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Around 2000, I paid about $100 for a movie on VHS, in order to give it as a gift. It was the timing that was key: pre-recorded tapes were priced to be sold to
by watersb 5y ago
Around 2000, I paid about $100 for a movie on VHS, in order to give it as a gift.
It was the timing that was key: pre-recorded tapes were priced to be sold to rental stores upon initial VHS release, then sold at a fraction of release price a month later.
- pyuser583 5y agoThis sounds right. I remember getting old VHS for a few dollars at thrift stores. Once VHS was “competing” with DVDs the cost came down to about $5 to $10 bucks.