# Chapter 2, Section 2: How To Buy/Receive An NFT?

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To buy an NFT, you will need some crypto and a crypto wallet*.

If a friend wants to send you an NFT, simply pass them your wallet address.

For buying an NFT, there are 2 main methods: Secondary sales & Minting.

**Secondary Purchases**
When buying off secondary markets, you are purchasing an NFT from another person.

Head over to an [[NFT Marketplace]], and [[connect your wallet]] to the site.

From there, you can explore various collections, [[make offers on NFTs]], or purchase them directly.

**Minting**
Minting in simple terms means creating an NFT on the blockchain.

So, you are the first owner of an NFT if you mint it.

You may have to pay higher gas fees to mint an NFT, compared to buying one off secondary marketplaces.

In [[NFT auctions]], you are minting NFTs most of the time. An example would be "settling auctions" on [Lil Nouns' website](https://lilnouns.wtf/).

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## Terms To Nutshell

1. NFT Marketplace

There are tons of NFT Marketplaces, some of the most popular ones include OpenSea and LooksRare.

Different NFT marketplaces cater to different blockchains.

For example, OpenSea has always been an Ethereum-focused marketplace, while competitor MagicEden is more targeted at Solana NFT collectors.

2. Connecting Your Wallet

Some NFT Marketplaces may prompt you to "Sign a Message".

This is part of the wallet connection process, which allows the marketplace to send transaction requests to your wallet.

This prompt **should not** require you to pay gas fees.

3. Make Offers on NFTs

Some NFTs are not listed, so they don't have a price tag on them.

Most marketplaces enable you to give an offer, and should the current owner of the NFT accept your offer, the trade will be executed.

4. NFT Auctions

Some NFTs are minted via auction. Yes, highest bidder wins style!

But you don't immediately get the NFT after having the highest bid.

There is an additional step of minting the NFT, which uploads it to the blockchain.

In other words, paying a gas fee to "settle the auction".
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