# NFT sales fall 19% as Courtyard accounts for a quarter of volume Author: Abdullah Özkurt Language: English Published: 2026-11-07T15:33:10+03:00 Updated: 2026-11-07T15:33:10+03:00 ![A metal loupe magnifies a red and turquoise foil trading card in a clear protective case.](https://kriptometa.com/uploads/nft-satislari-dustu-hacmin-dortte-biri-courtyard-da-05e8e4fbc93c_article.webp) ## Key takeaways - CryptoSlam counted 788,493 transactions and 268,887 buyer addresses in the seven days to November 7 at 12:03 UTC. - Ethereum led by dollar volume with $12.85 million, while Polygon had more buyer addresses. - Courtyard recorded 147,057 transactions. The Alchemix V3 Transmuter entry in second place reached $1.63 million in just ten trades. More addresses bought NFTs over the past seven days, but both sales volume and the number of trades fell. Courtyard alone accounted for $8.15 million in sales. [CryptoSlam’s seven-day dashboard](https://www.cryptoslam.io/) showed $32,004,630 in [NFT](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/nft) sales across the networks it tracks at 12:03 UTC on November 7. Volume fell 19.01% from the preceding seven days. Courtyard, a collection on Polygon, led with $8,148,637. [An earlier reading reported by crypto.news](https://crypto.news/nft-sales-fall-20-percent-to-32-05m-courtyard-leads/) put sales at $32.05 million, down 19.61%. CryptoSlam tracks a rolling seven days. The figures below use the later snapshot. ## More addresses bought NFTs, but sales fell Buyer addresses rose 20.24% to 268,887 and seller addresses increased 21.34% to 247,206. Yet the number of transactions fell 11.11% to 788,493. One person can control several addresses, and an address can appear on both sides of the market. Dividing sales by transactions gives an average of $40.59 per trade. That figure says little about what a typical collector paid for a card. A single Alchemix position on Ethereum, token #260, changed hands for $1,040,655. In a monthly chart published on November 3, CryptoSlam reported an 8.69% rise from $167.04 million in September to $181.56 million in October. In the [weekly figures reported on October 4](https://kriptometa.com/en/nft-sales-fall-23-percent-buyer-addresses-rise), dollar volume fell but the number of trades rose. [CryptoSlam’s chart comparing NFT sales in September and October](https://x.com/cryptoslamio/status/2117605886763925993) ## Ethereum leads in sales as Courtyard dominates Polygon Ethereum and Polygon together accounted for $21.76 million, about 68% of tracked sales. Ethereum recorded $12.85 million across 39,868 buyer addresses. Polygon had 58,401 buyer addresses but just $8.91 million in sales. Solana had more buyer addresses than either network, at 71,319, but sales totaled just $1.24 million. Five largest networks by seven-day sales. Source: CryptoSlam, November 7 at 12:03 UTC. | Network | Sales (USD) | Buyer addresses | |---|---|---| | Ethereum | 12,848,590 | 39,868 | | Polygon | 8,911,648 | 58,401 | | BNB Chain | 3,205,715 | 51,679 | | Immutable | 2,298,908 | 4,857 | | Base | 1,949,813 | 3,101 | The table uses CryptoSlam’s sales column. The platform reports suspected [wash trading](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/wash-trading) separately: trades can generate volume when the same party controls both sides or traders act together. CryptoSlam flagged $18.19 million on Polygon and $4.80 million on Base. Neither amount is included in the sales column, and the platform does not yet track wash trades on every network. ## What changes hands in a card sale or an Alchemix trade? Courtyard’s 147,057 trades accounted for 25.46% of sales by dollar value across all tracked networks and 91.44% on Polygon. The collection had 19,989 buyer addresses and 16,070 seller addresses. A card can change hands more than once without leaving the vault, so trades do not count physical deliveries. [Courtyard’s redemption guide](https://docs.courtyard.io/courtyard/logistics-and-legal/asset-redemption-and-shipping) says a physical card stays in custody while its owner holds the digital version. To take delivery, the owner submits a request, verifies their identity and pays shipping and any applicable taxes. Courtyard then [burns the token](https://kriptometa.com/en/glossary/token-burning). Sending the token straight to a burn address will not trigger a shipment. A $2 handling charge per card can apply during periods of high demand. The second-ranked Alchemix V3 Transmuter entry recorded $1.63 million in ten transactions. When someone deposits a synthetic asset, the [Alchemix contract](https://docs.alchemix.fi/dev/transmuter/transmuter-contract) issues a unique NFT to the designated recipient. The buyer of token #260 acquired a financial claim that vests as blocks pass. When the holder closes the position, the contract deducts fees and pays the vested portion in yield tokens. If it cannot cover that portion in yield tokens, it refunds the shortfall in synthetic assets. Guild of Guardians Heroes placed third with $1.22 million in 914 trades. CryptoPunks recorded $1.02 million in just 14. The two collections generated similar dollar volumes, yet their trading activity differed sharply. The same distinction matters when [assessing demand in the NFT market](https://kriptometa.com/en/nft-market-analysis).