Never mind the fact it’s a beta, or that it’s being thrown open to anyone with an internet connection, some people wanted to get into the Titanfall beta so bad they were willing to pay for it.
https://kotaku.com/titanfall-beta-open-to-all-on-xbox-one-with-pc-to-open-1523851833
At time of posting, there are over 800 listings on eBay for Titanfall beta codes. Most are priced starting at $0.99, which really wasn’t that bad a deal to get in right now (well, the PC ones anyway, since that beta isn’t open yet), but others were asking for as much as $20-50.
Not all of them went ignored and unpaid, either. Quite a few of the cheaper ones were snapped up, while GameSpot caught someone who paid $35. For an Xbox One code. The day before it went open.
Titanfall Beta [eBay]