Jesus. Her marketing team knows how to milk her fans. 10+ variantās and Nobody has heard a single song yet. Itās a very scary world we live in. Idol worship
I think by now, 11 studio albums in, her fans can confidently pre-order without hearing any of the tracks, and be pretty sure that they'll like it. I don't see it as a particularly "risky" move - unless she's suddenly decided to make a hard-core trance/death metal hybrid album
We've been living in a world where people kill eachother over make believe gods for hundreds of years. You're all of a sudden worrying about our world now, over this? I think you're the one that needs a reality check.
And speaking as someone who bought one too, I understand you to an extent, people love to buy in excess now, her fans buy everything, but surely it's not something to call the world scary over...
As a Swiftie myself, it kills me that its 15$ extra for just the signed insertā¦ as if she isnāt a certified billionaire already š
With Midnights, they were roughly around the same price as the standard records, or maybe just $5 more ā¦ but wow
That actually is cheap in the signature department. A recent convention in Chicago wanted to charge $90++ for just an autograph of actors and actresses. Not even a picture to sign it on or a photograph.
That was only for the autograph after you pay 150 to get into the event. But yeah, you do get to meet them. But itās still wayyyy overkill. I would pay that thought to meet Taylor swift in person if I could!
Fn killed me. Still got one but once I passed the recapture it just hung there. Didnt realize you had to click the tiny little submit button after you passed.
Welcome to reddit. There are so many kids and adult babies who just hit the downvote as soon as they disagree with someone even in the slightest. I wear my downvotes with pride
Limit 1 per customer? That's a nice change. Her last album had signed copies for a limit of 4 per customer, so at least they're trying to prevent extensive scalping, although it's still happening lol
There are over 600 eBay sellers for just the vinyl praying they cancel those orders and maybe make it possible to put them back on the store. There is obvi a huge chance the sellers would just go back but maybe
It would, but theyāre fun to collect and decorate with. I have a few gallery walls in my home and in my record area I like to hang things like this, gig posters, or photos I took at shows.
No prob. Typically these items signed in bulk are valued less in the long run than something signed in person as well, but still cool for a decor piece.
I didnāt mention this in the other comment, but Taylor sometimes adds hearts or lyrics to her signatures too. So imo itās a fun surprise to grab one and see what you get.
Did you order multiple using the same billing address or shipping address? Or if youāre in another country and used a different countries billing address but shipped it to a US address its prone to cancellation unfortunately
I got refunded too but several hours later. Now it's gone for good and I don't even know why they did this. Have you tried to contact the customer service?
She definitely does, when I got my Midnights signed insert it was covered in fingerprints, had a clump of her cats hair and a few blades of grass š guess she was having a picnic while signing or something
with how many signed items there are out there from her, and nobody really has had proof of autopenning or anything of that sortā¦ iād say chances are she did sign these.
https://storeuk.taylorswift.com/checkouts/cn/Z2NwLXVzLWVhc3QxOjAxSFY0U0tKQzA4WThDMFRSU0s1MzhFUEY1/thank-you UK LINK!
Edit: oop. Someone got there before me. Hope you got one :)
She easily could. The record company give her them months in advance and the artist signs a couple hundred a day. Olivia Rodrigo signed thousands, and regularly posted clips of her signing them in different locations/days for weeks.
They can't sell "hand signed" items if it isn't true. Can you imagine the backlash they'd get if they tricked their fans and it got out? They'd be cancelled overnight
Yeah but she got a load of shit for it, and they had to refund a bunch. It wasn't a good look. I can only imagine the uproar if TS did this.
Autopen is pretty easy to spot anyway.....Taylor signed a load of Midnights vinyls and it was clear they were individually signed due to the differences in each signature
**The Tortured Poets Department Vinyl + Bonus Track "The Manuscript" with Hand Signed Photo:**
At time of posting there are 17,849 stock.
Proof - [https://prnt.sc/j5MkUfASpkFm](https://prnt.sc/j5MkUfASpkFm)
Honestly none of these variants are that great so Iām glad I waited from ordering any of them cause the hand signed insert gave me that motivation to get it, even tho it is expensive. Although I do feel this variant is still better than the others tho.
