grew up on VHS here, gen x kid from the 80s still have 4 vcrs and tons of blank new vhs tapes, plenty of recorded shows, movies, music videos all on vhs tape, had a “black” cable box back in the day, and video rental stores helped us for entertainment on a tight budget, and you can re watch whatever you like, get a vcr newbies and there are plenty of movie, music and tv vhs tapes out there, explore, learn and enjoy
Thanks for the comment! I love to watch a movie on VHS tape from time to time and enjoy selling them to other people. It's fun to remember what it was like to visit the local movie rental srore.
Yes, nostalgia is such a huge reason so many people are buying and watching VHS tapes. There's something soothing about the sounds it makes inside the VCR.
9:45 The physical touch of the VHS tape, audio Cassette, vinyl record brings back memories. Sure family gives me crap about still having VHS and DVD's and Audio Cassettes and records with a record player but as i tell them, this is the stuff WE were raised on and i want to keep physical memories of them ... I still have 2 VCR's, 2 boom box radio's with cassette and cd player, record player ... and searching for an 8 track player ...
@@510Books those that stream only are the ones that want to keep up with technology and only own the latest and greatest while getting rid of old technology. I am all for new technology and keep up with it but we have to remember old school tech ...
I love some of the horror movie VHS artwork designs. Nothing looks quite the same way anymore. I sold a VHS called Terror on Tour not too long ago for a lot of money.
Because VHS tapes have a 25 year shelf life. VHS already had terrible quality to start with, having it lose quality every time you watch it only highlights why VHS will never make a comeback.
I love old VHS tapes. Takes me back. Also love old cassette audio tapes. I recently bought a brand new Tascam cassette deck for my cassette collection but my VHS player is getting older by the day. I wish at least one manufacturer would produce a new deck at least for those of us that still have colllections
I practiced at a video rental store 20 years ago. And my boss sometimes used to bring in VHS movies, which maybe had a print run of 1000 copies. Such as concert movies made by varied local bands. My guess is that these VHS movies will most likely be forgotten by time. Which is extremely unfortunate.
thank goodness for this. I've been going to a thrift store and collecting vhs tapes like crazy. Now I have over a 100 tapes and I'm hoping to get more.
I've recently acquired a new hobby of buying anime tapes mostly from the 90s. Before that I've been collecting retro games, but I've kinda lost interest for the time being. Being born from 2000, I do have a memories as a small kid in early to mid 2000s and even early 2010s watching stuff on VHS tapes, like An American Tale 1 and 2, SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Scooby Doo
I’m almost 21, I’ve been collecting VHS tapes for 7 years, why because my parents had a VCR back when I was little and I would watch whatever movie we had which was a couple of Disney movies, the 1995 classic Jumanji and the first two Harry Potter films, and I wanted to relive my childhood experiences of watching those movies on VHS as I did as a kid
I remember when my grandma had a whole bunch of VeggieTales VHS tapes for my sisters and I when we were little kids. She gave them to her sister for her granddaughter, and I'm kinda glad she did, cuz now a kid from the younger generation can grow up on VHS tapes
You should check out "Meet the collector that owns 17,000 VHS". As a reseller there might be some good tips in there on what to look for for higher valued or rarer VHS tapes. Appreciate the video 😊
About 5 years ago I started to collect vhs tapes now I have a little over 5,000 of them.The thrifts in my area have stopped selling them so harder to find them.I find the picture quality very good even on Patton which is one of the 3 first vhs . I think most of the vhs that had flaws were tossed out ages ago so I have found very few bad tapes.I like to find old rental tapes in perfect condition more so then sealed tapes.If they could talk just think of the story's they might have.It's just a fun hobby I have fun doing it.Some people bird watch or collect coins and stamps and other people just look to find reasons to put people down for enjoying a hobby that they find useless or odd.Enjoy your hobby what ever it is and have fun.
Interesting topic, there's an interview with Frank Zappa you can find here on RUclips from 1990 where already then he laments that some early VHS titles and manufacturers were already out of circulation.
I still have my VHS tapes (and a few BETA tapes) and several VCRs. I plan to build myself an 80s mancave. If a time machine existed I would travel back to the 80s and live the rest of my days there.
I go retro with everything. My reason is there's just so much variety of formats back then. VHS, cassettes, cartridges, floppy disks, etc. Today and for a while now everything comes on a CD and everything comes in the exact same kind of box. new stuff is better but it's also very boring.
I had little over 1,000 VHS but sold several 100s when everything was coming out on DVD. My Holy Grails have always been VHS fron Venezuela. I repent and I am so sorry especially about 100 Venezuelan. Anyway I began buying VHS again at the Needledrop record shop and got from there about 500 videocassettes. And have procured to buy as many VCRs or VCR/DVD combo machines. Actually I think I watch more videocassettes than discs. Cool video man!👍
I'm 18 but have still found a lot of fun with vhs tapes. I've been using them for years, when I was a kid my family didn't have cable, so my great grandpa would record our favorite shows to vhs tapes for us since he had cable. My sisters and I grew up very outdated but it was fun! Cassette tapes and vhs tapes are certainly not better than their digital counterparts in terms of quality, and though I do pay for spotify and use streaming services, vhs and cassettes are just a lot more fun and enjoyable personally. And you'll find some great movies for cheap at goodwill sometimes too
That's great to hear! I'm glad other generations are finding enjoyment in older technology. I used to go to the local video store and rent VHS tapes, so the nostalgia is big for me.
