U2 has been around since 1976 so there has been plenty of opportunities for some of their rare releases to turn into hideously expensive collectibles.
There seems to be a new champion, too. Amongst those who collect U2 stuff, the rarest thing is a 7-inch single of “All I Want Is You.” It’s on light green vinyl, was manufactured in 1989 and like almost all rare U2 records, it comes from Australia. They call it a “mispressing”–a record that was made by accident when they were cranking out regular 7-inch singles.
Only three copies are known to exist and late last year, acollector with a huge amount of extra cash paid £10,000 for it on eBay. That’s more than double its original estimated value.