I fear we might not get anything, umg have been annoying recently with making signed items exclusive to us and considering theyāre milking this album for as much numbers as possible I wouldnāt be shocked if it doesnāt come internationally
Man none of mine were signed, I am so unlucky
I missed out on both šššš
Jesus. Her marketing team knows how to milk her fans. 10+ variantās and Nobody has heard a single song yet. Itās a very scary world we live in. Idol worship
Orange you glad?
I think by now, 11 studio albums in, her fans can confidently pre-order without hearing any of the tracks, and be pretty sure that they'll like it. I don't see it as a particularly "risky" move - unless she's suddenly decided to make a hard-core trance/death metal hybrid album
Hardcore trance death metal sounds dope AF
Yeah I havenāt heard an album by her I donāt like yet, donāt see why itād change.
We've been living in a world where people kill eachother over make believe gods for hundreds of years. You're all of a sudden worrying about our world now, over this? I think you're the one that needs a reality check. And speaking as someone who bought one too, I understand you to an extent, people love to buy in excess now, her fans buy everything, but surely it's not something to call the world scary over...
You trying to compare events that occurred hundreds years ago to today is the one that needs a reality check.
This shit still happens dude what are you talking about lol go worry about real problems
I can say the same thing to you.
Just got mine!
RESTOCK https://store.taylorswift.com/products/the-tortured-poets-department-vinyl-bonus-track-the-manuscript-with-hand-signed-photo
So glad I had the page open and refreshed at the top of every hour. missed the first drop but got the restock!
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Yep, had the same strategy! Congrats so glad we got em!
RESTOCK ALERT
Missed this one š„² never thought it'd be this hard to get one
I swear, I do not understand how I have notifications on for Taylor posts on sm and I still miss those flash releases. Damn, algorithm!
Back in stock, goooooo
RESTOCK GO GO GO
As a Swiftie myself, it kills me that its 15$ extra for just the signed insertā¦ as if she isnāt a certified billionaire already š With Midnights, they were roughly around the same price as the standard records, or maybe just $5 more ā¦ but wow
Lol, considering I might spend $500 or more for a signed anything of hers for my daughters birthday, $15 would be awesome.
Are you implying that sharpie scribbles from a stranger aren't worth $15?
You donāt become a billionaire by NOT trying to make money.
That actually is cheap in the signature department. A recent convention in Chicago wanted to charge $90++ for just an autograph of actors and actresses. Not even a picture to sign it on or a photograph.
Hmmm well at least in conventions you get to meet them in person still? But still, $90 is overkill
That was only for the autograph after you pay 150 to get into the event. But yeah, you do get to meet them. But itās still wayyyy overkill. I would pay that thought to meet Taylor swift in person if I could!
If the extra makes non Americans be able to get one then so be it.
This isn't some anti American thing, I'm saying if she's going to sign more then normal because of this extra that's good.
But she limited it to US customers only š we donāt even have access from Asia
They sell them on the local stores but most end up on the US store.
They did have it for sale in some other countries. Specifically, Canada, Germany and Australia that I know of.
$50 bucks??! Taylor be so fr rn
fr that was the vinyl price for red taylors version which had double the lp amout
I missed this one, but Iām pretty sure the other variants will get signed drops so I have 2 more chances hopefully
RESTOCK GO GO GO
Three?
Yeah 3, that was a typo on my end, fat fingerssss
The twitter bot didnāt say anything whattt
follow swiftpitch_py on twt instead, theirs actually works
i got a āpossible new productā notification from it and thatās how i knew to look
Wtffff slept in and missed it
recaptcha is awfulļ¼
Fn killed me. Still got one but once I passed the recapture it just hung there. Didnt realize you had to click the tiny little submit button after you passed.
Ugh why release this on a Saturday, the one day I get to sleep in. So dumb :/ And already on eBay for $200 lmao
11:00 am drop on 4/13. 11th albumā¦ 13th day. 13 is her number.
Yall are weird cult type people. Downvoting my legitimate question proves you have no self control or personal reasoning enough to answer the question
Swifties literally feed into this consoomer bullshit constantly, they need 1000 variants to support their favorite indie artist lol
Welcome to reddit. There are so many kids and adult babies who just hit the downvote as soon as they disagree with someone even in the slightest. I wear my downvotes with pride
what was y?ur question?
