A man has shared his disbelief after finding a signed Taylor Swift CD in a charity shop for just £1.50 – and it’s worth a small fortune online to fans of the singer
A bargain hunter was left stunned after stumbling upon a signed Taylor Swift CD in a charity shop while rummaging through unwanted items. He had asked a colleague to keep an eye out for the pop star’s debut album, intending to surprise his fiancée with it – but he never anticipated being handed a signed copy.
He shared on Reddit: “I told my coworker who thrifts to keep an eye out for Taylor Swift’s first album for my fiancée. The dude comes in with this today – $1.99 [£1.50] price tag.”
After a swift Google search, he found that the charity shop find could fetch a staggering $800 [£596] online, as fans are often prepared to shell out for such memorabilia.
He continued: “Once I told him that was an $800-plus CD, he kept it, of course. Incredible luck on his end.”
Reacting to the post, one user commented: “Some people have all the luck. You’re a good person for telling him what that’s worth – especially if it has the original ‘Picture to Burn’ lyrics.”
Another user chimed in: “Gonna be real – you should’ve kept it to yourself and surprised your fiancée, who would treasure it.
“Instead, you told him – when he wouldn’t have found it without you in the first place. If I were your fiancée and saw this, I’d be so p***ed.”
A third user added: “I had an autographed first CD of hers just like this that my parents got for me when she was playing at a super small venue near us – and I lost it years later. Wonder what it would be worth now.”
One more user chimed in: “In high school, I had a mate who wouldn’t let me drive home until I promised not to laugh and would listen with an open mind… as he handed me this CD.
“I popped it in on the 10-minute drive home and ended up driving around until I finished the album.
“Mad, because I was never into Swift before or after this album. And even madder – I bumped into that mate for the first time in like five years just yesterday.”
Another user shared: “I’ve actually got the same signed CD. My ex went to the Mall of America to see some ‘up-and-coming country singer’ back in the day, and I told her to grab me a copy if she could. I completely forgot I had it until now.”
A final user added: “She opened for Brad Paisley on a tour. Her merch area was flogging this signed CD for 20 quid.
“My mate bought one, not even knowing who she was – just because it was signed. Looks identical to this one.”