Are any VHS cassettes worth anythong nowadays,if so can you give me some pointers of what ones to look for.?

Question

Are any VHS cassettes worth anythong nowadays,if so can you give me some pointers of what ones to look for.?

Answer 1

I think anything Disney like the originals in the bigger plastic case will be worth a lot.  Not the digitally remastered ones either, the originals.  The ones that are thrown into the Disney Vault, never to be sold again would be worth something.  Hold onto them, pass them to your kids and pass them to their kids, they can retire as soon as they are born if you have plenty

Answer 2

There are some VHS tapes that are valuable if they are rare and hard-to-find video tapes. There are collectors who want titles that are not available on and may never be released on DVD or newer formats.

If you go to eBay and do a 'completed items' search for 'rare VHS', you will find a lot of VHS tapes still command a good price. The most important factor is whether or not they have not been released in DVD. Once a film is available on DVD, a VHS tape becomes worthless.

I believe with possible rare exceptions that the same is going to hold true for Disney movies. The market has tons of them in VHS that are not worth anything.  

The Little Mermaid with the original cover (I think it has a sand castle in the background) is valuable because Disney cancelled it when it met with some controversy.

If you can find a Disney tape that is not available on DVD yet, it will be worth something. It might be worth noting that there are even Disney DVDs that are valuable. Once they are no longer available at the store, their value goes up.

For more information, check out my page "Not on DVD You Say? -- VHS Video Tape Collector's Guide."