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Daft Punk Helmets Selling Like Crazy

Alan Cross 0 Comments

One of these would look good on the shelf next to some Darth Vader heargear.  From The Wall Street Journal:

[A]s fans awaited the release of Daft Punk’s first new album in eight years, demand has soared for facsimiles of their iconic headgear. Some cash-strapped fans are proposing long-term payment plans; others are fretting over whether they will be able to find models that fit their heads.

“Price is not an object,” wrote 27-year-old Boston-area fan Trevor Bates in a recent posting on a popular Daft Punk fan site, saying he was prepared to spend at least $2,000 and warning he also had “a large head.”

Read the full story here. Thanks to John for the link.

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