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do people still buy vhs tapes?
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do people still buy vhs tapes?
Nov 5, 2008 10:17 AM
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I have alot i need to get rid of
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do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 7, 2008 01:39 PM
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I don't think that VHS tapes will ever have a renassance like 8-track has .. finding a collector's market 30 years later. However, the great hope is that the box art becomes collectible. Many of those VHS tapes have artwork that differs from the DVD/BLU Ray. The most famous examples are the original Star Wars box covers.
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(25 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 8, 2008 07:51 AM
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james, no sale involved, just an exchange of gifts between friends. the way we do it is to have people sign up( on a new thread) and then we match 2 people together, and they email each other with what they have available,and agree on how many items they want to exchange with each other. both would pay for the same type of shipping, so nobody loses money, and everybody gets new movies! how does that sound? we could do a secret pal exchange now and then too, it's great fun!
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(26 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 8, 2008 07:52 AM
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bargain, i once sold a big box version of gallery of horror for 60 bucks, the buyer wanted the box itself more than the tape, lol!
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(27 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 8, 2008 08:17 AM
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this sounds very interesting as I have over 200 videos in my yard sale/flea mkt box(es)...so count me in!
It doesn't take a genius to figure out this stuff, but it helps........The Official Queen of the Thrift Stores and Yard Sales
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(28 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 8, 2008 02:44 PM
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okay, i'll start a new thread 
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(29 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 8, 2008 04:19 PM
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okay!
~James~
James
"Okay, I am at FULL candy corn, right now...!"
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(30 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 9, 2008 02:35 PM
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come on and join the fun, gang!!
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(31 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 20, 2008 04:39 PM
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Belated reply: I still buy VHS if it's the only way I can get an old movie that I really want. And for "home-made" copies (of public-domain movies) I'd sooner have it on VHS than on DVD, to be honest. Why? Because a tape just works, more or less, whereas DVDs seem to be more sensitive to nuances of the recording and playing mechanisms (at least in my experience). For example, with some home-made DVDs that I've bought, the picture and/or sound jerks periodically, which is distracting and annoying. This doesn't seem to happen with the tapes I've bought. I suppose other people may have had different experiences but tapes work for me, as a rule.
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(32 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 21, 2008 02:14 PM
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have i sold a tape to you? my want it now customers feel the same way, they'd rather have a tape than a dvd. which i can't do anyway, lol!
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(33 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 22, 2008 11:50 AM
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Just noticed in the newspaper this morning all the companies that produce VHS tapes have halted production. It's official--tapes are now history!
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(35 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 23, 2008 11:35 AM
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well, i'm going to try to look at this from the bright side. the same thing was said about LP's, and they are now being reintroduced to the market
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(36 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 23, 2008 07:56 PM
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They never really left. There was always somebody releasing vinyl. Pearl Jam has had all their albums on vinyl, Metallica has, I believe Queensryche has had most released on vinyl.
As for movies on vhs. Many DVDs are basically transferred from vhs direct, same print and all, so there is no improvement in quality, but perhaps preservation. Some DVD releases have tinkered soundtracks, while their VHS versions were as theatrical release. The "Send more cops" scene was altered in Return of the Living Dead on DVD, while the VHS was as theatrical. There are STILL some VHS that haven't been released on DVD.
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(37 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 25, 2008 02:10 PM
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definitely, i have at least 50 that probably never will be releasesd on dvd 
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(38 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 28, 2008 08:13 AM
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i have some for sale in my auction if you want to check them out. thanks
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(39 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 28, 2008 02:25 PM
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VHS tapes.
There are a few of us out here who like VHS films because of the things that are on them that remain original to the film.
Consider VHS's of these two movies:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rankin-Bass version) and
Bye, Bye Birdie! (Ann-Margret version)
They both have funny crude film mistakes which get digitized out in DVD format and you'ld never see them. Both of these movies in VHS show houseflies bothering the characters. It's funny! It's hilarious especially during a romantic scene in Bye, Bye Birdie!
Well, that's one reason that VHS's could possibly still have value!
Here's a prayer for all of those people who still love their VHS's for whatever reason. Bless those relics!
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(40 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 29, 2008 05:48 PM
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That's a great point and hopefully more people realize how many times DVD's change the content of the film.
Another good example of that comes from the movie "Lost And Delirious" (starring Piper Perabo and Jessica Pare). For those that haven't seen the 2 different formats ... well lets just say, it's a critical reason why people buy this movie.
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(41 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 30, 2008 07:57 AM
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I have over 3,000 vhs tapes listed on the river and I do sell a few each day. IMO there is no money in them, except some rare ones, sold one last week for $79.95, and I had a whole 25 cents in it. Nearly all the vhs movies are listed for a penny on Amazon but the lowest I list is .99 cents. I figure that is my break even point by the time I use the bubble envelope and pay for COGS. For me, I use VHS movies mostly to build trust with a buyer and try to convert them to a t-shirt customer on my dot com with flyers and special coupons. Yep, Vhs will still be around for a long time.
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(42 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 31, 2008 02:03 AM
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Yes I also heard that those people who have vhs tapes should buy at least two vcrs for they are coming to an end. This was on a TV show last year, the sentence they used ,to get people to watch was death of a movie icon ( the VCR). So as the way of the 8 track the VCR is next, As with everything else people have huge collections of vhs tapes that they are dumping, and those who love them will pay out the butt in the very near future for a working vcr. And dont forget the tapes for cleaning the VCR. They are cheap. Another thing that was interesting in the program was that burglars left vcrs behind  . Just think sooner or later the DVD will not be around, you will have a mem card to put in the side of your TV and it will have untold no. of movies on it. So for those of us who love VHS get prepared.
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(43 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Dec 31, 2008 07:02 PM
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i could do the memory card, just as long as i can KEEP them, and not "rent" them!! and it still wouldn't solve the problem of unreleased on dvd movies....sad...
get a taste of religion..nibble a witch
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(44 of 46)
do people still buy vhs tapes?
Jan 24, 2009 02:09 PM
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I already have 2 VHS/DVD combo players new in the box (in addition to the 2 I have hooked up to my televisions) ready for when the ones I'm using expire. You can still sell VHS if they aren't on DVD. You can still sell VHS if the DVD is out-of-print and expensive (some people can't and won't spend $50 on a DVD). You can still sell VHS if the DVD is in print but very expensive, and you're willing to sell the VHS for a low price. If you're going to sell VHS, you have to do some research to see how to price them. If they aren't worth much, you need to sell them it lots if you want to get rid of them. There are tons of VHS movies that have never been released on DVD........you just have to know which ones they are.
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(45 of 46)
Re: do people still buy vhs tapes?
May 19, 2012 11:06 AM
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i collect and sell vhs tapes anyone want to buy alot
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Re: do people still buy vhs tapes?
May 23, 2012 11:49 PM
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i do i have vhs and dvd i buy a ton of both. wheres your store?
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