Re-selling your VHS cassettes

[Big Disney Fan]

When we get a DVD version of a movie, not just of a movie from Disney but of a movie, period, we sell the VHS version if we have it. Do you do anything like that?

[Beastboyravenz]

I don't, I like to hold on to them, I even have a set of sealed vhs. Did you know that Disney tried to trick people into sending them The Lion King vhs. You would save $5 on the Platinum DVD if you did, but they were really trying to recall them all.

[Thomas J]

I don't, I like to hold on to them, I even have a set of sealed vhs. Did you know that Disney tried to trick people into sending them The Lion King vhs. You would save $5 on the Platinum DVD if you did, but they were really trying to recall them all.

Why were they trying to recall them?

[Big Disney Fan]

I don't, I like to hold on to them, I even have a set of sealed vhs. Did you know that Disney tried to trick people into sending them The Lion King vhs. You would save $5 on the Platinum DVD if you did, but they were really trying to recall them all.

Lucky you. But when I get DVDs of movies, I like to try and get rid of the videos. They just sit around on the shelf just collecting dust. There might be other people out there who may like to have them. You can hold onto them if you wish, but as for me, I sell them, because having the DVD AND VHS might be a bit superfluous, don't you think?

[Beastboyravenz]

Well Big Disney Fan, I hold on to them for memories of when I was little and how I loved when my parents would surprise my siblings and I with a new video. Oh and TJ, the reason I think they were trying to recall them is because of the the rumors that the word "sex" came out when Simba throws himself on the grass. I mean why else would they ask you to send in your vhs tapes. It makes sense don't you think?

[Luke]

Well Big Disney Fan, I hold on to them for memories of when I was little and how I loved when my parents would surprise my siblings and I with a new video. Oh and TJ, the reason I think they were trying to recall them is because of the the rumors that the word "sex" came out when Simba throws himself on the grass. I mean why else would they ask you to send in your vhs tapes. It makes sense don't you think?

It would make sense if they were asking you to send in your video, but they weren't. They just wanted a proof of purchase from the VHS, same thing they did with <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.

[Beastboyravenz]

Really, I totally remember reading it on an insert, but then again I could've missread as I've done in the past. Do you have the insert Luke?

You're right Luke, it is the proof of purchase. Sorry everybody for confusing you.

[Escapay]

DVD AND VHS might be a bit superfluous, don't you think?

Could also be considered superfluous to some to bother buying the DVD when their VHS has worked fine for years. Believe me, I know of some people who still don't buy a catalog DVD because they've already got the VHS. They'll buy a new DVD, since they don't have it yet, but if it's a movie they've got in VHS, they won't bother.

Anyways, for me, I keep them. Won't get much money selling them anyway, and like others have said, there's a sentimental value. Aladdin and Mary Poppins were two of my favorite VHS's as a kid, and selling them would be like selling a little bit of myself.

Escapay

[Beastboyravenz]

My aunt is perfect example of that. She thinks it's dumb to buy dvd's when you already have the vhs. I try to tell her that the picture and sound improvements are worth it, but no she won't budge.

[DisneyFreak5282]

Yes, I hold on to my VHSs for sentimental reasons. And I buy the DVDs 'cause my VHSs are so worn out! I used to watch the DACs all the time on VHS, and now I can do the same on DVD. Plus, if one breaks, you always have a backup!

[Big Disney Fan]

DVD AND VHS might be a bit superfluous, don't you think?

Could also be considered superfluous to some to bother buying the DVD when their VHS has worked fine for years. Believe me, I know of some people who still don't buy a catalog DVD because they've already got the VHS. They'll buy a new DVD, since they don't have it yet, but if it's a movie they've got in VHS, they won't bother.

Anyways, for me, I keep them. Won't get much money selling them anyway, and like others have said, there's a sentimental value. Aladdin and Mary Poppins were two of my favorite VHS's as a kid, and selling them would be like selling a little bit of myself.

Escapay

But what if those same videos got eaten up by the VCR? I'll bet that bit of yourself would be eaten up as well, would it not?