I will never get rid of my VHS tapes as they are nostalgic for me, especially the Disney Clamshell ones. I bought those for my daughter and she still enjoys the older Disney titles up to about 2000 or so. Some of those tapes I had to dispose of as she wore them out playing them, especially Fantasia.
I live in Northwest Indiana and the number of VHS tapes available in thrift stores like Goodwill are declining in this period! That's B.S.! Why are they doing that? Where can I find lots of VHS tapes in my area?
VHS tapes are definitely coming back into vogue, which might have an impact on the number of them being donated. Some people are selling any valuable ones they have online instead of just chucking them or donating them.
I have about 5 Goodwill stores and NONE have any VHS tapes or VCR's ... All have DVD's and DVD players. I spoke to one of the store managers and they said they throw away all VHS tapes and VCR's because nobody wants them ... I was looking at a NEW in box old stock VCR that sold for $600 .... on ebay .... CRAZY that someone would spend $600 on a VCR.
Same here buddy, in Australia we have the salvos, same thing different name basically and the same reason towards not selling videos, “too obsolete for any sales” but you can tend to find some im not joking you between books in the book section, that’s happened to me a couple times when a young employee I guess confuses a tape cover for a book they shove it in there. Honestly your best bet can be eBay, but if you’re more privy to physical purchasing try these: Vintage stores/record stores, I went to one last night and they had more than just vinyl, every vhs you could think of and a few different players, LD in there too! I’m not sure if they have these in America but libraries here have a old media stock box which the public can take what they please out of, found a mint 1979 copy of grease for free there And honestly just walk around and see if any people have piled old stuff they don’t want outside their house and check there
If you have a SVHS (Super VHS) VCR with TBC (Time Base Correction), it can even make standard VHS look really good if the video transfer is clean. I own a Panasonic AG-1980P and even watching Titanic on VHS is DVD like quality…albeit on a smaller 42”’display.
Just the other day, I sold a VHS lot featuring “The Clinton Chronicles” and it’s companion tape “The Truth About The Death of Vince Foster” for $12.00. These came out around 1995.
I just can not understand this. My local library gives away VHS tapes as they are donated regularly. Thrift stores have them for .10-.50. I see them for free-50 cents at garage sales all the time. I just can not understand why anyone would actually want them. I have not bought a movie of any kind for around 12 years. I have not owned a VHS player for at least 17 years. When I want to watch a movie that I own (one of about 20 I just don't want to throw away) I dont go get the dvd I just stream it online. In the next 10 years as more boomers die huge collections will come onto the market/thrown away/donated. I hope you and everyone else make a profit at what they are doing but I am just so confused.
There are thousands of VHS tapes that have programming that is not available on DVD or streaming. There is also the nostalgia aspect, i.e. the sound and feel of watching something on a VHS tape. Just because you can buy a VHS tape at a thrift store/garage sale/library for dirt cheap doesn't mean they have the titles most VHS tape buyers are looking for. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Most people are basic, fickle bandwagon-jumpers who can't wrap their heads around collectors' enjoyment of "obsolete" media. There's no sense in trying to clear up your confusion. It's okay for you to just stay confused. 😄
I like both. The sound of a tape popped into a VCR, rewinding it and listening to it play are unique and can transport you back in time. The smooth visuals of current technology can be mesmerizing in its own way.
thanks for making the point that certian movies never made the transition to dvd, etc. some people who are super into movies of all types might still buy vhses for rare movies they might have not even seen.
Hi guys just started collecting. How do you grade the tapes? How do you know what the production year was etc? Trying to find information on what to look for? I just found a tonne of old vhs tapes from a deceased estate.
VHS was nice. Many low budget movies become better or watchable on vhs. Even some high budget scifi and horror flicks are 10x more convincing on vhs. HD was major apita for many filmmakers when it came out.
I don't know what you mean "rewind slowly" ..my VCR is fast at rewinding lol. I'm looking for the 1985 TV movie "California Girls" VHS staring Robby Benson . Will pay $100 for a decent copy in its box. 😂..
I miss VHS, but I sure don't miss pan & scan (which most VHS tapes are). Even if you get a widescreen VHS tape, it's not formatted for widescreen TVs, which leads to windowboxing. Doesn't this bother VHS collectors?
I think it would be but most collectors are likely alright with it. Nostalgia is too strong of an emotion for them to worry too much about the video not fitting a TV screen.
@@510Books It's more than simply not fitting. Vital bits of information are chopped off. You might find an open matte VHS, but then you're exposing the frame, which destroys the composition.
@St Pat….Laserdisc fans dealt with this. Most would just zoom-in on Letterbox or Widescreen LD movies to fill the screen. Same would be done for WS VHS movies. Or if you don’t want to sacrifice resolution, you could leave the image “boxed”. There were some rare anamorphic LDs released but not many -those still command high prices today.
@@DKN808 Of course to do that, one has to find a letterbox VHS tape, and there aren't many. There are many open matte VHS tapes, they don't show the intended aspect ratio.
