First-Time Sellers
If this is your first listing with OpenSea, sellers must pay two transaction gas fees to setup their account. This is a one time fee that you will not pay moving forward.
Returning Sellers
Sellers do not have to pay gas fees to "mint" each individual item until the item is sold. This is known as lazy minting, which is when an NFT is minted once it's sold (rather than minted upon listing). Click here to learn more about lazy minting.
Sellers & Buyers
There are gas fees when the item is sold and who pays the fees, depending on transaction.
- Buyers pay the gas fees when purchasing fixed-price items.
- Sellers pay the gas when accepting offers.
- OpenSea pays the gas for auction listings that Sell to the highest bidder with a reserve price set.
For more information on when OpenSea users pay gas fees, please click here.