Gruson Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 It is a 4th print. EMI THORN 1985 HBO CANNON 1986 HBO VIDEO 1987 wentraub 1988 rabidwolf and aardvark88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rez Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Hey all. Very new here, but am looking for advice. I got my hands on some very good condition sealed Star Wars and ESB VHSs from '84 (sadly, no RotJ). What I want to know is, are they worth getting graded? If so, what's the best place to get them graded at? I know I'm on the CGC site, but don't know if they do VHSs. I've also heard IGS may be a scam, but I believe I've seen legit auctions for them. VHSDNA isn't accepting new submissions, either. I picked them up on a lark, cause I love the original trilogy and thought the novelty of the old cassettes would be neat. Plus, you can't beat that cover art. Larryw7, aardvark88 and 70s80sTimeMachine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 1st print betamax back to the future just went for $7200 at auction on eBay - just slightly higher than the 1st print vhs return of the Jedi that sold last week at suction for $7100 from same seller. thoughts? aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruson Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 It’s tough to find, only first print beta I’ve seen in over a year or collecting now. rabidwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 9:22 AM, Mr Rez said: Hey all. Very new here, but am looking for advice. I got my hands on some very good condition sealed Star Wars and ESB VHSs from '84 (sadly, no RotJ). What I want to know is, are they worth getting graded? If so, what's the best place to get them graded at? I know I'm on the CGC site, but don't know if they do VHSs. I've also heard IGS may be a scam, but I believe I've seen legit auctions for them. VHSDNA isn't accepting new submissions, either. I picked them up on a lark, cause I love the original trilogy and thought the novelty of the old cassettes would be neat. Plus, you can't beat that cover art. Your star wars appears to be an earlier printing thus has value Gruson would be the best person on here to confirm From what I see most auction houses are favoring IGS and VGA for grading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 10:49 PM, rabidwolf said: 1st print betamax back to the future just went for $7200 at auction on eBay - just slightly higher than the 1st print vhs return of the Jedi that sold last week at suction for $7100 from same seller. thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 WOW JUST WOW - just saw this sale on comiclink which apparently has an exchange for VHS now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruson Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 There is a $275k offer on Goonies on comiconnect too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 8:25 PM, Gruson said: There is a $275k offer on Goonies on comiconnect too. WOW I saw comicconnect is auctioning VHS ending tomorrow for their recent auction but did not know they had so many straight sales up - just went over and checked that out and a $125k offer for an early Texas Chainsaw!! bunch of other 4 and 5 figure offers including three cult horror movies would love to own - Killer clowns, Return of the living dead and Halloween. need to step it up and find some raws of those 3 before I get priced out. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruson Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Yeah some big private sales have happened too. You can follow me on IG, I’ve been posting some from my collection as I get them back from VGA. silveragecollector rabidwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 8:49 PM, Gruson said: Yeah some big private sales have happened too. You can follow me on IG, I’ve been posting some from my collection as I get them back from VGA. silveragecollector thanks just sent you a request on IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 11:25 PM, Gruson said: There is a $275k offer on Goonies on comiconnect too. I really don't take any of the offers on comic connect seriously. It is far too easy to list an item for an insane price then have another account make an offer that you immediately just reject - which means the 'offer' price is then advertised right there for all to see which makes people think maybe THAT number is how much it's worth at the very least (spoiler: It's not). Until sales with prices like these actually occur via bidding in auctions and have a multiple similar data points for sales, then everything being listed seems totally inflated and artificial. This is one of the biggest collectible red flags I've ever seen in my life. MAR1979, Beige and alexgross.com 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 8:25 PM, Gruson said: There is a $275k offer on Goonies on comiconnect too. anybody know why the goonies first print seems to have such a high premium ask price compared to the other high end vhs’s like early Star Wars, temple, back to the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) On 3/23/2022 at 2:43 PM, rabidwolf said: anybody know why the goonies first print seems to have such a high premium ask price compared to the other high end vhs’s like early Star Wars, temple, back to the future? but seriously...there is no actual reason tied to anything quantifiable (such as production scarcity, error variants, warehouse finds, etc). I have yet to see anyone provide actual production numbers or ANY data for many of these high priced VHS that pass the sniff test and are not simply conjecture. It's often easy for one to fall into the trap of thinking a lack of data might suggest rarity (for example, it's easy to find the numbers for