Do you still believe in Presales?

[Gposas]

During the early periods of me joining the Crypto world, I could recall there were alot of Presales I came across on Telegram and Twitter. Presale adverts was booming then, though I never really had the full knowledge on identifying scam projects.
I was just believing all these projects are real, until a fellow crypto lover who has been in the industry for years shared his experience with me. He made me understand that I don't just have to invest in any project presale I come across without making proper research.
Mind you, I don't even have any idea of going about making research on a project but I was already dreaming that if I had funds, I'll just pour them into 5 different presale projects and wait for the token launch. But luckily for me I had no funds.

I was advised to follow up with launchpool on Exchanges than investing in presales, but as a newbie my thoughts were highly focused on massive profit but sluggishly I joined few launchpools then and made little profits.

My mind was still on investing in presales even till now, but the fear of being scammed has not allowed me invest in any. I stopped following up news related to presales because of this advice.

So I would appreciate your thoughts on this... Are presales still profitable or I should just forget about that chapter?

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

I cant advise for going into presales offers any longer because most of the ones we have done in the past are not pleasing for making any profits, instead they are just taking advantage on us from what we have invested with them, if it were to be as before, when you invest on a presale, you will most likely be profitable in your investment because the market will always be profitable at it has been launched, many other investors will be coming in and the value increases as a result, but some will go opposite direction and fall after they are launched.

[Tribalchief]

So I would appreciate your thoughts on this... Are presales still profitable or I should just forget about that chapter?

imo, I don't think it's healthy to participate in every presale. Before the market became filled with too many scam projects, the chances of getting your investment back was probably 50/50, but at this point, I don't even think it's upto 30/70. I advice you stick to something else, except you have the money to waste.

[milewilda]

So I would appreciate your thoughts on this... Are presales still profitable or I should just forget about that chapter?

Lets say that this is indeed shit nowadays but cant be able to deny that these are the times or moments that you do find yourself that be able to purchase up a coin/token.
There are still those worthy projects on which to invest on but the rate of success is really that slim already because there are tons of projects that launches up and needing up that kind of funding.
Getting listed into exchangers wont really be able to have guarantee despite of those sales on which it might take time or wont be coming at all in terms of the time that it do have.
Therefore, it will be just that still depending on you whether you do continue out to invest into these times or will be trying out to accumulate when it gets listed and on a dumping state?

[robelneo]

So I would appreciate your thoughts on this... Are presales still profitable or I should just forget about that chapter?

When investing, whether it's presales or aftersales, I always advise on the potential. You are in a comfortable position if you invest in a coin with a usecase and will likely stay in the market in the long term.
If you find a coin with potential in a presale, then it's good for you to invest. If you find it after months of listing, it's still good, but there is an advantage to investing in a presale, but it will always come down to potential.

[target]

There are still launchpad you can trust that the project will be listed on the exchange where you can trade the tokens righter after whether the token pumps or dumps you will be able to get back your funds.

It be good to see if that era of presale be back. I would certainly be making careful investments and make sure to take profit when the price goes up. Sadly there are regulations already.

[MrSpasybo]

During the early periods of me joining the Crypto world, I could recall there were alot of Presales I came across on Telegram and Twitter. Presale adverts was booming then, though I never really had the full knowledge on identifying scam projects.
I was just believing all these projects are real, until a fellow crypto lover who has been in the industry for years shared his experience with me. He made me understand that I don't just have to invest in any project presale I come across without making proper research.
Mind you, I don't even have any idea of going about making research on a project but I was already dreaming that if I had funds, I'll just pour them into 5 different presale projects and wait for the token launch. But luckily for me I had no funds.

I was advised to follow up with launchpool on Exchanges than investing in presales, but as a newbie my thoughts were highly focused on massive profit but sluggishly I joined few launchpools then and made little profits.

My mind was still on investing in presales even till now, but the fear of being scammed has not allowed me invest in any. I stopped following up news related to presales because of this advice.

So I would appreciate your thoughts on this... Are presales still profitable or I should just forget about that chapter?

Every project has both opportunities and risks. As long as you can thoroughly research the project and have sufficient reasons to participate, presales are a great opportunity for you to buy tokens at a very low price before they are listed, traded, and increase in value. Conversely, if you only participate in presales based on emotion, your luck can run out at any time.

Your friend advice is very accurate: if you want to participate in a new project, IEOs on top CEXs are always safer because at least they are thoroughly vetted by the CEXs teams. A 1000% price increase may not be guaranteed, but at least you won't lose money to amateur scammers.

If you want more safety, buy tokens that have already been listed and have good liquidity, for example BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, ADA, SOL. They will bring you peace of mind!

