The YouTuber unboxed PewDiePie's original 100 million subscriber red diamond play button award, which he purchased from a fan who had received it as a wedding gift from PewDiePie. The award was verified as authentic and is considered a rare piece of YouTube history. The YouTuber also had a replica made of the award a year prior and compared the two. He then reunited the play button with its original briefcase, which he had purchased on eBay after it was thrown out by PewDiePie. The video also discussed how the YouTuber obtained the award and PewDiePie's thoughts on giving it away, as well as the YouTuber's own motivations for collecting awards.
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1. The speaker has purchased PewDiePie's original 100 million red diamond play button.
2. The play button was a gift from PewDiePie to a loyal subscriber, Lizard Lava, who was getting married.
3. Lizard Lava decided to sell the play button to support himself and his new wife.
4. The speaker was contacted by Lizard Lava about buying the play button and agreed to purchase it.
5. The play button was originally given to PewDiePie in September 2019.
6. PewDiePie has stated that he doesn't care what happens to the play button and doesn't want it back.
7. The speaker has been collecting YouTube awards for three years and considers the 100 million play button the biggest piece of YouTube history.
8. The play button was made of Baccarat crystal, which is handcrafted in a French factory.
9. The speaker also owns the briefcase that the play button was originally delivered in, which they purchased on eBay.
10. The briefcase was thrown away by PewDiePie and was later found by a waste disposal worker who sold it on eBay.
11. The speaker has reunited the play button with the briefcase, which they consider a historic moment.
12. The video of PewDiePie unboxing the 100 million play button has 69 million views, making it the second most viewed play button video on the internet.