Widescreen VHS WAS made for widescreen TV's 16:9 ratio. Even streaming today's movies in widescreen, they have the black box on top and bottom. I have Star Wars in regular and widescreen. The regular has more top and bottom picture while the sides are cut off. The widescreen has less top and bottom but the sides have more picture. On one specific screen where Darth Vader is speaking, you cannot see the guard on his side when in full screen but when you watch that same scene in widescreen, you can see the guard next to him. I was raised on full screen and when widescreen came out, i HATED those top and lower black bars. Even on my 60 inch widescreen TV, todays movies still have those black bars. I have grown to like the widescreen and prefer it now.
I have rarely come across them, but just like VHS it depends on the titles. There are always going to be some valuable Betamax, just do the research. With a quick eBay search I found that horror, sealed ones and random titles like Goonies and Revenge of The Nerds recently sold for a lot of money.
Hey 510 Books, how much is a Genghis Khan lost VHS movie by Columbia Classics worth?.. It has a older style golden stand on end case with a hologram on the cassette label...
@@510Books I haven't seen anither one since I bought it on eBay in 1990... I had automatic emails sent to me everytime listed a new Genghis Khan VHS Videp...
Yeah! I have a couple weird ones. I should've kept some of them but I just threw them away unfortunately. They were probably worth something, but who knows?
@@erikamccreary2614 Those are great films! I love Frank Capra and James Stewart. We don't have Turner Classic Movies anymore, so thank u for the reminder that I can try to find these on VHS, appreciated it!
Some movies were just meant to be watched on VHS. Some people will say that’s stupid but it really isn’t. If they legit made a certain movie to be watch in a certain way then vhs is the way to go. And also some movies were only made for vhs and never dvd
I still have my VHS tapes :) :) :) Some original movies and some recorded from tv :) I used to record things on VHS from tv all the time and then overwrite it LOL I used to get the evil eye from some of my family members that i deleted their VHS show LOL
There's no max, but with every viewing, you are degrading the actual physical tape so theoretically, you'd be watching an inferior version with every viewing, until the day it stops working/become unwatchable
There are collectors but for many people it's nostalgia. VHS tapes remind them of when they were kids. I remember going to the movie rental place when there was only VHS tapes.
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@@westonhecker VHS tapes have come back into vogue, albeit on a minor scale compared to the 1980s and 1990s of course. Currently on eBay there are 3,000+ listings for "VHS rewinder" which indicates there is a nice size demand. Nostalgia is a powerful force and those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s want to hear and feel the VHS tape, not to mention that there are still thousands of titles only available in the VHS format.
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I prefer the look vhs movies, The new 4k CGI stuff is not fun to watch, Also digital is great as frees up time and helps with not having to storage movies around the house, But it doesn't feel the same going to a store ans finding something you might light..
probably because of nostalgia. even though vhs has crap picture and audio but they just love nostalgia so much they don't care. it's like they are just blind. i have no idea why they do that.
If you grew up watching movies on VHS tapes and going to the local Blockbuster or other video store nostalgia plays a huge part. Also, there are many movies that are only available on VHS tape.
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@@510Books Yes, I doubt I'll ever quit. I don't have many people who watch my channel but I keep putting up videos trying. My vids are really simple and not flashy and I think they only interest people who really are into the hobby. Thought you seem like one of those. hehe. Good luck in the future dude. Peace. J.
That's awesome. He should have a lot of fun finding new tapes. I just sold a large collection of Teletubbies tapes on eBay. Many people still collect. Thanks.
Some IDIOT just paid $5500 for a Disney Pixar Cars on VHS on eBay ... I just grabbed my DVD Cars and copied it over to a S-VHS tape on my S-VHS recorder and it looks like DVD quality and didn't pay $5500 for it LOL ...
Ah there’s dudes on eBay who are schilling bids to make the sealed VHS tapes look more valuable than they really are. Owner of IGS grading has been caught doing stuff like that. I’m sure there’s some collectors paying thousands for some rare sealed tape, but it’s not as common as the sellers on eBay are trying to project via manipulation.
The issue with VHS is that they degrade. The tape wears out, breaks, the magnetic coating wears off, rendering the plastic useless, the magnetic recordings degrade, etc. Given absolutely no new tapes at all are being made, this won't last, sadly.
Yes, they do degrade but there were so many VHS tapes made and sold in the 1980s-2000s that there is a tremendous supply. I have a hunch that this VHS resurgence is going to propel some people to start releasing new VHS tapes. We'll see.
Not if they’re kept out of heat and away from moisture/humidity. I have a LOT of the earliest releases of tapes from 1978 and 1979, and they all play flawlessly, actually a lot better than the tapes made more recently. The older tapes were certainly made with better quality tape stock. Quality all around was better, those early heavier cassettes are like bricks. But they only degrade if you don’t take care of them, like anything else. Also, I have a Tapechek machine, which restores tapes back to their original condition. Retensions the reel back to factory tension (that loosens over time), scrapes the dirt/debris off the reel with a sapphire crystal, rubs additional dirt off with a cloth. Ive had tapes with dropouts, excessive lines, audio and tracking issues, play like brand new after one pass through the machine. So, its not like every vhs tape is doomed. It all depends on how you take care of your stuff.
But DVD's and blu-rays damage! I can't count the number of times I've rented DVDs, only to have them malfunction and freeze up. VHS tapes never did that.
