Are VHS movies re-sellable?

Pycroft
Pycroft Posts: 1,960
edited July 2010 in Music & Movies
Hi all...

Looking for advice on this. I am trying to get rid of things I no longer use. I have over 40 decent to very good movies on VHS - varying conditions - from used a lot to new in seal. I put them up on craigslist for a buck a piece and no takers. What's the best way to get rid of these? I'm not looking for a killing - hell, i'd take 20 bucks for the close to 50 movies. Ebay? Seems nobody buys VHS on there? Old record shop? Just junk them? Garage sale?

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2010
    Given the fact I would get less then a $5 for a DVD in a yard sale, I trashed some VHS feeling they are close to worthless.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2010
    If you ever get trapped on a desert island, you could use them to tie together the planks of your raft.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited July 2010
    Unless they are rare or OOP titles... no.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,845
    edited July 2010
    I have piles of VHS tapes as well. I'm holding on to them and preparing to stock up on VCR's for the foreseeable future.
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited July 2010
    My wife has been slowly selling my old VHS collection. I don't think she gets more than $1 - $2 for them, usually from someone who has some type of emotional bond to whatever movie she is selling and "needs" to have it in all formats. Personally, I would prefer to just toss them all, but if it makes her happy selling them, then good for her!
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited July 2010
    With just a few exceptions most of mine went in the trash..I couldn't even give them away.
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited July 2010
    Donate them to Goodwill or the salvation army; the way things are going even DVD will be obsolete within the next couple of years with blu-ray consuming the majority of the market.
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  • j allen
    j allen Posts: 363
    edited July 2010
    I've been discreetly tossing my fiancee's vhs collection as I can replace them with DVD's. The currently remaining few are OOP titles, but I'm sure I can figure something out. Hell, I'll buy the recorder and rip them to DVD if I have to...

    Long story short, not unless they're hard to find.

    Now, if you have an old tape of the hobbit, that is worth saving. The reissues of it all have soundtrack issues.

    edit: I've heard the reissues all have soundtrack issues. I haven't bought a copy of every single reissue incarnation of the movie.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited July 2010
    Zitro wrote: »
    Donate them to Goodwill or the salvation army; the way things are going even DVD will be obsolete within the next couple of years with blu-ray consuming the majority of the market.

    That's what I do, the Salvation Army store sells them in about a day. They seem to appreciate getting something besides old clothes for a change.
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