[yhiaali3]

It's best to avoid buying any token during the presale, as most of them are loss-making. I participated in several, and most of them didn't make any profits, and some even made losses.

Most of the tokens I followed during the presale ended up being listed at a price lower than the presale price, or they dropped sharply after listing. The last time I bought a token during the presale, I suffered a significant loss, so I never participated again.

[Charles-Tim]

I have gone for three presales before and they taught me lesson about how ICOs are very risky. I remember one that I lost money so much on. I do not go for presale after that time. Many of them are dump and dump schemes. The developers will make good money from it but many investors will lose.

[Roseline492]

The one I actually participated one certain time was the launchpad presale, for does who might not understand, is a presale that's done on the exchange by the owners to sell their tokens to people when they have not listed yet, though I participated for sometime but just as they said there must be always a little black dot on some of the things we did not believe will have a scam, so there was one I bought and they refuses to list there token after they sold out a lot of their tokens to people, so after that incident I stopped it, though it was a very long time.

[Mia Chloe]

During the early periods of me joining the Crypto world, I could recall there were alot of Presales I came across on Telegram and Twitter. Presale adverts was booming then, though I never really had the full knowledge on identifying scam projects.

One thing you need to understand about the crypto ecosystem is that every single thing that exists from pre-sale to meme coins to Bitcoin and lots more are still in existence because some people profit from it else they wouldn't be around.

The difference is everyone cannot have same level of understanding or succeed equally hence gross balance in profits and losses generally is attained. Presales still work out but trust me you would need to do a lot of research to avoid scam tokens.

[Cryptsafe]

Presales these days are not reliable to say as the profit is just little and has no much effect even the launch pad itself is no more as profitable as it used to be in the early beginning. After many lessons, from ICO and presales, I was very much careful about projects, and I do thorough research before I make any move in investing in a project at its early stage. Better still, if the project is of good value, I'll buy after it is listed on any reputable exchange and hold for 6 six months at most to see how far they can but to rush into buying because they are in presales, I don't do that anymore.

[Crypto Library]

I cant advise for going into presales offers any longer because most of the ones we have done in the past are not pleasing for making any profits, instead they are just taking advantage on us from what we have invested with them, if it were to be as before, when you invest on a presale, you will most likely be profitable in your investment because the market will always be profitable at it has been launched, many other investors will be coming in and the value increases as a result, but some will go opposite direction and fall after they are launched.

The situation is exactly the same as it was a few months before the pre-sale.
And I think participating in the pte-sale now would be even riskier because the market is going through a bad situation now. And the experience you had is not yours alone, I personally think most people have had similar experiences while participating in pre-sales.
I have seen people experience price drops of -60% to -100%+ after listing.
And finally, they are still bearing the loss while holding. So I will never going to suggest anyone to participate in pre-sale.

[Zed0X]

I've put a few hundred dollars in some presales before and I don't even know if the product/token actually launched It took like forever for the token generation that I got bored and left thinking it's going to be a goodbye to the money I put in there. It's just how it is in this wild crypto world. Do I still believe in them? I'll never join another one.

[slapper]

Presales aren’t dead, they’re just more naked now

Back in 2020-2021, or even further 2017-2018, presales had a different risk-to-reward ratio. You didn’t need to be a genius, just early. But cycles change. Liquidity changes. Attention changes. Now the same belief system that once rewarded naive optimism has turned into a field where timing, access, and cold discernment are non-negotiables. It is funny that people still believe it worth. That myth still seduces people, especially those who are new and impatient

Your experience is textbook, and I don’t mean that in a condescending way. It’s how most people onboard into crypto: high emotion, low frameworks. It’s how systems exploit cognitive bias. Projects are engineered to sound visionary. But you're waiting for some certainty before acting, as if risk can be “solved”. It can’t. Risk is an instrument, not a warning. You use it. You shape it

That said, yes, launchpools are safer. Yes, they’re structured. But safe doesn’t mean scale. You’ll make “little profits” because the whole thing is diluted. Everyone gets a bite, so no one eats much

Presales can be profitable. But the structure today is clear:

Most of the alpha is private (deal flow, early allocations, OTC rounds)

Presales that are public and hyped are usually already priced in

If you’re getting in from Twitter ads, you’re late

So no, don’t "forget the chapter". Rewrite it. Learn tokenomics. Study vesting schedules. Follow VCs, not influencers. And internalize this: if your emotions are making the trade, you’ve already lost to someone who’s thinking in liquidity and lockups

You don’t need to avoid presales. You need to stop expecting presales to save you. Big difference