Obscure Taylor Swift Merch

Hi, I'm Sarah and I post pictures of and try to archive old and/or obscure Taylor Swift merch, specifically the ones I want the most, then I go from there 💜

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✨ Introduction Post ✨ (Pinned)

Hi! I'm Sarah, and I've been a Swiftie since 2013. I collect a lot of things, and the biggest catergory I collect is anything Taylor Swift. Of course, there's CDs and vinyl records, but there's just so much stuff that she has put out. She had a collaboration with American Greetings, her Speak Now World Tour book has a 3D version, there's a CMA For Your Consideration card game that was given out to CMA voters during the Red era, she worked with Xfinity during the 1989 World Tour and Verizon during the Fearless Tour, and so many more collaborations that I want to somehow document. Since my goal of collecting one of each piece of Taylor Swift merchandise and advertisements ever is impossible, I'll settle for compiling all in a Tumblr account (this one!) for now.

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Taylor by Taylor Swift: Made Of Starlight perfume music box

This is super rare, and therefore super expensive, and is currently being sold for $999.99 USD. It's a specific edition of the Taylor perfume called Made of Starlight, and the box itself plays Starlight when opened. It has a different pattern on the top (standard has the colorful lines; this has red dots) and for sure smells different. This has a 3.4 oz bottle of the limited edition perfume, and the seller is including a display standee, seen in the first picture and in the second to last picture, where they photographed the back which has all the ingredients of the perfume.

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1:100 Scale AirAsia Aircraft Model: Taylor Swift's Red Tour

Another thing I want so badly, or at least a variation of it. They made these in smaller sizes, but this is the first time I'm seeing the 1:100 scale for sale anywhere. It's the same plane as the one I've posted about before, but different size and different packaging. The smaller model was in a square box and had a different display stand. The 1:100 scale model is currently going for $999.00 USD 😭

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The Best Day (American Greetings Mother's Day CD Single) eBay Listing, Discogs, YouTube Video

I really like this one, but it goes for HUNDREDS of dollars. Discogs has limited information on it, and just says that it was released for Mothers day in 2010 from her "own card line" (referencing her collaboration with American Greetings). I found three sources for this: an eBay listing I've had saved for months, a YouTube channel I'm subscribed to called Jesus Loves Taylor, who does unboxing videos of his Taylor merch, and he has tons of CDs, and lots on the rarer side, such as this. The final source is simply Discogs, where it has never been sold (has no "last sold for" statistic) but there is one for sale for six hundred dollars. The first picture of the face of the CD is from Discogs, the one of the envelope it's in is from the eBay listing, the first card is a screenshot from an unboxing video by Jesus Loves Taylor on YouTube (he has a lot of cool stuff on his channel, and I highly recommend it because his collection is astounding) the second greeting card image is from the eBay listing, and it's a different card, so I assume that when you ordered it, you could choose which greeting card you got? Or maybe it was random? Anyway, the inside of the card that's yellow is from Jesus Loves Taylor's unboxing video, and the inside of the card that's light blue is from the eBay listing. The final picture is from the YouTube video. So the cards were different, but the case of the CD and the CD itself were the same? I can't really find much on it, but I'd love to add this CD to my collection. The only price on Discogs is $599.98 USD for the only one that's for sale there, and the eBay listing is $799.99 USD.

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Fearless promo door sign

This one I find absolutely hilarious because... "making our own love story" as the do not disturb side... HELLO? Anyway, I honestly can't find if this is real or not, but the existence of it is so funny I'm posting it regardless. It is set at $19.89 on eBay, and it's been listed for a while. I kinda want it...

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Taylor Swift Pink Bandana (Bob That Head Tour)

The eBay listing said this was sold while she was opening for Rascal Flatts' Bob That Head tour in 2008. The listing even says what venue they got it at: the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey. It's honestly in perfect condition, but it's also $127 USD, and was originally listed at $150 USD. No clue what it was originally sold for.

