Holy Moly! Back to the Future VHS sets record price!17778
 The Fifth Golden Girl
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Sold for $75,000! |
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Briten private msg quote post Address this user | |
| But why? | ||
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 Captain Corrector
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| . Forget the Sports Almanac. Go back in time and buy up these VHS tapes.  |
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| Wow I know the original star wars trilogy before Lucas changed them are worth a pretty penny too | ||
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The Fifth Golden Girl
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Quote:Originally Posted by Briten Why are comic books worth money? People collect the things they love and pay good money for the rare and desirable pieces. |
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 Please continue to ignore anything I post.
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| What are my sealed Start Trek VHS tapes worth? Probably nothing and I should be grateful š¤£   |
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 You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| The label states that this particular tape is from the Tom Wilson collection. He's the actor who played Biff Tannen in the series. That might have something to do with the high price. | ||
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 You think I'm joking, I'm not.
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| Why? Was there something special about this copy? They are all over rthe internet sealed for 10.00. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by DWeeB1967 If I ever meet him, I'll gift him a copy and then ask to buy it back =) |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DWeeB1967 Well that's very nice, that's very interesting. Now why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here? |
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| . A Goonies VHS sold for $50,000.  |
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You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Huh? Think, @robertofredrico. Think! |
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| These are only for unopened VHS's right ? | ||
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| anyone grading laserdiscs yet? | ||
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Please continue to ignore anything I post.
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| Anyone grading unwanted family members? | ||
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 The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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| @southerncross I've got 2 adults I caretake for. Does that count? On tbe pain in the ass scale I'd say about a 7.5 for each |
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| Iāve recently finished sorting/selling a collection of comics and am 1/2 way through a large SCIFI collection. Same family had a 3000 plus VHS collection in a spare room. Guess itās time that I look into that. | ||
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 You can't get good wood on the ball every time.
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given the changes the vhs market has seen, I couldn't resist picking this up a couple weeks ago at a flea market. now to grade it. I know nothing of the grading scale but the shrink wrap is pretty solid.   |
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 Pictures? We don't need no stinking pictures.
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| Some people just have nothing better to do with their money! VHS quality sucks and the cover artwork is nothing special. To each their own, but...I see absolutely no appeal to this lunacy!! | ||
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 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Just like people used to say about comics years and years ago. VHS/Beta is the first time major motion pictures were made available to be owned by the public. There is obviously a market and one that people are willing to pay for. People collect anything and everything. Sometimes for financial opportunistic reasons and sometimes because it makes them happy....sometimes both. It is what it is. |
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Pictures? We don't need no stinking pictures.
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| On average, tapes degrade 10-20% over 10 to 25 years. | ||
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 I called CGC about the giveback benefit.
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| i dont get it | ||
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 It gets old smelling it everytime I go outside my door.
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| @sborock Shazam!!!! whodathunk.... | ||
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| For me the difference is the nature of the art. For comic books the representation feels more direct. The art, story, all first revealed through the physical books. The āmedium is the message,ā so to speak. Owning a slice of that but also enjoying the direct representation (somewhat less so after slabbing)ā¦ For sealed VHS tapes it feels a step removed. The movies were released in theaters, that was the original consumption. VHS sealed box collectability feels a bit too derivative of the original art. Closer to NFTs. I still appreciate collectability but no strong personal interest. I see the balance here more likely skewing strongly towards ācollecting for future value appreciationā than intrinsic value of the collectible itself. Comics is a mix (depending on era, hype and trend) but this ā¦ I am more skeptical of intrinsic demand. Quote: Originally Posted by GAC |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave Or, closer to graded video game cartridges. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck They are the obvious but consider that video game cartridges are often the āoriginalā introduction of a game to the world. Very different from VHS releases. Iād love to have an original arcade pac man or something tooā¦ In any case, the NFT comparison is purchasing for sake of future value, often of a representation of something else (not always). |
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 Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebravewhy I liquidated the majority of my video game collection. Most games are available on multiple platforms or ported at some point. I can literally play any of those games digitally and I still have the gains of selling at peak value  I deem value of games based on playability. Nintendo is the worst so to speak. Nintendo will destroy you if you mess with there intellectual properties and when they rerelease a title on a newer platform it is usually a let down as they donāt properly port their own titles. They end up buggy, poor quality or promises unkept. That in turn creates value due to there being only one way to play and enjoy that game (legally). I couldnāt count how many times we bought or rented a VHS and the tape snapped during regular play. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave Most early home game cartridges were arcade ports. Think Mario Bros. |
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| Yes, covered by āoftenā and also by my comment re: original arcade units. Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck |
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