posted by eddie got vhs tapes collecting dust on a shelf somewhere? maybe you already reclaimed the space and they<u+2019>re sitting in an attic long-forgotten. hopefully you didn<u+2019>t throw them out, though, as it turns out there might be quite the market for some old tapes. modern directorial practice for movie releases and re-releases tends to include adding or editing the film from the theatrical version. while some people don<u+2019>t mind or even enjoy these changes, for others, the original cut is worth a hefty price tag. this translates to listings on ebay for certain tapes at astronomical prices, like one particular beauty and the beast tape going for $9,999. the original beauty and the beast did not include the song <u+201c>human again<u+201d>; it was cut for space reasons, then re-added to the 2002 special edition. however, disney tapes in particular might be valuable to collectors for other reasons. reddit user reddit_executive speculates that, because of the specific branding on original releases, these movies could go for quite a bit: <u+201c>on the spines of some vhs (and betamax) tapes is a black diamond with walt<u+2019>s signature on it. this was disney<u+2019>s first attempt to market their videos to homes. because of this, certain disney collectors are convinced that these vhs tapes are worth something.<u+201d> while it<u+2019>s possible some tapes are indeed worth quite a bit, many of the movies listed are actually selling for much less. still, if your plan for your old vhs tapes begins and ends with <u+201c>trash them,<u+201d> there<u+2019>s no harm in doing your research on what they might be worth. 




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if you have one of these old vhs tapes it may be worth over $1000
eddy lavine