Im curious about the degradation cuz they said vhs would degrade after 30 years but the bulk of my collection is that old or older and still look fine . My extended play recorded vhs however look and sound bad like they always did on EP
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@@pamelaalvarado9468 I'm not trying to convince you to like the VHS format I'm simply stating that there is some programming that you can't watch on disc formats or streaming.
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I am guilty of having thrown out scores of vhs tapes over the years. Which makes me want to kick myself in the ass now. I still have a bunch of x-rated movies that will never make it to to dvd or Blu-ray. I’m not referring to plain filthy porno, but tapes from “ The golden age of porn” where the movies had a story line and there was millions sold. A lot of playboy video centerfolds were on on vhs as well.
grew up on VHS here, gen x kid from the 80s still have 4 vcrs and tons of blank new vhs tapes, plenty of recorded shows, movies, music videos all on vhs tape, had a “black” cable box back in the day, and video rental stores helped us for entertainment on a tight budget, and you can re watch whatever you like, get a vcr newbies and there are plenty of movie, music and tv vhs tapes out there, explore, learn and enjoy
Thanks for the comment! I love to watch a movie on VHS tape from time to time and enjoy selling them to other people. It's fun to remember what it was like to visit the local movie rental srore.
I like the time machine effect.you pop in vhs tape it feels like 80s and 90s.the current times make everyone long for a better and innocent time.
Yes, nostalgia is such a huge reason so many people are buying and watching VHS tapes. There's something soothing about the sounds it makes inside the VCR.
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The physical touch of the VHS tape, audio Cassette, vinyl record brings back memories. Sure family gives me crap about still having VHS and DVD's and Audio Cassettes and records with a record player but as i tell them, this is the stuff WE were raised on and i want to keep physical memories of them ...
I still have 2 VCR's, 2 boom box radio's with cassette and cd player, record player ... and searching for an 8 track player ...
Awesome, you are doing it right. I don't understand the streamers only.
@@510Books those that stream only are the ones that want to keep up with technology and only own the latest and greatest while getting rid of old technology.
I am all for new technology and keep up with it but we have to remember old school tech ...
The best part about vcr and vhs apart from nostalgia and low price is the best movies periods ^^
Yes, so many awesome movies from that era. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I love some of the horror movie VHS artwork designs. Nothing looks quite the same way anymore. I sold a VHS called Terror on Tour not too long ago for a lot of money.
The horror tapes are definitely the best for unique cover designs and the most profitable.
In my opinion, If vinyl records can make a come back why not VHS?
Exactly, and a lot of programming are only available on VHS tape.
@alwhitney68 That has nothing to do with it, of course it's inferior quality to DVD but it's the nostalgia factor that's important here too.
Because VHS tapes have a 25 year shelf life. VHS already had terrible quality to start with, having it lose quality every time you watch it only highlights why VHS will never make a comeback.
@@lucifersapphire8412 Same for cassettes and they came back...
hifi vhs tapes were very popular and sound better than dvd and bluray@alwhitney68
I love old VHS tapes. Takes me back. Also love old cassette audio tapes. I recently bought a brand new Tascam cassette deck for my cassette collection but my VHS player is getting older by the day. I wish at least one manufacturer would produce a new deck at least for those of us that still have colllections
I wouldn't be surprised if a company started manufacturing VCRs again. There seems to be a growing interest in VHS tapes.
I practiced at a video rental store 20 years ago. And my boss sometimes used to bring in VHS movies, which maybe had a print run of 1000 copies.
Such as concert movies made by varied local bands.
My guess is that these VHS movies will most likely be forgotten by time. Which is extremely unfortunate.
Those VHS tapes are likely worth a lot of money now, especially if they never made it onto DVD.
thank goodness for this. I've been going to a thrift store and collecting vhs tapes like crazy. Now I have over a 100 tapes and I'm hoping to get more.
Best of luck in your search.
@@510Books ty.
I've recently acquired a new hobby of buying anime tapes mostly from the 90s. Before that I've been collecting retro games, but I've kinda lost interest for the time being.
Being born from 2000, I do have a memories as a small kid in early to mid 2000s and even early 2010s watching stuff on VHS tapes, like An American Tale 1 and 2, SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Scooby Doo
Great that you found interest in the mighty VHS again :) wishing you the best, enjoy your new hobby and the nostalgia!
I'm glad you are enjoying VHS tapes. I love selling them and watching them too.
I’m almost 21, I’ve been collecting VHS tapes for 7 years, why because my parents had a VCR back when I was little and I would watch whatever movie we had which was a couple of Disney movies, the 1995 classic Jumanji and the first two Harry Potter films, and I wanted to relive my childhood experiences of watching those movies on VHS as I did as a kid
That's great, it's fun to watch a VHS tape instead of a DVD or streaming.
I remember when my grandma had a whole bunch of VeggieTales VHS tapes for my sisters and I when we were little kids. She gave them to her sister for her granddaughter, and I'm kinda glad she did, cuz now a kid from the younger generation can grow up on VHS tapes
That's a great memory. I remember watching the Thriller music video on VHS.
I used a VHS tape rewinder to save wear and tear on my old VCR. They were $10 each at Hollywood Video.