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Fearless (Deluxe Edition) CD Promo Box

I can't find this one on Discogs, but it's super cool to me. It's a promo box for Fearless, with the international cover, so all I can really say is that it probably wasn't sent out in the US. The back of both booklets say "For promotional use only. Not for resale" so it wasn't ever sold officially. The listing says that it comes with a Fearless promotional CD which only has five tracks: Love Story, Fearless, Our Song, You're Not Sorry, and White Horse. There's the Love Story promo CD on a separate disc too. I want this very badly, but I don't have $2,000 USD to spare 😔

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The 8 Hours With Taylor Swift book from 2012! It's a photoshoot she did with Nigel Barker, promoting Sony cameras. Each photo was taken with one of three Sony cameras. The first page (third picture) says:

We all feel different on different days. We asked Taylor to show us three sides of her personality and play them out in eight hours. We asked Nigel to use three different Sony cameras to photograph the day. The rest was up to them.

And there's a paper that came with it the eBay lister also photographed, it's a lot longer. It says:

Please find enclosed 8 Hours Taylor Swift, a DMA United project client for Sony. Challenged by Sony to create genuine engagement for a traditional endorsment relationship that has been rendered ineffective by jaded and savvy consumers, DMA United conceived of a strategy that connects specific Sony products to Taylor Swift's various public personae in order to create emotional engagement for individual products. Captured in one 8-hour service day the photographs, interviews and video content aligned three sides of Taylor's personality with 3 different cameras, targeting three distinct audiences. The resulting [blurred out] extended into a printed book, instore visuals, trade show assets, online videos, the car[blurred out] the highest return on investment than any prior Sony Electronics endorsment program. The number one selling camera of 2013 became the NEX-5R, and exceeded sales projections. Photographed by DMA United client Nigel Barker, the viral quality of the online initiatives took on an additional amplified quality with the celebrity on celebrity component. - In a marketing enviornment where consumers are not heavily influenced by traditional celebrity pairings, the DMA United archived outstanding results and engaged the intended customers.

So the book itself is not hardcover, but comes in a box with the same cover as the book. I really want it, but not for $1,000 USD. I can't find if it was available for sale or if it was sent as some sort of promotional and only sent to select people. The little card attached with the paper clip is the business card of someone at the DMA United company the letter referenced.

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Today's episode: Wonderstruck Enchanted! I don't have this one. but I want the box set. I'll apologize in advance if the terminology in this post is icorrect, I don't know anything about perfumes. Anyway...

The first picture (top left) with the two sticks is some sort of "twist up" thing, I don't really know, but I love the design on case on the left.

Second picture (top right) is the box set I want. It came with a code that gave you a downloadable ringtone of Taylor saying something or other. I think it's the one that says "Hey, this is Taylor Swift, and my friend can't come to his/her phone right now, but leave her a message at the beep and he'll/she'll get back to you as soon as he/she can," with two variations for two genders.

Third picture (second row, left) is just it in a box, but I love the lighting on that specific picture.

Fourth picture (second row, right) is what the thing in the first picture came in, but I'll include both because the first is more of a close up.

Fifth and sixth picture (third row) is another gift set, it was more expensive for retail and still is for resale value. I also love the design on it.

Seventh picture (fourth row, left) is some sort of perfume stick, maybe another "twist up," also comes with the ringtone.

Eighth picture (fourth row, right) this another one with one of the classic bottles and a different packaging. I'm not sure if the perfumes are different somehow.

Ninth picture (bottom row, left) is a "perfume pencil" which I guess you draw on yourself and where you drew is scented. I've never seen anything like that before researching this.

Tenth picture (bottom right) is one I want so very badly but won't probably ever get due to the price. The listing is $750, and it's complete. The suitcase sort of box even has a handle, despite the casing likely being made of cardboard.

There's a few more things I can find, but the limit for images in one Tumblr post is ten, so I'll add everything else on a reblog at a later date, probably tomorrow or later tonight.

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More! So the little booklet with the tiny spray bottle in the first picture is from here. It's meant to be travel sized.

The second picture (top right) is from here, it's a little scented tattoo, not sure if it has an actual design or is just scented. I don't think it has an actual design though.

The third picture (middle left) is body mist, I can't find a listing with packaging, so I'm not even sure if there was one.

Fourth picture (middle right) is a car air freshener, which I would want even though I doubt it works anymore.

Fifth and final product (bottom) I could find is some sort of "bottler card" which is not scented. Not sure what it's used for, but it has a bardcode on one of them, but the backs are empty. The picture includes two Wonderstruck Enchanted ones and two Wonderstruck ones.

