You guys think there's a market for VHS & VCR's in the near future?

[toys2cool]

i don't think there is a mrket. the picture quality and sound are awful. unless it is something that is not available on disc or has some rare tidbit to it, i don't think there is any value to the tapes. i have been slowly replacing mine on disc and just throwing the tapes in the garbage. i tried selling at tag sales and could not give them away

yea I tried selling them at a garage sale once and didn't sell 1 for a $1...but those are locals..with a site you have a huge range

[toys2cool]

You never know unless you try bro.

If you want it go for it!

if you are passionate about anything, you can make it work.

Don't forget the 80s music of movies such as the Wraith, Rocky, Karate Kid, etc. Nothing but classics!

very true..thanx bro

[jimsmegos]

I think you've got something with going "Retro 80's" with the theme. To just sell VHS? Boring. But to do it as part of an 80's flashback experience? Now there's some fun. It's always the sizzle that rings the register when it comes to nostalgia IMO. Work it out on paper (site design, theme, promotions etc...) And then go for it bro!

[starsky]

i think you may be onto something here d! you should give it a try, you'll never know unless you do it

[toys2cool]

I appreciate it guys...Yea i was thinking of a few names... "Back2the80's.com" Stuckinthe80's.com , Ilovethe80's.com (Kind of cheating cause of the VH1 show, but it's still there for the taking lol)

I think I'd go for the all 80's stuff....not just vhs

[HardyGirl]

I'm sticking w/ mine. Hey, records made a comeback. What's old is new again. Just wait and see.

[kingdom warrior]

I still have 2 vcr's and i still record shows on them.....my Dvr can only hold so many hours on it.
Plus Dvd's scratch for any dumb reason and then they won't play....A Vhs tape still will play unless the tape gets super damaged......so Hell no I'll never give them up and Yes there maybe still a market...
I'm the guy that goes to flea markets looking for good deals on tapes...

[Nostalgiabuff]

hey, with an 80's theme you could even sell 80's toys like GI Joe, HeMan, Thundercats etc......if you do try, best of luck to you

[megoapesnut]

The difference between VHS and albums is that vinyl actually produces a superior sound. VHS produces a much inferior picture so I don't think you can use that as a comparison and think it might do as well. Plus you can't beat albums for their superior display of artwork vs. competing formats. I can see laserdiscs having a cult following for the reasons I just stated. VHS does not have these qualities so it's more of a gamble. However, that doesn't mean it wouldn't be successful. Just something to think about.

[kingdom warrior]

The difference between VHS and albums is that vinyl actually produces a superior sound. VHS produces a much inferior picture so I don't think you can use that as a comparison and think it might do as well. Plus you can't beat albums for their superior display of artwork vs. competing formats. I can see laserdiscs having a cult following for the reasons I just stated. VHS does not have these qualities so it's more of a gamble. However, that doesn't mean it wouldn't be successful. Just something to think about.

I have been saying that for years get a superior system and a LP that's still like mint and you will hear how great Vinyl is....and unlike CD's you scratch an LP and it will play.....

[mazinz]

i don't think there is a mrket. the picture quality and sound are awful. unless it is something that is not available on disc or has some rare tidbit to it, i don't think there is any value to the tapes. i have been slowly replacing mine on disc and just throwing the tapes in the garbage. i tried selling at tag sales and could not give them away

you got me curious at what you have- before you trash it shoot me a PM

I appreciate it guys...Yea i was thinking of a few names... "Back2the80's.com" Stuckinthe80's.com , Ilovethe80's.com (Kind of cheating cause of the VH1 show, but it's still there for the taking lol)

I think I'd go for the all 80's stuff....not just vhs

There is a huge market for vhs at the moment and I see it as never going away. Through facebook and some other places the community for it is still pretty huge especially for the more non mainstream titles. Really your biggest sellers would be most of the titles from the exploitation/horror/camp-b grade/sci-fi/cheese action genres. For example you will not get anything for Indiana Jones and the temple of doom, but you may get something for the old Continental big box for "terror on tape". You also have to understand it is also not so much for the actual quality of the video itself but more so for the box and tape and for what it is

you also cannot just stock any vcr and think it will sell. Most of them are pure crap, but find the higher end or special decks many are looking for and you will get profit from it (example some of the higher end JVC decks that had the built in time base corrector). Likewise a betamax deck might be hit or miss, but a super beta max deck and if it works will sell

[toys2cool]

thanx for the info



There is a huge market for vhs at the moment and I see it as never going away. Through facebook and some other places the community for it is still pretty huge especially for the more non mainstream titles. Really your biggest sellers would be most of the titles from the exploitation/horror/camp-b grade/sci-fi/cheese action genres. For example you will not get anything for Indiana Jones and the temple of doom, but you may get something for the old Continental big box for "terror on tape". You also have to understand it is also not so much for the actual quality of the video itself but more so for the box and tape and for what it is

you also cannot just stock any vcr and think it will sell. Most of them are pure crap, but find the higher end or special decks many are looking for and you will get profit from it (example some of the higher end JVC decks that had the built in time base corrector). Likewise a betamax deck might be hit or miss, but a super beta max deck and if it works will sell[/QUOTE]

[Jason73]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4 is a crappy movie.

But..get a pizza delivered and watch it on VHS and all of the sudden it becomes a fun time.

[toys2cool]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4 is a crappy movie.

But..get a pizza delivered and watch it on VHS and all of the sudden it becomes a fun time.

lol I loved part 4

I know what you mean though, there's a few movies I love to watch on VHS..Like Marry lou prom night 2

[cjefferys]

The difference between VHS and albums is that vinyl actually produces a superior sound. VHS produces a much inferior picture so I don't think you can use that as a comparison and think it might do as well. Plus you can't beat albums for their superior display of artwork vs. competing formats. I can see laserdiscs having a cult following for the reasons I just stated. VHS does not have these qualities so it's more of a gamble. However, that doesn't mean it wouldn't be successful. Just something to think about.

I agree with this, I was thinking the same thing. Many people still collect vinyl because of it's sound (and the packaging). VHS picture and sound quality is not better than DVD or Blu-ray in any way, but rather much worse. There are VHS tapes that are collectible, but it's mostly because of the packaging (for example, the big box horror and cult stuff released by companies such as Wizard, etc) or stuff that has never had a DVD release. I can't imagine the majority of VHS releases of major studio films ever being worth much of anything, it's the obscure cultish stuff released by small companies in the late 70s-early 80s that might be worth some money. Some of those can go for big bucks.