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Decades after their release there has been a public misconception that every "Black Diamond Edition" title from the Walt Disney Classics VHS line are rare and valuable. According to Kodak , "Tapes don't last for long due to remanence decay of the magnetic charge, causing blacked-out scenes, discoloration and eventually, entire loss of footage."
Certain VHS tapes are also worth a lot to collectors — a rare Black Diamond edition of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” recently sold for $10,000. That certainly makes it worth looking ...
On sites like eBay and LoveAntiques, collectible VHS tapes are valued at upwards of nearly $10,000 - depending on the rarity and condition of the tape, of course.
In terms of consignment, Heritage Auctions has placed in their "Vintage VHS Tapes Value Guide" that the most desirable VHS tapes released between 1979 and 1990 are still in their original factory shrink wrap. [1] When VCRs were first released in 1977, they were priced between $1,000 to $1,400 which would roughly equal $4,900 to $6,900 in 2023 ...
S-VHS tapes can give better audio (and video) quality, because the tapes are designed to have almost twice the bandwidth of VHS at the same speed. Sound cannot be recorded on a VHS tape without recording a video signal because the video signal is used to generate the control track pulses which effectively regulate the tape speed on playback.
Book a trip home to clear out your parent's '90s entertainment center because you might just get a little bit richer thanks to your Disney stash.
Label is white ink on the tape: horizontal, the title is in the center and the white diamond is on the left. The tape info is on the bottom. BETA EDITIONS Label is large old-style white square-shaped label: the black diamond is on the top, the film's title is in the center in yellow, the tape info is on the bottom. Interesting, huh?
Whether or not you actually watch your DVDs anymore, you likely have a bunch lying around -- and depending on what they are, they could fetch you some extra cash if you're interested in selling them.