

Step 2 — Solid Foundations

With Abacus in its current state, instead of thinking of the appraisal as one value, think of it as a range a NFT could fall into, as Abacus will payout if you are within 10%±. This gives you a slight bit more breathing room in your appraisal. In an example, if you think the NFT will appraise for between 180–220Ξ you set your appraisal at 200Ξ.

Step 3 — Research

Large collections/10,000 PFP Mints

Research is the final step in any appraisal, to start appraising open up the Opensea page for the NFT, handily linked on its page on Abacus, to check its recent sales and if it has any offers. If it has got an offer that should be the lowest it should be appraised for, as someone is willing to pay that price. Recent sales should be considered if they are within a month. Then go to rarity.tools, find the collection and then search for the NFT’s ID. Then sorting by its rarest trait, and then looking at how many of those have recently sold and for how much. You still considering its general rarity stats too. This should give you a general idea of how much the NFT is worth.

Unique Pieces

These are the harder of the 2 to value, seeing as they have had the highest payouts in Abacus’s history. Research pays off with these NFT’s. What to look for when researching, what do the Artists/Creators other pieces sell for, do they have a 10k collection you could compare to, do they have other sets? Is the NFT in auction currently, or has been in the past? Are there offers from reputable wallets on the NFT? When was it last sold? Have some research and a small bit of luck, or a gigantic cranium and you will prosper.

Good Luck Appraisor

Written by Woji

Inspired by Gio Medici

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*Originally published on [murkyRat1](https://paragraph.com/@murkyrat1/a-guide-to-becoming-a-pro-appraisor)*