I heard something pretty wild today and wanted to check if anyone else knows about this. Apparently the person who created the one billionth repository on GitHub decided to put it up for sale. The repo had a pretty crude name if I remember correctly. Someone actually bought it from what I’m hearing. Has anyone else come across this story? I’m curious if this is actually true or just some internet rumor going around. It seems like such a random thing to sell but I guess everything has a price these days. What do you all think about people selling their GitHub repositories like this?
lol right? $2000 for a repo is absolutely insane! People will literally pay for milestones instead of actual content. If it gets them clout, whatever - but man, what a weird world we’re living in!
Yeah, this totally happens and it’s way more common than people realize. Those milestone repos are goldmines - especially the big ones like the billionth repository. I’ve watched similar deals go down across different tech communities where people cash in on unique digital moments. The actual repo content doesn’t matter - buyers want to own a piece of platform history. GitHub won’t officially back these sales, but nothing stops users from transferring ownership. It’s niche as hell, but collectors and investors will drop serious cash for digital milestones like this. Worth it? Depends how much that historical bragging rights means to you.
I watched this whole thing happen in real time. Yeah, the repo got sold, though the price varied depending on who you asked - I saw anywhere from $1500 to $3000. What got me was how fast it went through once word spread about the milestone. The buyer wasn’t even a dev, just someone who got the novelty of owning that piece of GitHub history. There’s definitely a niche market for this stuff, like domain names or early social handles. Felt surreal watching it go down, but makes sense when you think about what people drop on other collectibles.