The man's actions sparked mixed reactions after footage of him went viral
Man Buys Signed Taylor Swift Guitar At Auction And Immediately Destroys It
A man in Texas recently bought a guitar that was supposedly signed by Taylor Swift herself, but it was clear he wasn’t much of a Swiftie.
How do we know? Well, it didn’t take him long to smash the guitar to pieces with a hammer.
Fair warning: this story might be upsetting for die-hard Taylor Swift fans, especially those who would do just about anything to get their hands on a guitar connected to the artist who has created so many beloved songs.
The guitar’s destruction happened at an event called the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner, held in Waxahachie, Texas, on Saturday, September 28.
According to its website, the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner is an organization focused on "supporting agricultural and rural education to the youth of Ellis County."
They do this by offering scholarships, animal and ag mechanics project grants, and purchasing projects at the Ellis County Youth Expo.
The organization states, "We will do everything within our power to help youth that are willing to work to better themselves, and give them the resources they need to reward themselves."
As part of their mission, the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner held an auction.
Among the items up for bid was, according to their Facebook page, a "guitar autographed by country music star Taylor Swift."
The guitar was donated by a group called "WGB Sponsors," and a plain brown guitar was featured in a Facebook photo.
But the guitar that actually appeared in the auction video was much more Swift-themed.
It was decorated with images from her recent Eras Tour, making it an obvious collector’s item for any Taylor Swift fan.
When the guitar went up for auction, one man started bidding on it.
According to a TikTok video posted by someone who attended the event, the man offered $3,200 to win the guitar.
While most Swifties would have been thrilled with such a purchase, this man had different plans.
He wasn’t interested in hanging the guitar on his wall or preserving it as a piece of memorabilia.
Instead, once the guitar was handed to him, he grabbed a hammer and began smashing it to pieces right then and there.
The video has since gone viral, with some people speculating that the man’s actions might have been politically motivated.
Swift recently endorsed Kamala Harris, which could have rubbed him the wrong way.
Whatever his reasoning, the man’s actions sparked a wide range of reactions on social media.
Some commenters thought it was "money well spent," while others felt he had wasted both the guitar and his cash.
One Twitter user noted, "It doesn't affect Taylor Swift and he just lost $4,000."
Another added, "Imagine spending $4k on a guitar when there's literally an emergency situation on the east coast. That $4K could have helped a lot of other people instead of some collector."