{"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