# Gasless Minting

## **What is gasless minting?**

**Gasless minting** allows you to create an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain **without paying gas fees or submitting a blockchain transaction yourself.**

Instead of sending a transaction, you simply **sign a message** — and that’s it. Your item is minted, ready for sale, and fully on Ethereum mainnet.

> 🚀 This makes it easier than ever for new users to enter the NFT space — no ETH required, no wallet friction, no surprise fees.

### 🧠 How Does It Work?

When you use **gasless minting** on Mintable (powered by **Mintology**):

* You **sign a message** instead of submitting a blockchain transaction
* Your NFT is created and stored as a **real ERC-721 token** on Ethereum
* There is **no gas fee for the creator — ever**

> ⚠️ Since there’s no on-chain transfer yet, your NFT won’t show in your wallet right away — see below.

### 🔍 Why Doesn’t My NFT Appear in My Wallet?

Most wallets detect NFTs by watching for **Transfer events** on the blockchain.

Since gasless minting doesn’t emit a transfer event until the item is bought or manually transferred:

* The NFT **won’t show up in your wallet immediately**
* It **does exist** — you can see it on Mintable, and even on [Etherscan](https://etherscan.io)
* You can still **transfer it to yourself** to trigger a wallet-visible event, or manually add it

### ✅ Is It on Ethereum Mainnet?

**Yes!**\
Gasless minting is done directly on the **Ethereum mainnet**, not an L2 or sidechain.

Your NFTs are:

* Fully ERC-721 compliant
* Viewable and tradable on any platform that supports Ethereum NFTs
* As real as any other NFT — just minted smarter

## 📊 Fees Comparison Table

<table><thead><tr><th>Ethereum Chain</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Store Name</td><td>Mintable Gasless Store</td><td>Your own Mintology Store</td><td>Traditional Store</td><td>Traditional Minting</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fees</td><td>Free</td><td>Mintology Cost</td><td><ul><li>Gas for Store Creation</li><li>Gas Per Mint</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Gas for Store Creation</li><li>Gas Per Mint </li></ul></td><td>Mintable Gasless Store</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Batch Minting</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Royalties from Secondary Sales</td><td>No</td><td>Customizable</td><td>Yes - adjusted to your preference</td><td>No</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mintable's Fees</td><td>2.5%</td><td>2.5% </td><td>Dependent</td><td>Dependent</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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