My aunt is perfect example of that. She thinks it's dumb to buy dvd's when you already have the vhs. I try to tell her that the picture and sound improvements are worth it, but no she won't budge.

What would happen though, if the video got destroyed by the VCR?

[Beastboyravenz]

That's what I tell her, but no she still won't update.

[Escapay]

Could also be considered superfluous to some to bother buying the DVD when their VHS has worked fine for years. Believe me, I know of some people who still don't buy a catalog DVD because they've already got the VHS. They'll buy a new DVD, since they don't have it yet, but if it's a movie they've got in VHS, they won't bother.

Anyways, for me, I keep them. Won't get much money selling them anyway, and like others have said, there's a sentimental value. Aladdin and Mary Poppins were two of my favorite VHS's as a kid, and selling them would be like selling a little bit of myself.

Escapay

But what if those same videos got eaten up by the VCR? I'll bet that bit of yourself would be eaten up as well, would it not?

I know my way around a VCR, used to work with them quite frequently in high school, that it could be salvaged.

Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

I know my way around a VCR, used to work with them quite frequently in high school, that it could be salvaged.

But one time one of my tapes was so destroyed that it could never be viewed again. All I'm trying to say is VHSs don't last forever. And you really think holding onto something just for the memory of it is better than money?

[Escapay]

And you really think holding onto something just for the memory of it is better than money?

When I was a baby, the very first set of clothes I received was a red and white striped shirt, a white wool cap with red border, and red and white striped socks. Obviously, I outgrew those within a month, and they have since been tucked away in a special hatbox of baby clothes that I've kept. They hardly see the light of day, but every so often, I'd take it out, just to hold it, feel it. It's faded and smells funny and can easily be destroyed in the wrong hands. But regardless of its condition, it's worth a lot more to me than a few bucks.

With a VHS, broken or not, it's a tangible part of my childhood and my memories. Sure, I could put it up on e-bay and see if it can land me $3.50, with $5.00 shipping. But that $8.50 could never replace the hours of enjoyment I got in watching "Peter Pan" with my brother and sister, on our old 27'' TV in the first house we lived in. It will never cover the sadness of accidentally destroying the early part of the tape (during the trailer for "Rescuers Down Under") and making it unplayable, nor the delight of fixing it myself a few years later. Sure, once it's damaged beyond repair (maybe accidentally incinerated in a fire), then I'll let it go. But it's still in a good working condition, and it's got several years left of playback on it so long as I've still got my three VCR's.

Selling a VHS just because it's outdated, worn out, and liable to break would be like selling an old family member. A hypothetical Grandpa George may just sit on the couch and fall asleep watching Jeopardy, he may have a bad back that keeps him from walking around with everyone at the mall, and he may have a stroke any second. But having him in the home would be more fulfilling in his last years than putting him in a nursing home and visiting him once a week.

You just can't sell a memory.

Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

Oh, well, I guess to each his own then.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

I got rid of most of my Disney video cassettes several years ago - not because of DVD, but because laserdisc took over in my Disney collection. I was able to get good prices for quite a number of them - and some became Christmas or birthday gifts.

[NarniaDis]

I sold mine, not because of need, but because of space, I needed the space that my 100+ vhs library was taking...

[Big Disney Fan]

I sold mine, not because of need, but because of space, I needed the space that my 100+ vhs library was taking...

Yeah, better quality isn't the only reason why I upgrade to DVD. By removing the VHS, I'm automatically freeing up the shelf space.

[kbehm29]

I simply ran out of room. I had to sell my collection of VHS tapes on e-bay...unless I wanted to box them up and put them on a shelf in the garage or something, but what use would they be to me then?

I have close to 400 DVDs now, and have outgrown several bookshelves. Plus, I was never watching the old VHS anyway because the DVD picture is so much better.

The only three VHS tapes I currently own are: The Iron Giant (haven't gotten around to buying it on DVD yet), The BFG (haven't been able to find it on DVD), and Moonwalker (Michael Jackson - haven't been able to find a non-foreign version of it on DVD that will play in my DVD player).

By the way - I am loving the new Blu-ray Disc cases. They are much smaller than even standard DVD cases. More room! More room! More room!