Taylor Swift fans have criticized eBay sellers for listing her new book on the website for almost four times the original price, even though it is not yet out.
The pop star, 34, announced she will release a book commemorating her historic Eras tour, featuring never-before-seen photographs from more than 100 shows.
The book will go on sale in the United States, only at Target, on November 29. It will cost $39.99. (£30).
It has not yet been announced when the book will be available internationally or how many editions will go on sale.
However, that didn’t stop people from listing the book on eBay, and they attempted to sell ‘pre-orders’ for up to $200.
A seller listed it for $149.99 and wrote: ‘*PRESALE* SHIPPING NOV. 29! “The Official Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Book”.
Taylor Swift has announced she will release her first book commemorating her historic Eras tour, featuring never-before-seen photographs from more than 100 shows.
Someone else is selling it for $70, almost double the original price, with an additional $36.17 for international shipping.
Seeing the listing, one Swiftie took to X, formerly Twitter, to write: “It’s really funny right now” and shared a screenshot of a listing for $250 (£192), which has since been removed.
‘It literally hasn’t even come out! You can’t even preorder it. What do you mean by reselling something you don’t even know if you can get?
‘Selling something they don’t even know if they’ll get their hands on PLUS this won’t be a limited item. “People are very stupid,” said another.
“They don’t even have it available for regular pre-sale yet.”
Other Swifties urged their fellow fans to report any ads they see, saying it was a violation of eBay’s terms of service.
The 14-time Grammy Award-winning megastar announced her latest book on Good Morning America on Tuesday.
The 256-page hardcover book will include more than 500 images, including performance photographs from all eras, as well as exclusive rehearsal photographs and behind-the-scenes images of instruments, costumes, sets and designer sketches used during 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, telling her fans: “We’re starting the final leg of The Eras Tour this week, which is hard to fathom.” This tour has been the most wonderful experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way. Well, actually in two ways.
‘I’m excited to announce that the official Eras Tour book, filled with my personal reflections, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos, all the magical memories you brought back every night AND… The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will be available for the first time only on @target.’
She confirmed it would be available from November 29, adding: “International information coming soon!” for the rest of his fans around the world.
Taylor is pictured performing in Inglewood
Some Swifties headed to various movie theaters to compare popcorn and drink bottles, then shared them on TikTok. Pictured are bottles from the Odeon and Vue cinemas.
Upon hearing the news, Swifties rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their excitement as one person predicted: ‘She’ll be the next to conquer the book industry!
‘This will be a success!’ 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 really love the chaos that Taylor Swift causes,” while another person said, “This is so fun because a book tour and a vinyl release is a classic Taylor Swift move.” Like it’s actually the most anticipated announcement.” .
The news comes just days before Taylor continues her tour on October 18 with three shows at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, before heading to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans and then on to Indianapolis.
The Eras Tour began on March 17 of last year in Glendale, Arizona, and will conclude on December 8 in Vancouver.
The epic tour consists of 149 shows spanning five continents and is the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first tour in history to surpass $1 billion.
Last year, Taylor Swift fans in the UK spent hundreds of pounds on buckets of popcorn and bottles of branded drinks after picking them up at cinemas during the singer’s Eras film tour.
Popcorn buckets and drinks cups have appeared on sites such as eBay and Vinted, with Swifties shelling out up to £200 for them.
Some fans have headed to multiple locations to purchase buckets of popcorn and slightly different bottles of drinks, all adorned with the hitmaker’s face.
Odeon Cinemas is selling the popcorn and drink combo for £19.89, a tribute to the singer’s birth year and the name of her Grammy-winning album.
Meanwhile, Vue Cinemas are being offered a slightly different sized metal popcorn bucket for £7.99 (without the popcorn included), while the cups are £3.99, without any drinks inside .
While £19.89 seems like a lot to spend, some fans are making big profits, with one combo recently selling on eBay for £127.
Another popcorn and drink combo is on sale for £200, although shoppers got multiple cups.