$5,000 Bruce Springsteen tickets, Taylor Swift's $200 vinyl watch, and Bey's $39.99 mystery box

By sandhya October 21, 2022 Image credit-Google SSA

Preordering music is not uncommon

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From popular artist like Taylor Swift, usually puts together album rollouts for months to drum up interest and presales for her upcoming records.

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But three vinyl is a bit much, even for a longtime fan like me.

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$35 a pop (plus shipping, they were released at various time

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and bought from various stores), I spent about $100 for the same 13-track record.

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The only distinction between the three is the color of the vinyl.

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But three pales in comparison to fans buying 22 copies of the same upcoming record.

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As of this writing, Swift's merch website is stocked with five vinyl variants of Swift's upcoming Midnights album.

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Emma Watson spoke about the Relationship With Tom Felton

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