{"id":39728,"date":"2022-06-07T01:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T01:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/old-vhs-tapes-could-be-worth-a-small-fortune-rarity-and-nostalgia\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T01:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T01:10:42","slug":"old-vhs-tapes-could-be-worth-a-small-fortune-rarity-and-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/old-vhs-tapes-could-be-worth-a-small-fortune-rarity-and-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Old VHS tapes could be worth a small fortune: ‘Rarity and nostalgia’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOX Business correspondent Gerri Willis has the latest on the new movie on ‘The Claman Countdown.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

June 7 is National VCR Day.<\/p>\n

Yes, you read that right. Videocassette recorders are still around and there are enough of them to justify a spot on the National Day Calendar – the national day marketing calendar under digital media company Zoovio, Inc. <\/p>\n

While most people have retired their VCRs, not everyone has gotten rid of these devices or the VHS tapes that worked with these physical video players.<\/p>\n

Some might even be holding onto the retro gadgets after seeing that a sealed, mint-condition “Star Wars” VHS tape from 1977 sold for $ 57,600 in New Jersey by Goldin Auctions, a collectibles auctioneer, in December 2021.<\/p>\n

FORGET NETFLIX, SOME MOVIE FANS REWIND TO VHS TAPES<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have a collection of a limited-edition or unopened VHS tapes, you could be in ownership of a small fortune.<\/p>\n

“Most VHS tapes aren’t worth that much money and will sell for only a few dollars,” Baruch Labunski, the CEO at Rank Secure, a Toronto-based digital analytics firm, told FOX Business.<\/p>\n

“Rarity and nostalgia are what makes some VHS tapes valuable,” Labunski continued. <\/p>\n

“An original ‘Star Wars’ tape can fetch $ 3,500 if it’s in a sealed package. A three-piece ‘Halloween’ movie set can bring in $ 500. A lot has been made of the Walt Disney Home Video releases from 1981. The Black Diamond editions bring in the most money, with most ranging between $ 50 and $ 300. “<\/p>\n

HOW MANY DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATERS ARE IN THE US?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Labunski added that opened and used VHS tapes tend to have their value “dramatically” lowered. <\/p>\n

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VCRs – videocassette recorders – can record television programs or play recorded movies and shows.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Most VHS tapes are sold on eBay,” he said. “Looking at the recent sales of Disney movies, the price range was $ 20 to $ 316. Cult classic VHS movie prices ranged from $ 35 to $ 200.”<\/p>\n

In the auction world, appraisers have listed VHS tapes that are racking up bids that are thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

WHY DID THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE INDUSTRY DIE?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

At the time of publication, Goldin Auctions has a dozen VHS tapes that have a current bid of at least $ 1,000. <\/p>\n

The available titles are “The Blues Brothers” (1980), “Star Wars” (1977, 1984), “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (1984) “Alien” (1984), “Batman” (1989), ” Coming to America “(1990),” Double Impact “(1991),” Batman Forever “(1995),” Jurassic Park “(1994),” Happy Gilmore “(1996) and” Blade “(1998).<\/p>\n

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VHS – short for video home system – are cassette tapes that record analog video content.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Heritage Auctions, a Dallas-based auction house, on the other hand, has 260 VHS tapes up for sale.<\/p>\n

The four VHS tapes that are leading Heritage Auctions’ VHS tape lot are “Back to the Future” (1986), current bid of $ 20,000; “Star Wars” (1984), current bid of $ 17,000; “First Blood” (1982), current of bid $ 12,000; and “Jaws” (1983), current of bid $ 10,500.<\/p>\n

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Heritage Auctions has sold more than 541,380 VHS tapes, according to the auction house’s past sale archive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOX Business correspondent Gerri Willis has the latest on the new movie on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ June 7 is National VCR Day. Yes, you read that right. Videocassette recorders are still around and there are enough of them to justify a spot on the National Day Calendar – the national day marketing calendar under digital …<\/p>\n

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