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[Robot Man]

On 4/26/2022 at 3:20 PM, followtheleader said:

In Colorado, there are now stores focused on "Dead Media". 

VHS, DVDs, older video games, records, etc.  

Those are being coupled with other collectible types like toys.  

Cassette tapes are another huge seller now.  This one surprised me, but I guess it's no different than VHS.

Laser Discs have a following.

The one that doesn't seem to have as much interest here are 8 Tracs.  

Patrick

I have experienced that a lot locally lately. The younger hipster crowd is real into “dead media”. I have even see 8 tracks being bought at flea markets.

The same people who used to snicker at us “oldsters” just a few years ago.

Younger folks have no idea what a game changer 8 tracks were. My first car only had an AM radio. Then AM/FM radios came out. There were only two stations broadcasting “underground” rock music.

I had a Dodge van in high school. 8 tracks came out and I bolted one under the drivers seat and cross wired in 6 speakers. All of a sudden I could blast Led Zeppelin 2 any time I wanted. Man, good times…

[Robot Man]

On 4/29/2022 at 6:12 AM, spreads said:

Are VHS really that collectible, or just very very niche/rare ones?  I've seen lots of people trying to get a buck a piece for bulk VHS sales?   I mean the technology is garbage, aren't vinyl records supposed to have premium sound quality?

I doubt a lot of these people actually watch VHS tapes. They want them sealed as a nostalgia item.

And yes, clean vinyl records have much superior sound to digital media.

I also play my guitar through a vintage tube amp for the same reason. 

[Ryan.]

On 4/29/2022 at 11:36 AM, Robot Man said:

I have experienced that a lot locally lately. The younger hipster crowd is real into “dead media”. I have even see 8 tracks being bought at flea markets.

The same people who used to snicker at us “oldsters” just a few years ago.

Younger folks have no idea what a game changer 8 tracks were. My first car only had an AM radio. Then AM/FM radios came out. There were only two stations broadcasting “underground” rock music.

I had a Dodge van in high school. 8 tracks came out and I bolted one under the drivers seat and cross wired in 6 speakers. All of a sudden I could blast Led Zeppelin 2 any time I wanted. Man, good times…

 

[littledoom]

On 4/29/2022 at 6:12 AM, spreads said:

Are VHS really that collectible, or just very very niche/rare ones?  I've seen lots of people trying to get a buck a piece for bulk VHS sales?   I mean the technology is garbage, aren't vinyl records supposed to have premium sound quality?

I’m going analog next year 

[rexinnih]

When I moved back to the States in 2004, I trashed my cassette and VHS/Beta (yes Beta) tape collection and sold my Laserdics and vinyl collection for a pittance. Now my wife can never complain in me keeping everything in the closet now and not throwing away 

[followtheleader]

On 4/29/2022 at 2:35 PM, rexinnih said:

When I moved back to the States in 2004, I trashed my cassette and VHS/Beta (yes Beta) tape collection and sold my Laserdics and vinyl collection for a pittance. Now my wife can never complain in me keeping everything in the closet now and not throwing away 

That's really why things are valuable. 

New media causes people to destroy/discard the "dead" media.  We had a few 8-Tracs, which were pitched when cassettes came out, which were pitched when CDs came out.  

Kind of hilarious how many times the same content was purchased/destroyed/purchased/repeat.   Movies were not any better:  VHS/Beta > DVD > HD/Blue Ray, etc. 

Patrick

[MattTheDuck]

On 4/29/2022 at 10:25 PM, followtheleader said:

That's really why things are valuable. 

New media causes people to destroy/discard the "dead" media.  We had a few 8-Tracs, which were pitched when cassettes came out, which were pitched when CDs came out.  

Kind of hilarious how many times the same content was purchased/destroyed/purchased/repeat.   Movies were not any better:  VHS/Beta > DVD > HD/Blue Ray, etc. 

Patrick

When we got to CDs I told a work friend I was just going to wait for whatever was next (at which he scoffed because there was no way to improve on CDs) so I saved a fortune and now get all the music I want for $10/month.  It'll take 50 years to cost what just buying all the CDs I wanted would have.

[The lips]

On 4/30/2022 at 9:24 PM, MattTheDuck said:

When we got to CDs I told a work friend I was just going to wait for whatever was next (at which he scoffed because there was no way to improve on CDs) so I saved a fortune and now get all the music I want for $10/month.  It'll take 50 years to cost what just buying all the CDs I wanted would have.

I still collect vinyl as love owning a physical artefact. Exactly same as comic books. 
 

thing is, if I didn’t also collect vinyl and invested all that money into comics, I’d have a much better collection than I do !! 

[Namtak]

Video game finds at pawnshop in Montréal city

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/30/2022 at 4:46 PM, Namtak said:

Video game finds at pawnshop in Montréal city

I think that wolverine was the first my dad saw me play and was interested in watching.

When the Jack in the box opened and out came a guy with a machine gun, he nearly busted a gut laughing.

Good times!

Edited April 30, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[Conacon]

Let's bring comics back into the discussion with a little guessing game- of my finds today, one of these was a throw-in and one was $1. 

 

[Beastfeast]

Guessing the Ironman 9 was $1 and the Marvel team-up was the throw in? 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/30/2022 at 9:24 PM, Conacon said:

Let's bring comics back into the discussion with a little guessing game- of my finds today, one of these was a throw-in and one was $1. 

 

I'm going to say the mtu was a$1 and the X-Men was a throw in. It might be vice versa , but to not bend the rules, I'll stick as stated

[bronze_rules]

I'll take Spider-Man holofoil $1

Madam Web Spider Man throw in.

[STORMSHADOW_80]

Found these on the hunt. New Avengers was $25. The rest $1 - $2. TMNT is a 2nd print. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/1/2022 at 12:17 AM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Found these on the hunt. New Avengers was $25. The rest $1 - $2. TMNT is a 2nd print. 

[Comicshows]

On 4/30/2022 at 10:24 PM, Conacon said:

Let's bring comics back into the discussion with a little guessing game- of my finds today, one of these was a throw-in and one was $1. 

 

New iron man one dinero and the old iron man thrown in. How much was the total?

[littledoom]

The flea market delivered today! The top three were all inside the same bag. Covers only, although Menace #1 has more than just its cover. So excited! The other two were also hidden at the bottom of a pile.

[srezvan]

LCS had a special: fill a short box from their bargain area for $60. Or buy individual issues for $1 each. I didn't come close to filling a short box (thankfully), but I pulled a few interesting items for $1 each. That Azor is from 1965 and has a cool Marvel ad on the interior cover.

 

[Beige]

Bizarre timing - an evening winter garage sale. Oh well.

 

$5 for the lot.