Nostalgic for video stores yet?

[cjefferys]

AHHHHH I had no idea!!! Someone updated the site on March 17. I spoke with a Fred a few months back. He told me he was sick for a while. We spoke about his massive dvd-rom scan collection that he was selling (over 60,000 images!!!), because I bought it and we got to talking (and that explained why he just stopped with the email after more vhs cover scans I sent over to him about a year ago with no reply). Man that really sucks. RIP Fred

found this link with more info:
http://www.horrorsociety.com/2012/02...man-1957-2012/

Yeah, Fred used to be quite active on another forum I'm a member at, and that's where I heard the news. Everyone was quite shocked about his passing, although he had been sick for quite some time. I only had limited interaction with him, but he always struck me as a cool guy, and hugely knowledgeable. It was very sad news to hear of his passing.

[spacecaps]

There was a video store by me, Dollar Video, it went out a few years ago but they had a huge selection of horror films from the 70's & 80's. Most of them I've never seen since. It seems to me though that the value in these tapes depends on if they've been released on DVD or not. Once a film gets put out on disk after having only been available on VHS, the value seems to plummet. I can't tell you how many VHS tapes I had that were worth something at one time but have been rendered worthless since a Netflix or DVD release. I think the horror films still retain a value since some of them are so obscure, it's less likely to see a mass release. Aside from a fickle market, I'd also be very leery on collecting tapes since they do seem to deteriorate over time especially if you store them poorly.

One cool thing, I forgot to mention, the other day I was at my Grandmothers house and she still has her top loader VCR hooked up to the TV in virtually brand new condition. All the buttons are brightly colored in bold prime colors and she's maybe used it 20 times in the last 30 years.

[mazinz]

There was a video store by me, Dollar Video, it went out a few years ago but they had a huge selection of horror films from the 70's & 80's. Most of them I've never seen since. It seems to me though that the value in these tapes depends on if they've been released on DVD or not. Once a film gets put out on disk after having only been available on VHS, the value seems to plummet. I can't tell you how many VHS tapes I had that were worth something at one time but have been rendered worthless since a Netflix or DVD release. I think the horror films still retain a value since some of them are so obscure, it's less likely to see a mass release. Aside from a fickle market, I'd also be very leery on collecting tapes since they do seem to deteriorate over time especially if you store them poorly.

One cool thing, I forgot to mention, the other day I was at my Grandmothers house and she still has her top loader VCR hooked up to the TV in virtually brand new condition. All the buttons are brightly colored in bold prime colors and she's maybe used it 20 times in the last 30 years.

I kind of disagree with the value going down, most of them are all going up because the nostalgia feeling is starting to take hold. I suppose more of the common releases would go down (example fright night) but some of those others (like the wizard big box for fulci's Zombie) despite having 32 million different dvd (and now blu) releases are all going up in price

That is awesome that your Grandmother still has that old of a machine. The weight on those older monsters was insane. It could crush a tv of today

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I had this movie once on VHS called Inside the Labyrinth which was basically a one hour documentary on the Jim Henson movie. Before Labyrinth was released on DVD, I could sell copies of the film on VHS for $60 a piece. I sold the original tape for $145. When the DVD came out, they included the documentary as one of the special features and the value of the tape went to nothing. That was about 10 years ago so I guess if your a completest today and want all things Labyrinth, you would seek out such a thing and maybe pay a few bucks for it but if you just want to watch the feature, you can pick it up along with the movie at Best Buy for $5.

I do notice that there are some DVD's that have edited versions of the films from when they were out on VHS. For example, Fast Times at Ridgemont High on VHS is about 25 minutes longer than anything on DVD. I also have two VHS versions of the Paul Simon movie One Trick Pony (which has never seen a DVD release and is pretty rare) that has two different cuts of the movie. The oversized clamshell release of the film is a half hour longer than the slipcase version! Even some DVDs, like the Criterion Spinal Tap, is a huge money maker despite having been rereleased on Blu-Ray and available for $10. I think the king of movies that has the most released incarnations is Blade Runner and there are some versions that sell very well too. I think anything that is generic and mass produced is going to have little value but if it's something quirky and specific, it will always retain some value.

[VintageMike]

The best way to describe it is I miss for it's time. Movies were too expensive to buy so rentals made sense. Plus I did not have the disposable income I have now so I had to be careful about my purchases. My parent still use Red Box but since I like to re-watch movies, I tend to just buy them and have my own collection to watch whenever I want.

Some of my stuff: VHS







DVD







New addition to the "family" Blu-Ray

[Splitty]

You know, there's just something really to be said for having an item you can hold in your hand, looking at artwork, and smelling the paper. Like with cool hardbound books, cheesy VHS, or I like fancy collector's editions DVD, the more complex and odd the better.
It just enhances the fandom of the movies, for us movie maniacs, to be able to touch and see a physical extension of the movie.

It's going to be really sad when all movies are digital, stored on flash discs and downloads, and even DVDs are defunct and no longer sold.
Very sad indeed.

[BlackKnight]

I don't miss em.
The only thing I could find that I wanted to see anymore that I hadn't was Porn ....., and I never walked in there 1st.

[spacecaps]

You know, there's just something really to be said for having an item you can hold in your hand, looking at artwork, and smelling the paper. Like with cool hardbound books, cheesy VHS, or I like fancy collector's editions DVD, the more complex and odd the better.
It just enhances the fandom of the movies, for us movie maniacs, to be able to touch and see a physical extension of the movie.

That's the reason I collect vinyl records from new artists as well as some from back in the day. I love downloading music and carrying around 23,000+ songs on my Ipod all at once wherever I go but there is something to be said for the tangibility of a record jacket and liner notes.

[Splitty]

That's the reason I collect vinyl records from new artists as well as some from back in the day. I love downloading music and carrying around 23,000+ songs on my Ipod all at once wherever I go but there is something to be said for the tangibility of a record jacket and liner notes.

Ohhh, I love vinyl records!
And there's something very concert-like about them, as in you can't skip to the next song, jump around to what you want at your whim.
It's an event that's happening, and you have to sit back and are under the control and thrall of the artist and their selections. It's an experience and a ride that's not up to you, and sometimes that's nice.

[mazinz]

You know, there's just something really to be said for having an item you can hold in your hand, looking at artwork, and smelling the paper. Like with cool hardbound books, cheesy VHS, or I like fancy collector's editions DVD, the more complex and odd the better.
It just enhances the fandom of the movies, for us movie maniacs, to be able to touch and see a physical extension of the movie.

It's going to be really sad when all movies are digital, stored on flash discs and downloads, and even DVDs are defunct and no longer sold.
Very sad indeed.

That's the reason I collect vinyl records from new artists as well as some from back in the day. I love downloading music and carrying around 23,000+ songs on my Ipod all at once wherever I go but there is something to be said for the tangibility of a record jacket and liner notes.

Ohhh, I love vinyl records!
And there's something very concert-like about them, as in you can't skip to the next song, jump around to what you want at your whim.
It's an event that's happening, and you have to sit back and are under the control and thrall of the artist and their selections. It's an experience and a ride that's not up to you, and sometimes that's nice.

Fully agreed and in addition the vhs/beta I fully relate it to books. I do not care how close it may be to reading it from a real page, I will not read my books on a computer or computer like device. I want to feel the pages and hold the actual book