Guide on how to make NFT purchases in Decentraland

Learn how you can make your first NFT purchase within the huge Decentraland metaverse (MANA), one of the largest virtual world projects on blockchain that exists on the Ethereum and Polygon networks.

El project Decentraland (MANA), is one of the metaverse projects or virtual worlds about blockchain most striking and developed that exist today, with a unique ability to create, sell and buy NFTs, thanks to its great marketplace.

For that reason, in this article we will show you how you can access this metaverse and participate in its marketplace to buy and sell NFTs. Thus, you will be able to take advantage of one of the great functionalities of this metaverse, either to customize your avatar or simply to become a merchant of these curious and unique digital assets.

How can I access Decentraland?

To enter Decentraland you basically need three things:

1. Have a wallet Dappradar to interact with the dApp of this metaverse.
2. Have a positive balance in ETH and MANA to operate within the metaverse in case you need to carry out transactions. Through Bit2Me you can buy so much ETH as MANA very easily.
3. Go to its official website and enter the metaverse.

After meeting the above requirements, entering the Decentraland metaverse is as easy as clicking on "Start Exploring" and wait for the system to load to be able to enjoy it. At this point, you have two options:

1. Connect through your wallet (MetaMask or compatible).
2. Login as Guest.

For this tutorial we will use the first option, and in the next menu we will choose the wallet or purse that we have available (MetaMask, Formatic or WalletConnect)

At the end of the connection process, the download of all the contents of the metaverse will begin and it will immediately allow you to create and customize your avatar. With this, you will already be inside Decentraland and the rest will be to know the interesting game mechanics of this virtual world.

In Decentraland like many open world MMORPG type games, you can perform missions or quests, also known as "Quest" (for which you receive rewards), make your own constructions (by acquiring land and creating your own spaces within them). ), or freely explore all of Decentraland. In any case, the decision is completely yours and you are free to do what you want.

How to enter the Decentraland Marketplace?

Now, to fully exploit Decentraland's capabilities, it is interesting to enter its marketplace to acquire different NFTs according to our needs.
For example, if we want to build we must first have LAND, which is a type of NFT that gives us access to a virtual land within Decentraland to build.

Another good example of the NFTs that we can buy are clothing or cosmetic items unique to our character, in order to customize it to our liking. To access the Marketplace there are two options. The first, from the official website of Decentraland, clicking the link to Marketplace.

And secondly, from the same game in the option Buy Land what can you find in the menu Builder of the game.

In both cases you will access the Marketplace, as you can do by doing click on this link and where you can see the following image:

What can we do in the Marketplace?

The Decentraland Marketplace allows us to buy and sell NFTs that can be used within the metaverse. The idea is the same that has fed and allows the operation of the DEX, only in this case we can buy and sell NFT for Decentraland (understand LAND, items for avatars, names or collections).

How to buy our first NFT in Decentraland?

Before buying our first NFT in Decentraland, we must first define what we want to do within the metaverse. For example, if you want to build a space in Decentraland you must acquire the LAND token and build. Following this idea, let's go through a LAND purchase process, so you know how easy it is.

Buying LAND on the Marketplace

To buy our first LAND, the first thing we have to do is click on "Start Browsing" within the Marketplace home page. From there, we can start browsing through all the purchase and sale options that are in the market, being the first option "LAND".

What you see on your screen is LAND, digital parcels of land in Decentraland that you can buy and sell to build whatever you want. Each small square corresponds to a plot of land of 16 × 16 digital meters, and those highlighted in blue are the LANDs available for sale.

To buy one of these LAND, just click on them. Information on the chosen LAND will be displayed immediately, the data of its current owner, its characteristics and its price on the network in which it is located (Ethereum or Polygon).

In this case, the chosen LAND is called "Cherry on Top", located at coordinates -2,13, at a price of 387.000 MANA (approximately € 114.218). If you are interested in the offer in this case, you just have to click on buy. At this point, you will be directed so that you can make the payment for that LAND. To do this, you must have the necessary amount of MANA and ETH in your wallet to make the payment.

Buying items for your avatar

If you are not interested in LAND, but rather buying a cosmetic item to personalize your digital avatar, you can choose the option of "Collectibles".

In this case the mechanics are the same, you can browse through the enormous number of options offered in this space. Just keep in mind that Decentraland operates on two networks (Polygon and Ethereum). Due to this, many NFTs are only available on one or another network, and you must configure your wallet correctly for each case.
For example, we have chosen this Hoodie, which is on the Ethereum network and is priced at 1.500 MANA.

Can I build my own NFTs and upload them to the Decentraland Marketplace?

An important functionality of the Decentraland marketplace is its ability to allow the community to create their own NFTs, upload them and offer them in this market. This function is known as Builder.

This interesting feature allows content creators to design and develop their own NFTs and, at the same time, offer them on the marketplace to earn money from their sale. Also, it allows them to build their own spaces, completely personalized. In any case, as you can see, the customization of Decentraland is immense, allowing you to adjust it to your needs and, above all, to your personality.