Top 10 Most Expensive Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs

The most valuable purchase in the wallet of MachiBigBrother is Ape #3562. This token is clad in the rare black suit as well as the black flipped BAYC that only 231 other tokens have and the eery zombie eyes.

Appreciating in value by a whopping 160% since its last sale, Bored Ape #9361 can be only be described as a hodgepodge of traits. Algorithmically generated, the result here is a trippy, unshaven cyborg that, for some reason, is blowing bubbles.

The unshaven bubbles traits is particularly rare here, shared by only 0.65% of the collection. The token was purchased by collector Formosa who now has more than 750 NFTs in their wallet, including Azukis, mutant apes, and Cryptopunks before transferring it on to a vault.

The saddest Ape on this list is the blubbering mess that is #3001. This broken-hearted Ape is wearing a suitably glum black t-shirt shared by only 3% of the collection, and a sad unshaven face.

While none of these traits are considered ultra-rare, their combined effect has resulted in a token worth 500 Ethereum, selling to none other than Justin Bieber in January 2022.

While the Dagger in Mouth trait is a rare property in the collection, the unshaven dagger in mouth makes Ape #8135 even rarer. With only the Bored Unshaven Pizza mouth attribute edging it in terms of rareness, only 28 Apes have this trait.

Combined with the rarest hat going, the Trippy Captain’s Hat, the hip hop clothing, and the hyptonized stare and the buyer, MetaLink Labs has an ultra-rare token worth almost $2 million.

Selling 6 times in its history Bored Ape #1837 is, perhaps, the weirdest token in this list. Wearing a semi-rare turtleneck sweater with the “Crazy” eyes trait, this solid gold Ape sold to an anonymous buyer through the crypto-company MoonPay.

Though unconfirmed, a well-known NFT collector, Deepak.eth has said on Twitter that it was none other than Elon Musk that made the purchase.

Looking like a solid gold McDonald’s worker, this Ape’s value is boosted by its gold fur, Service clothing, and Multicolored Grin, something only 1% of the collection has.

The token was purchased in September of 2021 by the NFT investor icanfly3 for 600 Ethereum, last selling for 199 only a month before that.

Featuring the first of many traits on this list, Bored Ape #4580 is a Solid Gold Ape wearing 3D Glasses, a leather Biker Vest, Seaman’s Hat, and a dumbfounded expression.

Like some other tokens, these traits in themselves aren’t the rarest but come together to form a really fun-looking avatar. Sold very recently, this token is one of the newest Apes to break into the top list, selling for just 40 Ethereum prior in June 2021.

Selling for a record-breaking £2.7 million at the time, Bored Ape #8585 was for a while the most expensive in the collection. And while it no longer holds the top spot, it still sits comfortably at number three.

Bolstering the value of the token is the Trippy fur and the as yet unseen King’s Crown that is shared by only 77 Apes within the Bored Ape collection.

Red laser eyes, a dashing black tee, and being made of solid gold give Bored Ape #3749 everything it needs to be among the most expensive ever sold in the collection.

Known as “The Captain”, the token is currently sitting at the number two spot and is worth 740 Ethereum. It is owned by The Sandbox metaverse game’s wallet worth over $13 million with the intention of funding development and benefitting the community.

Simplicity winning out once again can be seen with Bored Ape #2087 which sold in September 2021 for an, as yet unbeaten, 769 Ethereum, a sale worth $2.3 million at the time.

This ape has rainbow-colored fur, angry eyes, and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. With just 4 traits, this is another Ape that does more with less and it seems to have worked selling to IPCollector, an NFT investor with a collection of over 250 tokens.