Browsing auctions
The SealedIP marketplace lives at sealedip.com. The landing page lists every auction the contract has ever created, sorted by closing soonest.
Search
The search bar in the top navigation accepts any of:
- Part of the IP title ("seoul nights")
- A full IP address (
0x73507045…) - A full seller address (
0xbB232Ec…) - A lot number (
003or3) - A collection name (if the IP is part of a known collection)
Matching is case-insensitive substring across all those fields. Press Enter
to apply; the URL updates with ?q=… so you can share or bookmark a search.
Categories
Above the lot grid is a category strip:
- Music — tracks, stems, sound design
- Art — visual art, illustration, photography
- Characters — original characters and designs
- Worlds — settings, lore, universes
- Code — software, models, datasets
- Other — anything else
Click a chip to filter the grid. The URL gets ?category=…. Click All
categories to clear.
Categories are stored in the IP's NFT metadata when the seller mints. IPs listed before category support landed default to "Other".
State filter
Below the categories, the filter row narrows by auction state:
| Filter | Includes |
|---|---|
| All | Every auction |
| Live | Open auctions still in countdown |
| Settled | Settled auctions with a winner |
| Closed | Ended auctions (no winner / no bids) |
Lot counts next to each filter update live as the contract emits events.
Sort
The sort dropdown on the right:
- Closing soonest (default) — live auctions first, soonest deadline at top; settled and ended auctions follow by newest
- Newest — by
auctionIddescending
Reading a lot card
Each card shows:
- Lot number (e.g.,
LOT 003) and state pill - IP title in large serif; collection name · token id · terms id in small mono below
- Reserve: displayed as Sealed — the reserve price is encrypted and hidden until settlement
- Number of sealed bids placed so far (or "none yet")
- Closes in countdown with a thin progress bar, OR state footer if closed/settled
The card's hero is a deterministic gradient seeded by the IP name when the NFT has no image. Real cover images replace it when the seller uploads one.
Why the reserve shows as "Sealed"
SealedIP uses two-sided sealing: bidders seal their bid amounts AND the seller seals the reserve price. Neither side can see the other's number before settlement.
The seller encrypts the reserve into its own CDR vault when listing
(submitEncryptedReserve). The reserve is revealed — along with all bids — in
the same atomic settle transaction. Until then, the reserve field on every card
and auction detail page shows Sealed rather than a number.
This matters for your bidding strategy: you're choosing an amount without knowing the floor. The only safety guarantee is that a bid at or above the revealed reserve will win if it's also the highest bid.
If the seller never submits an encrypted reserve, the floor defaults to 0 WIP at settle — every non-zero valid bid would clear it.
What you can't see from a card
- The reserve price (sealed until settlement)
- The bid amounts (sealed until settlement)
- Who the bidders are (slot allocations emit an event with the bidder address, but you'd need to dig in contract events; the UI doesn't surface this on cards)
- Whether you'd win if you bid right now
For details, click into the auction page.