I was able to get one when I received a donation of media items. They are for sale on eBay.
You should check out "Meet the collector that owns 17,000 VHS". As a reseller there might be some good tips in there on what to look for for higher valued or rarer VHS tapes. Appreciate the video 😊
I will check out that channel. Thanks for the information.
In 2024 i am on mission to buy physical media and bought the movie from local shop and helll yeah loved
Good luck!
About 5 years ago I started to collect vhs tapes now I have a little over 5,000 of them.The thrifts in my area have stopped selling them so harder to find them.I find the picture quality very good even on Patton which is one of the 3 first vhs . I think most of the vhs that had flaws were tossed out ages ago so I have found very few bad tapes.I like to find old rental tapes in perfect condition more so then sealed tapes.If they could talk just think of the story's they might have.It's just a fun hobby I have fun doing it.Some people bird watch or collect coins and stamps and other people just look to find reasons to put people down for enjoying a hobby that they find useless or odd.Enjoy your hobby what ever it is and have fun.
Wow, 5,000! You have quite the collection. It sounds like you really enjoy collecting, and watching, the tapes. Best of luck in finding more gems.
I remember buying and renting VHS tapes back in the early 90s
Yes, I remember going to Blockbuster into the early to mid 2000s.
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Interesting topic, there's an interview with Frank Zappa you can find here on RUclips from 1990 where already then he laments that some early VHS titles and manufacturers were already out of circulation.
Thanks, VHS tapes have come back into vogue and I have some in my store and keep adding more as they come in.
I still have my VHS tapes (and a few BETA tapes) and several VCRs. I plan to build myself an 80s mancave. If a time machine existed I would travel back to the 80s and live the rest of my days there.
That's awesome that you have the '80s man cave idea.
I go retro with everything. My reason is there's just so much variety of formats back then. VHS, cassettes, cartridges, floppy disks, etc. Today and for a while now everything comes on a CD and everything comes in the exact same kind of box. new stuff is better but it's also very boring.
I like your thought process. There is a lot of cool art work, packaging and overall diversity in the pre-streaming era. Thanks for watching.
I used to have all the Dragon Ball episodes on tapes and i used to lend it out to my friend
Cool.
Hey I just listed some sealed VHS tapes on my eBay page. Along with a lot of others
Great, good luck with selling them.
I had little over 1,000 VHS but sold several 100s when everything was coming out on DVD. My Holy Grails have always been VHS fron Venezuela. I repent and I am so sorry especially about 100 Venezuelan. Anyway I began buying VHS again at the Needledrop record shop and got from there about 500 videocassettes. And have procured to buy as many VCRs or VCR/DVD combo machines. Actually I think I watch more videocassettes than discs. Cool video man!👍
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
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I'm 18 but have still found a lot of fun with vhs tapes. I've been using them for years, when I was a kid my family didn't have cable, so my great grandpa would record our favorite shows to vhs tapes for us since he had cable. My sisters and I grew up very outdated but it was fun! Cassette tapes and vhs tapes are certainly not better than their digital counterparts in terms of quality, and though I do pay for spotify and use streaming services, vhs and cassettes are just a lot more fun and enjoyable personally. And you'll find some great movies for cheap at goodwill sometimes too
That's great to hear! I'm glad other generations are finding enjoyment in older technology. I used to go to the local video store and rent VHS tapes, so the nostalgia is big for me.
I will never get rid of my VHS tapes as they are nostalgic for me, especially the Disney Clamshell ones. I bought those for my daughter and she still enjoys the older Disney titles up to about 2000 or so. Some of those tapes I had to dispose of as she wore them out playing them, especially Fantasia.
That's awesome that you still have so many of your VHS tapes. They bring back a lot of memories.
I live in Northwest Indiana and the number of VHS tapes available in thrift stores like Goodwill are declining in this period! That's B.S.! Why are they doing that? Where can I find lots of VHS tapes in my area?
My guess is that there are just less people donating them. I had a couple good finds at my goodwill yesterday
VHS tapes are definitely coming back into vogue, which might have an impact on the number of them being donated. Some people are selling any valuable ones they have online instead of just chucking them or donating them.
I have about 5 Goodwill stores and NONE have any VHS tapes or VCR's ... All have DVD's and DVD players.
I spoke to one of the store managers and they said they throw away all VHS tapes and VCR's because nobody wants them ...
I was looking at a NEW in box old stock VCR that sold for $600 .... on ebay .... CRAZY that someone would spend $600 on a VCR.
Same here buddy, in Australia we have the salvos, same thing different name basically and the same reason towards not selling videos, “too obsolete for any sales” but you can tend to find some im not joking you between books in the book section, that’s happened to me a couple times when a young employee I guess confuses a tape cover for a book they shove it in there.
Honestly your best bet can be eBay, but if you’re more privy to physical purchasing try these:
Vintage stores/record stores, I went to one last night and they had more than just vinyl, every vhs you could think of and a few different players, LD in there too!
I’m not sure if they have these in America but libraries here have a old media stock box which the public can take what they please out of, found a mint 1979 copy of grease for free there
And honestly just walk around and see if any people have piled old stuff they don’t want outside their house and check there
If you have a SVHS (Super VHS) VCR with TBC (Time Base Correction), it can even make standard VHS look really good if the video transfer is clean. I own a Panasonic AG-1980P and even watching Titanic on VHS is DVD like quality…albeit on a smaller 42”’display.