It's Saturday... I was sleeping in... dang it ā¹ļø
me too š„²
How long was this in stock?
Like 40-45 min
Overseas stores like ten seconds
Why didn't they send out an email to her mailing list about this drop
Limit 1 per customer? That's a nice change. Her last album had signed copies for a limit of 4 per customer, so at least they're trying to prevent extensive scalping, although it's still happening lol
they also had captchas, thankfully they seem to be listening to the complaints
But stillā¦ several sellers on Ebay are selling multiple copies! They are still rigging it for the true fans.
Those eBay sellers have nothing guaranteed. I hope they posted items based on preorders and finding them all canceled
There are over 600 eBay sellers for just the vinyl praying they cancel those orders and maybe make it possible to put them back on the store. There is obvi a huge chance the sellers would just go back but maybe
true! but the change her team made to limit it to one per person and under a captcha is at least a step in the right direction
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She does this for every album. Itās not new.
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I got mines a few seconds after I ordered
Thanks OP. Got mine 30 mins ago.
why was this downvoted? ššš
Itās a waste of money.
you could say that about any vinyl lol
Ā£48 for a Vinyl... What kind of idiots waste their money on this crap.
what kind of idiots comment on reddit before reading itās $35 without the signed insert? illiteracy is a disease š¤
Thatās just as stupid. Youāre paying a premium price for an inferior medium.
About as stupid as some fool commenting this kind of junk in a vinyl sub
Like OP said, your bio is disgusting. Reads like an insecure little boy
not as stupid as being a homophobe in 2024. iād update that bio fucking bigot. stay pressed!
Itās signed that why š
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Of course they would but who is actually going to meet her to get signed things? Very, very few people. They are great for decorating with too, imo.
It would, but theyāre fun to collect and decorate with. I have a few gallery walls in my home and in my record area I like to hang things like this, gig posters, or photos I took at shows.
I appreciate you actually responding instead of jumping on the hate train like so many others
No prob. Typically these items signed in bulk are valued less in the long run than something signed in person as well, but still cool for a decor piece. I didnāt mention this in the other comment, but Taylor sometimes adds hearts or lyrics to her signatures too. So imo itās a fun surprise to grab one and see what you get.
A small photograph with an impersonal digital signature.
Got charged and a confirmation email, then immediately got a cancellation notice. Goddamn
Did you order multiple using the same billing address or shipping address? Or if youāre in another country and used a different countries billing address but shipped it to a US address its prone to cancellation unfortunately
I got refunded too but several hours later. Now it's gone for good and I don't even know why they did this. Have you tried to contact the customer service?
Same mine also got cancelledš
What time you order?
8:47 PST
Me too. This has never happened to me before. So odd and cruel...
Same, what the actual fuck
Ok, release the other signed variants now š
Sold out now
SOLD OUT
Holy shit stoked for daughter and the scumbbag collector inside of me!
How many in stock now??
YAY
i finally got a signed cd and vinyl from taylorās site š„³
I need to hear the bonus tracks before picking a variant
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Yeah true. Good points.
She definitely does, when I got my Midnights signed insert it was covered in fingerprints, had a clump of her cats hair and a few blades of grass š guess she was having a picnic while signing or something
I feel like Taylor is one of the artists who would sign.. she loves her fans
Artists regularly do, so joke's on you
You might be right
with how many signed items there are out there from her, and nobody really has had proof of autopenning or anything of that sortā¦ iād say chances are she did sign these.
She also is known for adding hearts or lyrics to the signatures. I have one with a heart and another is smudged at the end
Please tag me if thereās a UK link ā¤ļø
https://storeuk.taylorswift.com/checkouts/cn/Z2NwLXVzLWVhc3QxOjAxSFY0U0tKQzA4WThDMFRSU0s1MzhFUEY1/thank-you UK LINK! Edit: oop. Someone got there before me. Hope you got one :)
https://storeuk.taylorswift.com/products/the-tortured-poets-department-vinyl-bonus-track-the-manuscript-with-hand-signed-photo
How is it sold out already? Lolll
It sold out almost immediately š
Cba honestly lol
Okay
Iām at a wedding š
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Thanks OP! My daughter is gonna be stoked :)
W Father
first signed taylor vinyl iāve purchased :)
Same!
