Yesterday when Hello Games’ Sean Murray took to Twitter to request people to avoid No Man’s Sky videos and spoilers that were surfacing on the web, it seemed business as usual. It’s almost commonplace to have games leaking early nowadays, with certain people ruining the fun for the rest. But this particular buyer slightly took us by surprise. Why" He paid $1,300 to obtain a copy of the game early from eBay. That’s $1,300 for a $60 game. You do the math. 
User daymeeuhn proceeded to post several videos, which were later taken down. However, they’ve resurfaced elsewhere on the web. No, we’re not going to share them here but in case you’re wondering, here’s a spoiler-free video of him unboxing the game and popping it into his PlayStation 4 on Dailymotion. And here’s his proof of purchase:
Interestingly, he seemed skeptical himself of the purchase he made on eBay, which prompted people to wonder why he’d take such a risk, let alone pay that amount of money. He responded to all these questions on Reddit, basically stating that he’s financially sound enough to do it. But his perspective, in general, is a rather interesting read:

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