While some might be disappointed that they missed the opportunity to sneakily purchase the award, it's likely for the best the URL exploit was quickly fixed. Unfortunately for those who would be interested in acquiring the award for themselves, the issue has already been resolved as Welsh made sure to alert the award company to the situation before posting his video demonstrating the exploit. The award wasn't cheap, costing a whopping $3,000, but in the end Welsh officially received his Diamond Play Award.
It seems KSI wasn't contacted to confirm that he had placed the order, despite the fact that the address it was shipped to had no connection to addresses KSI had used previously. Welsh directed his friend to request the award claiming to be KSI, a popular YouTuber with over 20 million subscribers. Surprisingly, YouTube didn't strike down the order or even take steps to confirm it before shipping it out. While normally only accessible with a special code, simply by tinkering with the URL slightly, Welsh was able to access the page and was able to actually purchase a 'replacement' Diamond Play Button Award with the help of a friend. YouTube offers replacement buttons for subscribers who have previously received them, in case of the award getting lost or damaged. YouTuber JackSucksatLife, aka Jack Welsh, received a tip-off from fellow content creator joshkapranos that the Diamond Play Button could be purchased without reaching that subscriber threshold, if the user knew how. RELATED: PewDiePie Reveals What Would Make Him Quit YouTube They start out with a Silver Play Button award for those who eclipse 100,000 subscribers, then 1 million for a Gold Play Button award, ultimately reaching the Red Diamond Award for 100 million+ subscribers that PewDiePie and T-Series alone have unlocked. YouTube's Creator Awards, aka Play Button Awards, are given to YouTubers with some of the largest subscriber bases.
But one YouTuber who has just barely cleared the threshold for a Gold Play Button at 1.3 million subscribers managed to get ahold of one, thanks to an exploit. The Diamond Play Button is something that many YouTubers will never get a chance to receive, as it requires channels to gain a staggering 10 million subscribers to gain one.
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