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Today's episode: Wonderstruck Enchanted! I don't have this one. but I want the box set. I'll apologize in advance if the terminology in this post is icorrect, I don't know anything about perfumes. Anyway...

The first picture (top left) with the two sticks is some sort of "twist up" thing, I don't really know, but I love the design on case on the left.

Second picture (top right) is the box set I want. It came with a code that gave you a downloadable ringtone of Taylor saying something or other. I think it's the one that says "Hey, this is Taylor Swift, and my friend can't come to his/her phone right now, but leave her a message at the beep and he'll/she'll get back to you as soon as he/she can," with two variations for two genders.

Third picture (second row, left) is just it in a box, but I love the lighting on that specific picture.

Fourth picture (second row, right) is what the thing in the first picture came in, but I'll include both because the first is more of a close up.

Fifth and sixth picture (third row) is another gift set, it was more expensive for retail and still is for resale value. I also love the design on it.

Seventh picture (fourth row, left) is some sort of perfume stick, maybe another "twist up," also comes with the ringtone.

Eighth picture (fourth row, right) this another one with one of the classic bottles and a different packaging. I'm not sure if the perfumes are different somehow.

Ninth picture (bottom row, left) is a "perfume pencil" which I guess you draw on yourself and where you drew is scented. I've never seen anything like that before researching this.

Tenth picture (bottom right) is one I want so very badly but won't probably ever get due to the price. The listing is $750, and it's complete. The suitcase sort of box even has a handle, despite the casing likely being made of cardboard.

There's a few more things I can find, but the limit for images in one Tumblr post is ten, so I'll add everything else on a reblog at a later date, probably tomorrow or later tonight.

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Another thing I'm not sure why I want so badly, but I do, so I'm posting about it. She started the Got Milk campaign in 2008 and did another one in 2010. The first image taken from this eBay listing. There are a few behind the scenes videos of it too, this photoshoot one where she talks about how important being healthy is, and this one where she's recording herself. I included both magazine pages that featured Taylor for it. I remember the whole Got Milk thing was huge back then, although it seems more of a niche memory now that I haven't seen an ad anywhere in a decade.

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Just found this listed on eBay, an Incredible Things bath gift set. The tag officially labels it as a bath and body set. It's completely sealed, so we don't get a closer look at the items inside. It comes in this clear plastic bag with a pink zipper and pink edges, with body butter (golden circular container), body wash (large bottle to the left), fragrance mist (middle), and body scrub/lotion (right). I think the packaging is really cool, and there isn't much to say other than I really want it. It's a bidding listing, and it starts at $85 which I would get if I could, but not sure I'd go much higher than that.

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These are two separate things that are similar enough that I'll just make one post about: Wii games! Both feature Taylor songs, and the Sing It one has Taylor on the cover.

Band Hero has Love Story, Picture To Burn, and You Belong with Me as playable songs. The image for that one is taken from this eBay listing. For Band Hero, you need a special guitar for the game, and the picture I used for the special guitar cover is from here. The guitar itself is a normal Band Hero guitar, but the Taylor cover was something that probably came with a special edition of the game. I can't find any well-sourced information on that. The video game screenshot I included is from the Band Hero game. There was a bit more promo of Taylor for that one from what I can tell, there was even a commercial that has been reuploaded to YouTube here and OH MY GOD IS THAT FALL OUT BOY? Wow what a 2009 throwback lmao.

The first picture for Sing It was taken from this listing and the other one with the manual is a picture I took. Sing It only has Change and I'm Only Me When I'm With You by Taylor. I don't have the box set, which comes with a black microphone with the Disney logo as the only extra addition, and I guess the box itself too, but I do have the regular disc with the case and manual, so the picture above the video with the back of the manual is mine (the front of the manual looks the same as the cover for the game). And the video is something I recorded since I once put a capture device in my computer that's now just sitting there and have time to spare. I didn't sing anything while recording because no, but the little blue line with the shiny star at the end that moves with each line goes up and down based on whether you hit the notes or not. Since I'm not singing at all, the line stayed down. Also, you need a microphone to play Sing It. It will let you open the game without it, but the second you press play on a level, it'll ask you to connect the mic if you haven't yet. I found this out by not owning a USB microphone for a bit, but I got one in a dollar bin somewhere.

