Destruction at auction
$4000 for Taylor Swift guitar – to smash it
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He spends a lot of money to publicly express his destructiveness. At an auction in Texas, a man bought a guitar that was supposedly signed by Taylor Swift for almost $4,000 – only to abuse the instrument with a hammer.
He could have auctioned off participation in a five-day bear hunt in Canada. Or a Labrador puppy trained to hunt ducks. Or for the wife, a “Hot Mama Package” consisting of a one-hour massage, a facial, manicure, pedicure and a Smith & Wesson EZ.380 pistol. But no, a man who has not yet been identified is bidding on a guitar decorated with Taylor Swift's likeness at an auction in Texas – only to destroy it on stage at the auction. With a hammer and with intention.
The unknown man with a beard is offering almost 4,000 dollars (the equivalent of around 3,600 euros) for the instrument, which, according to the organizers, was even signed by Swift. As soon as he has won the bid, he marches onto the stage, which is decorated with the US flag, and has the guitar and a hammer handed to him by the grinning auctioneer in a cowboy hat, as a video on Tiktok shows. Then the buyer strikes in a wild rage of destruction. To the cheers and laughter of those present. In the end, the man lifts the instrument above his head and pretends to smash it on the ground. Instead, he leaves the stage laughing with his purchase destroyed to applause.
It is fair to say that neither the highest bidder nor the guests at the “Ellis County Wild Game” dinner in Texas are Swifties.
Reaction to Swift's support for Harris?
The expensive destruction operation could well have a political background, as was speculated on social media after the video was published. Swift recently publicly came out as a supporter of Democrat Kamala Harris in the US presidential election in November.
This resulted in former President Donald Trump defiantly posting “I hate Taylor Swift” on his own social media channel Truth.
Apparently the guitar buyer in Texas did too – and he let his hatred cost him a lot. According to the event's website, the dinner and auction was held to raise money for the education of this district's youth. $4,000 would definitely have helped.