Wow, those VCRs cost money. I looked them up on eBay. Thanks for the info though, I wasn't aware of them.
Nostalgia for the win!
Yes, definitely.
Just the other day, I sold a VHS lot featuring “The Clinton Chronicles” and it’s companion tape “The Truth About The Death of Vince Foster” for $12.00. These came out around 1995.
Yes, the most random VHS tapes will sell. Nice sale.
Rip Vince foster
Protect your childhood memories at all cost bros.
It will give you great strength in the hard times to come.
Good idea.
I just can not understand this. My local library gives away VHS tapes as they are donated regularly. Thrift stores have them for .10-.50. I see them for free-50 cents at garage sales all the time. I just can not understand why anyone would actually want them. I have not bought a movie of any kind for around 12 years. I have not owned a VHS player for at least 17 years. When I want to watch a movie that I own (one of about 20 I just don't want to throw away) I dont go get the dvd I just stream it online. In the next 10 years as more boomers die huge collections will come onto the market/thrown away/donated. I hope you and everyone else make a profit at what they are doing but I am just so confused.
There are thousands of VHS tapes that have programming that is not available on DVD or streaming. There is also the nostalgia aspect, i.e. the sound and feel of watching something on a VHS tape. Just because you can buy a VHS tape at a thrift store/garage sale/library for dirt cheap doesn't mean they have the titles most VHS tape buyers are looking for. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Most people are basic, fickle bandwagon-jumpers who can't wrap their heads around collectors' enjoyment of "obsolete" media. There's no sense in trying to clear up your confusion. It's okay for you to just stay confused. 😄
Because it's my childhood, that's why.
Mine too. Nothing like the sound of putting a VHS tape in a VCR and hitting Play.
people so obsessed with crystal clearity with blu rays etc, i get excited seeing those lines an stactic on vhs
I like both. The sound of a tape popped into a VCR, rewinding it and listening to it play are unique and can transport you back in time. The smooth visuals of current technology can be mesmerizing in its own way.
I could see VHS coming back like vinyl. Are there companies currently making VHS players?
No, the last VCR manufacturer, in Japan, closed in 2016.
thanks for making the point that certian movies never made the transition to dvd, etc. some people who are super into movies of all types might still buy vhses for rare movies they might have not even seen.
Yes, exactly. It's impressive how many are only available on VHS. Thanks for watching and commenting!
This 23 year old here collects brand new VHS tapes from the 80's and 90's. Buying them on eBay during this decade of the 20's. So there's no shame
That's awesome. What are some of your favorite's so far?
The French Connection, Jaws, Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, Rear Window, The Thin Man all I got on VHS
My wife and j still watch our tapes regularly
Wow, that's awesome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi guys just started collecting. How do you grade the tapes? How do you know what the production year was etc? Trying to find information on what to look for? I just found a tonne of old vhs tapes from a deceased estate.
I'm not a collector but you should find the date on each tape.
VHS was nice. Many low budget movies become better or watchable on vhs. Even some high budget scifi and horror flicks are 10x more convincing on vhs. HD was major apita for many filmmakers when it came out.
Good points. VHS rocks!
I collect VHS tapes. I’ve got two sealed ones: The Exorcist III and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
That's great, I'm sure you'll find lots of awesome titles.
where does one look up the current value of certain tapes?
I look on eBay because that's where I sell VHS tapes.
I don't know what you mean "rewind slowly" ..my VCR is fast at rewinding lol.
I'm looking for the 1985 TV movie "California Girls" VHS staring Robby Benson .
Will pay $100 for a decent copy in its box. 😂..
There's an example of a rare VHS tape.
Some VCR's had the super fast rewind feature that would rewind the entire tape in less than 1 minute which is too fast. That can snap the tape.
I miss VHS, but I sure don't miss pan & scan (which most VHS tapes are). Even if you get a widescreen VHS tape, it's not formatted for widescreen TVs, which leads to windowboxing. Doesn't this bother VHS collectors?
I think it would be but most collectors are likely alright with it. Nostalgia is too strong of an emotion for them to worry too much about the video not fitting a TV screen.
@@510Books It's more than simply not fitting. Vital bits of information are chopped off. You might find an open matte VHS, but then you're exposing the frame, which destroys the composition.
@St Pat….Laserdisc fans dealt with this. Most would just zoom-in on Letterbox or Widescreen LD movies to fill the screen. Same would be done for WS VHS movies. Or if you don’t want to sacrifice resolution, you could leave the image “boxed”. There were some rare anamorphic LDs released but not many -those still command high prices today.
@@DKN808 Of course to do that, one has to find a letterbox VHS tape, and there aren't many. There are many open matte VHS tapes, they don't show the intended aspect ratio.
Widescreen VHS WAS made for widescreen TV's 16:9 ratio. Even streaming today's movies in widescreen, they have the black box on top and bottom.
I have Star Wars in regular and widescreen.
The regular has more top and bottom picture while the sides are cut off.
The widescreen has less top and bottom but the sides have more picture.
On one specific screen where Darth Vader is speaking, you cannot see the guard on his side when in full screen but when you watch that same scene in widescreen, you can see the guard next to him.