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I recently found a few pieces of merch from Taylor Swift Now, some early listening party or something. I was locked in when it was being held, like some secret thing in Chicago where Taylor secretly meets a few fans. There's a video on YouTube somewhere of her meeting them, it's really cute. All the episodes of Taylor Swift Now (Thirteen episodes I think)

Anyway, the iridescent bag is from here, for $100 USD. It's very subtle. The white tote bag is from the same seller here, for $50. If I used tote bags, I would for sure get it. The fanny pack is from here, same seller again. I guess they went and met Taylor.

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I knew everybody knows about the perfumes she has, but for some reason, recently, I've been focusing on the bags that came with certain editions. All of these came with certain purchases from department stores and whatnot of boxsets of the perfume.

The first two pictures are from this listing on eBay of a Wonderstruck purse, still with the tags.

The third picture and second bag is another Wonderstruck one, again, still has the tags. Pictures are taken from this listing. I think, from Wonderstruck, this is the one I want the most.

Fourth picture is Wonderstruck Enchanted, from this listing. The inside is red instead of purple, since that was the branding for the Enchanted perfume.

Fifth is Wonderstruck again, but a clutch. Don't ask me how the zippers work on it, I'm not sure. But the inside is the same purple as the second bag. The picture comes from here.

Sixth is Taylor by Taylor Swift. It's a bright neon that I can't imagine goes with any other color, but I want it all the same somehow, although I'd only get one with the tags to display. Inside is the blue from the advertisements of the perfume, and a lot less neon. Picture is from here. Oh, the listing says "Wonderstruck bag" but it's not. I guess the person selling isn't a Swiftie and wouldn't know the difference.

Seventh is yet again a Wonderstruck one, as it's largely regarded as her best fragrance. I've only had Taylor, Incredible Things, and Wonderstruck so I can't say much for Wonderstruck Enchanted and Made Of Starlight (An additional version of Taylor). Either way, my favorite of the three I've had is Incredible Things anyway. Anyway, the bag is a tote bag, with two strings tied to the front, from this listing. To be honest, all the designs on the Wonderstruck ones are jarring to me and clash with every piece of clothing I own, but I'd sacrafice it anyway.

Eighth and last one is a Taylor bag, a lot more visually appealing than the neon green one. The picture comes from here, and it comes with a cute little ribbon around it. It's basically inverted from the neon green one: the outside is blue and the inside is neon green. I want this one more than the other one.

As far as I could find, Incredible Things never had a bag or even some kind of special packaging other than the average box sets. I'll make a separate post of special packaging for her perfumes, like the Taylor suitcase packaging I want and the few Wonderstruck/Enchanted boxsets that came inside bigger boxes.

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Another huge thing I want, the reputation era Taylor Swift Instax polaroid camera! The first pic is from this listing on eBay, which valuies it at $400, but it's 15% off right now, making it $339, which is... better, at least. I'm hoping I found everything it came with and can compile it in this post. Honestly, if I was able to, I'd buy this right now for $339, but alas, I cannot. Anyway, it comes with the camera obviously, which is a Fujifilm Instax Camera Square SQ6. Whatever that means. The camera strap itself is valued around $20, according to this listing, also on eBay. It has the official title of the camera on the other side of the strap. It works with most handheld camera made in the past ten years, because they mostly all have the same things for the straps. The film for the camera comes with a metal case to put it in if you got the boxset, on the bottom left of the first picture. The front is in the first picture, and the back just has the Fujifilm Instax logo in gray. The metal boxes are about $20, according to this. The film itself, if purchased separately, is now worth about $60, from here. The picture with the wooden background The full boxset, valued at $800 from this listing, has film, inserts, the camera strap, and little plastic things to put on the flash to make it different colors. Also worth noting that you don't have to get the Taylor branded film for it, the camera also had a few main versions that weren't Taylor themed, therefore also had film that wasn't themed either. You can buy 20 sheets for $30 on eBay here, and at Walmart for $25 here. I think that's everything! If I missed something, I'll edit this post :)

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Found a Wonderstruck display that I want so very badly. This picture was taken at the fragrance's launch in 2011. It was a countertop display at a store called Dillard’s Department, and is about a foot tall and 6 inches wide. It's so absolutely gorgeous but unfortunately, the only place I can find it is on eBay, being for sale at $800 dollars. So I won't be getting it any time soon. But one day...