Temple of Doom VHS which was released in the same year as the Goonies VHS. Temple sold 1.4 million units that Christmas, so one might think Goonies wasn't picked up as much and thus it is now rare). Likewise I cannot find a hard date when the VHS went out of print (which is important) The only reason I can thus far sus out seems is general crazed nostalgic speculation by those driving the VHS craze. Remember it was only recently (2017) added to the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and the film’s overall tone and themes can be found in most of the recent 'hot' Hollywood properties, most notably in the likes of Stranger Things and the IT! remake, productions that have sparked the retro revolution and a fondness for all things 80s. Goonies is a movie that diehard fans might feel has been 'under appreciated' by the general public (in contrast to other very popular series like Star Wars or Back to the Future) and so both feels 'rare' by comparison and also ripe for a resurgence (especially once those young fans of Stranger Things and other 80s callbacks start to gain their own nostalgia and look back for other media). Edited March 23, 2022 by Sauce Dog rabidwolf and aardvark88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 2:36 PM, Sauce Dog said: On 3/23/2022 at 1:43 PM, rabidwolf said: anybody know why the goonies first print seems to have such a high premium ask price compared to the other high end vhs’s like early Star Wars, temple, back to the future? but seriously...there is no actual reason tied to anything quantifiable (such as production scarcity, error variants, warehouse finds, etc). I have yet to see anyone provide actual production numbers or ANY data for many of these high priced VHS that pass the sniff test and are not simply conjecture. It's often easy for one to fall into the trap of thinking a lack of data might suggest rarity (for example, it's easy to find the numbers for Temple of Doom VHS which was released in the same year as the Goonies VHS. Temple sold 1.4 million units that Christmas, so one might think Goonies wasn't picked up as much and thus it is now rare). Likewise I cannot find a hard date when the VHS went out of print (which is important) The only reason I can thus far sus out seems is general crazed nostalgic speculation by those driving the VHS craze. Remember it was only recently (2017) added to the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and the film’s overall tone and themes can be found in most of the recent 'hot' Hollywood properties, most notably in the likes of Stranger Things and the IT! remake, productions that have sparked the retro revolution and a fondness for all things 80s. Goonies is a movie that diehard fans might feel has been 'under appreciated' by the general public (in contrast to other very popular series like Star Wars or Back to the Future) and so both feels 'rare' by comparison and also ripe for a resurgence (especially once those young fans of Stranger Things and other 80s callbacks start to gain their own nostalgia and look back for other media). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruson Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 2:36 PM, Sauce Dog said: but seriously...there is no actual reason tied to anything quantifiable (such as production scarcity, error variants, warehouse finds, etc). I have yet to see anyone provide actual production numbers or ANY data for many of these high priced VHS that pass the sniff test and are not simply conjecture. It's often easy for one to fall into the trap of thinking a lack of data might suggest rarity (for example, it's easy to find the numbers for Temple of Doom VHS which was released in the same year as the Goonies VHS. Temple sold 1.4 million units that Christmas, so one might think Goonies wasn't picked up as much and thus it is now rare). Likewise I cannot find a hard date when the VHS went out of print (which is important) The only reason I can thus far sus out seems is general crazed nostalgic speculation by those driving the VHS craze. Remember it was only recently (2017) added to the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and the film’s overall tone and themes can be found in most of the recent 'hot' Hollywood properties, most notably in the likes of Stranger Things and the IT! remake, productions that have sparked the retro revolution and a fondness for all things 80s. Goonies is a movie that diehard fans might feel has been 'under appreciated' by the general public (in contrast to other very popular series like Star Wars or Back to the Future) and so both feels 'rare' by comparison and also ripe for a resurgence (especially once those young fans of Stranger Things and other 80s callbacks start to gain their own nostalgia and look back for other media). While it’s worth a lot for sure I doubt that offer is legit. Sauce Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) On 3/23/2022 at 1:40 PM, Gruson said: While it’s worth a lot for sure I doubt that offer is legit. So for all The vhs vets what’s that 1st print goonies listed for almost a million on Comicconect really worth? more better question what would the die hard vhs collectors pay for that if you had the cash? Edited April 4, 2022 by rabidwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Anyone here going to bid on the 1st heritage vhs signature auction starting in a couple of weeks Edited May 6, 2022 by rabidwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I have a sealed Goonies CED, and some sealed Friday the 13th laserdiscs. I still can't believe these VHS tapes goes for so much. This is Who We Are and Dreamtoreal1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Here we goooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
