Have VHS cassettes collecting dust on a shelf somewhere? Perhaps you have already reclaimed the room and they are sitting in a long-forgotten attic.
Hopefully you didn’t throw them away, since it turns out there might be a market for certain old tapes.
Modern directing technique for movie releases and re-releases typically includes adding or altering footage from the theatrical version. While some people don’t mind or even love the adjustments, others believe the original cut is worth the high price.
This results in listings on eBay for some tapes at exorbitant prices, such as one Beauty and the Beast video selling for $9,999. The song “Human Again” was removed from the original Beauty and the Beast for space considerations before being included in the 2002 special version.
Collectors may find Disney cassettes particularly valuable for other reasons. Reddit member Reddit_Executive speculates that, due to the special branding on initial releases, these movies could fetch quite a bit: “A black diamond with Walt’s autograph appears on the spines of some VHS (and BetaMax) tapes.