I was raised on full screen and when widescreen came out, i HATED those top and lower black bars. Even on my 60 inch widescreen TV, todays movies still have those black bars.
I have grown to like the widescreen and prefer it now.
Silly question, but what about Betamax tapes?
I have rarely come across them, but just like VHS it depends on the titles. There are always going to be some valuable Betamax, just do the research. With a quick eBay search I found that horror, sealed ones and random titles like Goonies and Revenge of The Nerds recently sold for a lot of money.
Hey 510 Books, how much is a Genghis Khan lost VHS movie by Columbia Classics worth?.. It has a older style golden stand on end case with a hologram on the cassette label...
I don't know. I suggest looking it up on eBay.
@@510Books I haven't seen anither one since I bought it on eBay in 1990... I had automatic emails sent to me everytime listed a new Genghis Khan VHS Videp...
I bought over 150 vhs tapes so far :) that is sealed so far this year ❤
Wow, that's a lot. Are you going to unseal them or keep them sealed?
You can find a lot of older movies on VHS only.
Yes, many never made it to DVD.
Yeah! I have a couple weird ones. I should've kept some of them but I just threw them away unfortunately. They were probably worth something, but who knows?
@@nopalciny8476 It's possible. It just depends on what they were. I recently sold a sealed copy of Back to the Future for $50!
That's true. I found it's a wonderful life and Miracle on 34th Street on vhs at the thrift store that I bought them at.
@@erikamccreary2614 Those are great films! I love Frank Capra and James Stewart. We don't have Turner Classic Movies anymore, so thank u for the reminder that I can try to find these on VHS, appreciated it!
Have a current video store called George
Cool.
Some movies were just meant to be watched on VHS. Some people will say that’s stupid but it really isn’t. If they legit made a certain movie to be watch in a certain way then vhs is the way to go. And also some movies were only made for vhs and never dvd
There are a lot of movies that were never put on DVD so VHS is the only option, which only makes those items more valuable.
Sanjay khan serial jannat vhs tape available in hindi?
I don't know.
I still have my VHS tapes :) :) :)
Some original movies and some recorded from tv :)
I used to record things on VHS from tv all the time and then overwrite it LOL
I used to get the evil eye from some of my family members that i deleted their VHS show LOL
Yes, there is a tremendous amount of content on blank VHS tapes. Thanks for the comment.
I got dizzy but listening to it
Yeah, I like to move around.
Only reason I can se wanting VHS is for anything not on DVD or something uncut
VHS being the only physical media option is a big reason, but so is nostalgia.
I hear VHS tapes have a shelf life of only 40 years max. Is that true? Are tapes produced in the 80’s about to become unusable?
No, there's plenty that are over 40 years old already, and they still play fine.
i got back to the future from 1985 that still plays fine.
I have not seen this happen, but I assume if someone plays the tape hundreds of times it would wear out.
There's no max, but with every viewing, you are degrading the actual physical tape
so theoretically, you'd be watching an inferior version with every viewing, until the day it stops working/become unwatchable
I got the langoliers on vhs
Cool.
I feel like people still buy them for collecting and the charm they have
There are collectors but for many people it's nostalgia. VHS tapes remind them of when they were kids. I remember going to the movie rental place when there was only VHS tapes.
I prefer watching Batman Returns on VHS to relive my childhood. Blu-Ray don't do it for me because the charm is not there
VHS tapes are definitely making a comeback.
you can't beat watching Frankenstein on vhs
Nope.
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Thank you.
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I'm glad the tapes still work.
Why do people pay 60 Dollars for VHS rewinders ?
They do? They're going for $20+ on eBay.
@@510Books I’m asking how many people can need them in 2023 lol and why they pay so much
@@westonhecker VHS tapes have come back into vogue, albeit on a minor scale compared to the 1980s and 1990s of course. Currently on eBay there are 3,000+ listings for "VHS rewinder" which indicates there is a nice size demand. Nostalgia is a powerful force and those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s want to hear and feel the VHS tape, not to mention that there are still thousands of titles only available in the VHS format.
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Yes, VHS tapes are making a comeback. They are fun to sell, the nostalgia is strong.
I prefer the look vhs movies,
The new 4k CGI stuff is not fun to watch,
Also digital is great as frees up time and helps with not having to storage movies around the house,
But it doesn't feel the same going to a store ans finding something you might light..
Yes to everything you wrote.
I'd rather collect the memories. Cause all my vhs tapes are crap now.
So no VHS tapes for you then?
probably because of nostalgia.
even though vhs has crap picture and audio
but they just love nostalgia so much they don't care. it's like they are just blind. i have no idea why they do that.
If you grew up watching movies on VHS tapes and going to the local Blockbuster or other video store nostalgia plays a huge part. Also, there are many movies that are only available on VHS tape.
The flat earthers love VHS tapes.
-the Troll
Cool.
dvd and bluray are way better then vhs is it that hard to say it???
Preserve culture. Books, film (even the old documentaries), vhs, DVD, etc. Preserve somehow..
Yes, a very good reason too.
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i have more vintage vhs tape. do you buy it?
No, I do not, unless they are all horror tapes.
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Horror VHS is what I do. Life long mission. My channel is like heaven for those interested in the topic. hehe. Peace. J.