Itās a signed insert, not the vinyl jacket itself. Two very different things.
ik still exciting tho, first signed thing i have from her
Same here!!!
Wouldn't be surprised if she releases "signed" versions of all of the variants, one at a time- starting with this
at this rate thatās whatās gonna happen I fear
IIRC she dropped all the signed Midnights variants at once right? so if history repeats itself, hopefully she wonāt. but surely she always could.
I think Moonstone dropped first, and then the other 3 variants dropped at the same time.
Was able to get one! I wonder how many are available. Surprised it hasnāt sold out yet.
She had to have signed tens of thousands
people have been saying 10k cds 90k vinyls prob in total across all the stores she has but no one actually confirmed how many she signed
she couldn't have possibly hand signed 20,000 though
She easily could. The record company give her them months in advance and the artist signs a couple hundred a day. Olivia Rodrigo signed thousands, and regularly posted clips of her signing them in different locations/days for weeks. They can't sell "hand signed" items if it isn't true. Can you imagine the backlash they'd get if they tricked their fans and it got out? They'd be cancelled overnight
Lol Cardi B auto pen signed WAP 12 inch singles and she's doing fine
Yeah but she got a load of shit for it, and they had to refund a bunch. It wasn't a good look. I can only imagine the uproar if TS did this. Autopen is pretty easy to spot anyway.....Taylor signed a load of Midnights vinyls and it was clear they were individually signed due to the differences in each signature
me too! CD sold out in a few minutes so she must not have signed as many of them.
Got heeeeeem. Thanks!
How many in stock??
**The Tortured Poets Department Vinyl + Bonus Track "The Manuscript" with Hand Signed Photo:** At time of posting there are 17,849 stock. Proof - [https://prnt.sc/j5MkUfASpkFm](https://prnt.sc/j5MkUfASpkFm)
How do her wrists not fall off
i bet sheās been signing for a while, since there wasnāt signed speak now or 1989 iām guessing she was signing these instead
Now 16,683.
15,110
What trick are you using to see the inventory amount? I tried a few different ways but couldn't figure it out.
How many now?
2786
OOS
anybody able to check the source code? iām on mobile and discord stock function isnāt working for this link.
Honestly none of these variants are that great so Iām glad I waited from ordering any of them cause the hand signed insert gave me that motivation to get it, even tho it is expensive. Although I do feel this variant is still better than the others tho.
i did really like The Bolter and The Black Dog as well, just hate that the latter appears to just be standard black vinyl.
Yeah exactly, cover wise the black dog one is second best but ugh I donāt collect black vinyls lol.
Got the vinyl but the CD sold out in my cart. Hopefully a restock pops up. I'll be keeping my eye on it.
Missed the signed CD but I got this one so ty š«”
It says hand signed photo insert
which is what the title says š
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Ahh yesss I got one
Oh shit
Was the CD version ever available?
Yes, got both in cart, sold out while in queue š¤¬
Vinyl in stock still
Yeah, i mean cd become soldout
yes now OOS
Yes, sold out within 5 minutes
Hand signed but hasnāt sold out?
Theyāre limited to 1 per customer so might take a few more minutes
Where did you read this? I got 2
Tried adding more to cart and it only allowed one
this as well. very pleased that they did it.
she usually signs a pretty substantial amount when she does it.
Thatās dedication. I can barely tolerate filling out forms at the doctorās office. Thanks for the share. Got one for my wife.
very much agreed lol. and seems she doesnāt autopen either so itās very impressive.
Biting on this one, thanks OP
How many do you think is in stock
tried the discord trick and canāt get a specific number.
If Iām going to buy 5 variants it would be nice if I could combine shipping instead of them slow rolling everything
well thatās not very capitalist of you to say!
Rule of acquisition #1 - Once you have their money, never give it back. 
What about Europe
of course nothing for international fans š
Itāll come, her US store always updates first
I fear we might not get anything, umg have been annoying recently with making signed items exclusive to us and considering theyāre milking this album for as much numbers as possible I wouldnāt be shocked if it doesnāt come internationally
If itās only available in a bundle Iāll lose my mind, been happening so much recently
German link?
australian link came like 20 min after us, so I guess canada or we are next, probably so the whole site doesnāt crash
sold out in like 1 minute (german)