Why Can't I Sell My Token? 6 Common Causes
You usually cannot sell a token for one of six reasons: the contract blocks sells (a honeypot), the pool has no liquidity, slippage is set too low, a sell tax is higher than expected, trading is restricted, or your wallet lacks gas. Each cause has a different fix, and a few have none. Why does a token sell fail even when buying worked? Buying and selling use different code paths in a token contract. A contract can accept purchases while rejecting every sale. That is why a first buy that succeeds proves nothing about whether you can exit. Before changing any wallet settings, work out whether the problem sits in your transaction or in the token itself. Start with the simple checks, which take a minute and cost nothing: Read the exact error message your wallet or exchange shows. "Insufficient output amount" and "transfer failed" point to different causes. Confirm you hold enough of the network's native coin to pay gas. Try selling a very small amount first. If a ti...