ICHIBAN 一番
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Dec 17, 2009 11:14:58 GMT -5
most of my wcw/nwa footage came from vhs. I know you need big money if your gonna buy starrcade 83,84,85. ive watched wm VI hundreds of times on my vhs and the qualitys still the same, perhaps its just the wm box set thats poorly made??
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JCWBobC
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Post by JCWBobC on Dec 17, 2009 11:20:01 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that Wrestlemania box set had tapes that were recorded in EP on shorter length tapes.
I'm selling over 200 tapes in the Classified section (ECW, NWA/WCW, WWF/WWE, and Japanese wrestling tapes) and most of them look great. Some of the early Clashes have a small tracking line at the bottom but otherwise they look just like they did when I recorded them.
Bob
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Post by WCWA Online on Dec 17, 2009 12:56:44 GMT -5
not really. VHS tapes are basicly worthless these days, and that particular box set had very poor tape quality. Expect your tapes to deteriate on their own, and become unwatchable after 3 or 4 watches.. I've got quite a few really amazing deals on books and DVDs. A few DVDs for $1 or less with free shipping. Those are always fun I don't know where you've heard that about VHS, but I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. VHS tapes are far from worthless. They may not be the format of choice today, but there are still ones that hold a lot of value. Last year, I sold a well-used rental copy of NWA Clash of the Champions 1 for almost $200. And they certainly won't be unwatchable after 3 or 4 plays. If they were, video rental stores would have seriously been hurting. I have tapes that I've had for more than 20 years that have deteriorated, but are far from unwatchable. I'd say a more likely comparison would be that they would go from looking like something that was recorded in SP mode to something recorded in EP mode. you completely misunderstood what I said. Did I say "all VHS are completely worthless"? No. I said "VHS tapes are basicly worthless". There's several WCW tapes and Coliseum Videos that still retain value. And because they were made to be rental tapes, they retain their quality even after hundreds of views. A much higher grade of film, built to last. Because of this, most Coliseum Videos originally retailed for $30 and up. Compare this to the Wrestlemania boxset. This was a set made for retail in the late 90s when you could buy VHS tapes everywhere and cheap. Renting was a dying art because DVDs were taking over. The entire boxset, brand new, in the late 90s, sold for only $100, for 15 tapes. The tapes may look fine after an initial viewing, but because of the low recording mode that was used, they WILL go to trash eventually. It's not an if, it's a when. The tape quality is comparable to what you'd find with a no name dollar store blank tape, if not below. VERY bad film quality. It was meant to be a budget-ish release, especially when each of the events were re-released on their own in the early 2000s as a grocery store premium for an average retail of just $5 each. I have a good knowledge of old wrestling figures.. But wrestling film is my true knowledge. I've spent years collecting footage from all over the world, from every time period. And those sets just are bad quality. Hate to burst your bubble.
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JCWBobC
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Post by JCWBobC on Dec 17, 2009 14:26:22 GMT -5
I've been buying wrestling tapes since the mid-80's and it's true they are basically worthless in the sense that people aren't going to pay the prices they would have years ago because of DVD trading sites, torrent sites, WWE 24/7, and WWE Classics on Demand. Add to that DVD burners and blank discs being so cheap.
A few years ago I sold a bunch of Turner Home Videos of Starrcades, Clashes, Great American Bashes, plus other PPV events and could only get $5-$10 for them. These were all the commercial releases that you had to call to order because they weren't sold in stores. If I had sold them in the 90's I could have doubled what I paid for them, $39.95-59.95 each, because of how rare the events were.
Right now i'm selling my tapes for $1 a piece that I could have gotten $10-$15 for a few years ago because so much wrestling footage is so accessible. Bob
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familyguy84
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 17, 2009 15:11:13 GMT -5
I cashed in at the right time (around 2000) just before dvds took over for good. My mate had a load more than me including some really rare ones, he still has them now and i laugh when he talks about selling them.
It's not at as if we all couldnt see it coming
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