Taylor Swift fans have slammed eBay sellers for already listing her new book on the website for nearly four times the original price, despite it not being out yet.
The popstar, 34, released announced she is releasing a book commemorating her historic Eras tour, featuring never-before-seen photos from more than 100 shows.
The book goes on sale in the US, only in Target, on November 29. It will cost $39.99. (£30).
It’s not yet been announced when the book will be available internationally – or how many editions will go on sale.
However, that’s not stopped people from listing the book on eBay – with people trying to sell ‘pre-orders’ for up to $200.
One seller has put it up for $149.99, writing: ‘*PRE-SALE* SHIPS NOV. 29th! The Official Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Book,’.
Another person is selling it for $70, nearly twice the original price, with an extra $36.17 for international shipping.
Spotting the listing, one Swiftie took to X, formerly Twitter, to write: ‘It’s actually comical at this point,’ and shared a screenshot of a listing for $250 (£192), which has since been taken down.
‘It’s literally not even out! You cant even f****** preorder it. What do you mean, reselling something you don’t even know if you’ll be able to get’.
‘Selling something they don’t even know if they will get their hands on PLUS this won’t be a limited item. People are so stupid,’ said another.
‘They don’t even have it available for regular presale yet,’.
Other Swifties urged fellow fans to report any listings they see, saying it was a breach of eBay terms of service.
The 14-time Grammy winning megastar announced her latest book on Good Morning America on Tuesday.
The 256-page hardcover book will feature over 500 images, including performance photos from every era as well as exclusive rehearsal photos and behind-the-scenes images of instruments, costumes, set pieces and designer sketches used throughout the tour.
According to GMA, the Shake It Off singer described the upcoming book as the ‘official retrospective of the most wonderful tour of her life,
Taylor also shared a video on Instagram announcing the news and told her fans: ‘We’ll be kicking off the final leg of The Eras Tour this week, which is hard to comprehend. This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way. Well, two ways actually.
‘Excited to announce that The Official Eras Tour Book, filled with my own personal reflections, never-before-seen behind the scenes photos, all the magical memories you guys brought every single night AND …. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will all be available for the first time ever only at @target.’
She confirmed it would be available starting November 29 and added: ‘International info coming soon!’ for the rest of her fans across the globe.
Upon hearing the news, Swifties rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their excitement as one person predicted: ‘She will be conquering the book industry next!
‘This will be a hit!’ a second fan wrote, while a third posted: ‘Can’t wait to read all the pages,’ and a fourth added: ‘No way, can’t wait to read all the tea!’
Someone else posted: ‘Everything is about to go DOWNNNNN for a book. I genuinely love the chaos Taylor Swift causes,’ while a different person said: ‘This is so funny bc a tour book and a vinyl release is a classic taylor swift move. Like it was actually the most expected announcement.’
The news comes just days before Taylor continues her tour on October 18 with three shows at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, before she heads to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans and then Indianapolis.
The Eras Tour commenced on March 17 last year in Glendale, Arizona, and will conclude on December 8 in Vancouver.
The epic tour consists of 149 shows that span five continents and is the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first tour in history to surpass US$1 billion in.
Last year, Taylor Swift fans in the UK splashes out hundreds of pounds on branded popcorn buckets and drinks bottles after picking them up at cinemas during the singer’s Eras Tour movie.
Popcorn buckets and drinks cups have appeared on sites like eBay and Vinted, with Swifties splashing out as much as £200 for them.
Some fans have headed to multiple venues in order to pick up slightly different popcorn buckets and drinks bottles, all emblazoned with the hitmaker’s face.
Odeon Cinemas are selling the popcorn and drink combo for £19.89 – a tribute to the singer’s birth year and name of her Grammy-winning album.
Meanwhile, Vue Cinemas are offered a slightly different sized metal popcorn bucket for £7.99 – without the popcorn included – while the cups cost £3.99, without any drink inside.
While £19.89 seem like a lot to splash out on, some fans are making a huge profit, with one combo recently sold on eBay for £127.
Another popcorn and drinks combo is on sale for £200 – although shoppers got multiple cups.
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