3 years ago I watched my aunt cry over a Jim Morrison poster at a garage sale

She paid 40 bucks for it and hung it in her living room like it was sacred art, even though she admitted she only knows "Light My Fire." Last week I saw the same poster at a thrift store for 5 dollars, and nobody even glanced at it. Why do people treat dead rock stars like they were saints when they just wrote catchy songs?

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danielr993mo ago

Is it really about the music or just the story that comes with it?

the_jake3mo ago

Dead guy merch is always a gamble on price.

alicer533mo ago

Honestly it's more about timing than anything. If you grab it right when it drops the price is usually pretty fair, it's the aftermarket that gets wild.