That's awesome. Are you going to keep making videos? There are many people who would like to watch. Thanks for the comment.
@@510Books Yes, I doubt I'll ever quit. I don't have many people who watch my channel but I keep putting up videos trying. My vids are really simple and not flashy and I think they only interest people who really are into the hobby. Thought you seem like one of those. hehe. Good luck in the future dude. Peace. J.
I just bought 2 brand new boxed vcr players for $150 each to play my old vhs tapes on. My 10 yo son now collects vhs tapes as well.
That's awesome. He should have a lot of fun finding new tapes. I just sold a large collection of Teletubbies tapes on eBay. Many people still collect. Thanks.
Some IDIOT just paid $5500 for a Disney Pixar Cars on VHS on eBay ...
I just grabbed my DVD Cars and copied it over to a S-VHS tape on my S-VHS recorder and it looks like DVD quality and didn't pay $5500 for it LOL ...
Ah there’s dudes on eBay who are schilling bids to make the sealed VHS tapes look more valuable than they really are. Owner of IGS grading has been caught doing stuff like that. I’m sure there’s some collectors paying thousands for some rare sealed tape, but it’s not as common as the sellers on eBay are trying to project via manipulation.
That's a crazy amount of money.
The issue with VHS is that they degrade. The tape wears out, breaks, the magnetic coating wears off, rendering the plastic useless, the magnetic recordings degrade, etc.
Given absolutely no new tapes at all are being made, this won't last, sadly.
Yes, they do degrade but there were so many VHS tapes made and sold in the 1980s-2000s that there is a tremendous supply. I have a hunch that this VHS resurgence is going to propel some people to start releasing new VHS tapes. We'll see.
Not if they’re kept out of heat and away from moisture/humidity. I have a LOT of the earliest releases of tapes from 1978 and 1979, and they all play flawlessly, actually a lot better than the tapes made more recently. The older tapes were certainly made with better quality tape stock. Quality all around was better, those early heavier cassettes are like bricks. But they only degrade if you don’t take care of them, like anything else. Also, I have a Tapechek machine, which restores tapes back to their original condition. Retensions the reel back to factory tension (that loosens over time), scrapes the dirt/debris off the reel with a sapphire crystal, rubs additional dirt off with a cloth. Ive had tapes with dropouts, excessive lines, audio and tracking issues, play like brand new after one pass through the machine. So, its not like every vhs tape is doomed. It all depends on how you take care of your stuff.
But DVD's and blu-rays damage! I can't count the number of times I've rented DVDs, only to have them malfunction and freeze up. VHS tapes never did that.
Im curious about the degradation cuz they said vhs would degrade after 30 years but the bulk of my collection is that old or older and still look fine . My extended play recorded vhs however look and sound bad like they always did on EP
@@stpat7614did you ever have a tape get randomly ripped apart by a perfectly good vcr? I did. It's luck
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Yes.
from a non-english perspective: dubs
warner is an awful example. a bunch of the looney tunes shorts were dubbed like 2-3 times over the years. are they still available nowadays? dvd, bluray, any legal streaming service. nope 😁 yet another set of dubs. or they skipped them entirely
or universal, when dvd was still new, with eg jaws. new dub, bc the old/better one was jUsT mOnO ...later bluray had it anyway - being butthurt helped 👍
Thanks for the comment.
i only collect looney tunes
Sounds good.
Same
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I hate all cassettes, it better DVD since 2010s and 2020s
Wow, "hate" is a strong word. Regardless, there is some programming only available on VHS tapes.
No thanks, I don't like it
@@pamelaalvarado9468 I'm not trying to convince you to like the VHS format I'm simply stating that there is some programming that you can't watch on disc formats or streaming.
@@pamelaalvarado9468 do you collect any dvd or bluray or cds or 4k blurays???
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True
be careful man. it's a fragile format, I wouldn't burn too much into these things
Sometimes there is only a copy of a certain program on VHS, but they are definitely more fragile.
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The best genres for VHS tapes : Wrestling and Disney!!
And don't forget horror and some workout tapes.
I’m currently wanting to get rid of 100s of vhs 📼. Anyone here want them? Will ping to pay?
It always depends on the titles. Good luck.
Vhs 🎉
Yes
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Ok, thanks for that comment. VHS tapes are definitely more popular.
Your welcome
cheap cheap cheap.
What?
@@510Books VHS tapes. :- )
and why are you here ???
waste of time
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@510Books c'mon man VHS tapes. Waste of time and money. It's a fruitless exercise into lame nostalgia
@astroboirap My bank account says otherwise. Like anything in reselling, you just have to know which ones are worth the time to look up and list.
Why are people buying dvds and records? People are stupid.
I sell a lot of records and DVDs. Physical media is not going anywhere.
I want to sale my VHS tapes
They enjoy it
I am guilty of having thrown out scores of vhs tapes over the years. Which makes me want to kick myself in the ass now. I still have a bunch of x-rated movies that will never make it to to dvd or Blu-ray. I’m not referring to plain filthy porno, but tapes from “ The golden age of porn” where the movies had a story line and there was millions sold. A lot of playboy video centerfolds were on on vhs as well.
A lot of people are buying VHS tapes they had decades ago. Watching a movie on a VHS tape is a different experience.