CCG Seeks Top Experts in VHS Tapes to Press Play on New Grading Service - BETAMAX next? 3 3

[Bronty]

On 5/9/2022 at 4:36 PM, chrisco37 said:

Oh, you had that one too?

Isn't that what her costars said?  

[Dr. Balls]

On 5/9/2022 at 1:04 PM, Robot Man said:

This is today’s hot new thing. Sealed tapes are going for big money.

Holy , no kidding. When I saw sealed and graded VHS tapes being sold for crazy money, I figured it would trickle down into the "raw" tapes. So, I put up a bunch of my VHS tapes I'd picked up at the thrift store that were sitting on my shelf. Sold $100 worth of VHS tapes I had - literally - $3.60 in. 10¢ Ghostbusters tape for $20? Yeah, I'll be hunting for those every time I hit the thrift store from now on.

Edited May 9, 2022 by Dr. Balls

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 5/9/2022 at 1:57 PM, Troy Division said:

@CGC Comics @Matt Nelson
Please add treasury sized comics to expand upon potential new registry entries / revenue streams.
Thank you in advance.

On 5/9/2022 at 2:05 PM, Robot Man said:

Or Pulps…

Add Non Sports Cards.  

Still can't believe they are doing VHS before comic cards !!

[mattn792]

On 5/9/2022 at 1:54 PM, BS Damutantman said:

It would take 450 business days to have an economy-tier comic go through CCS and CGC. There isn't money to expand that operation, but there is money to open another wing?

I might be out of my depth, but is there a demand for graded VHS? Does somebody at CGC need to open and play the movie to ensure it's not somebody's shrink-wrapped home movie and that it plays without issues? That's my main problem with graded video games and VHS. If I crack open a CGC comic, I'll still be able to read the comic, but no telling if a graded video game or VHS still works if cracked out.

People are going to start sending their X-Force #1s in for walkthrough...

[JJ-4]

On 5/9/2022 at 2:17 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Add Non Sports Cards.  

Still can't believe they are doing VHS before comic cards !!

I can't believe there is a market for VHS tapes at all.  What's next, slabbed 8-track tapes?  Sheesh.

[Buzzetta]

On 5/9/2022 at 2:30 PM, jsilverjanet said:

@Buzzetta

This is legitimately the worst thing to ever get graded and this is when I believe the collectables market has not only lost their mind but we are on the verge of a real bubble.

The only reason that people seem to be moving to VHS is because they want the next "big thing" and video games are no longer viable for whatever reasons anyone wants to believe... (Heritage shenanigans <cough cough>)

As I said last time, VHS tapes decompose over a short life time.  The tape that the movie is encrypted on is magnetic in nature therefore the quality of the image sound deteriorates regardless of storage conditions.  On top of that the tape becomes brittle if not watched and rewound.  

So what are these fools actually doing?   They are playing hot potato passing money around until finally one fool is stuck with it.  

 

[Jeffro.]

On 5/9/2022 at 5:23 PM, JJ-4 said:

On 5/9/2022 at 5:17 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Add Non Sports Cards.  

Still can't believe they are doing VHS before comic cards !!

I can't believe there is a market for VHS tapes at all.  What's next, slabbed 8-track tapes?  Sheesh.

78s

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

On 5/9/2022 at 4:55 PM, JEFFROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO said:

78s

[cyclonus11]

I parted with all my VHS tapes the last time I was in the poor house. Drove them all to Movie Trading Company and took what they gave me.

Most were $2 or less, with some less than $1. That's how those places are - give pennies, charge dollars.

However, they gave me $18 - eighteen frickin' dollars - for this, which makes me feel like I should regret it every time I think about it:

[silverweb]

ScreenRant said:

While VHS's can now carry some nostalgia for collectors and become proud items in film fans' collections, these items are likely to be well-used and not have a high value. As such, when VHS tapes are found in a condition like this recently sold copy, they can fetch high prices due to their pristine state, especially films that hold a rich, long-lasting legacy like The Terminator. In an age of prioritized streaming and digital releases, sales like these are a reminder of how desirable well-preserved physical editions may be one day.

I just have a bunch of well viewed Disney movies left in a box. 

[Dark Knight]

So people are technically paying hundreds or thousands of $'s for just the VHS box since the tape deteriorates as Buzzeta mentioned . Probably the biggest if not one of the biggest meme in the collectibles industry.

[MAR1979]

I've been wrong before but Blackstone analytics actually show this as bringing in real revenue over next 5 years? Well I guess anything to keep from allocating money to introduce a semblance of quality control at CGC I guess.

When will they start to grade NFT's? Funny don't read much about those lately.

Edited May 9, 2022 by MAR1979

[Bronty]

They’re still in the news.   For all the money people lost !

[wpbooks01]

Say......I love that idea!!!! Can't wait to send some of these in.........

 

That copy of Whoregasm is signed, BTW!!!!

 

I'm so excited I might make in my pants!

[ADAMANTIUM]

@Namtak this thread title should break your way, sounds at least like something you already have a stack of?

[Namtak]

On 5/9/2022 at 7:00 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

@Namtak this thread title should break your way, sounds at least like something you already have a stack of?

I hate vhsbut like beta better but would consider collecting laserdisc,already have one sealed laserdisc,go figure lol,to each his own!i have so much bad souvenir of vhs,statics,rewinding ,breaks tape or the worst,the spaghetti bursting tape out of the vcrespecially from vhs for rental they were brutalized horribly sometimes,i feel a little old just now !!

Edited May 9, 2022 by Namtak

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/9/2022 at 6:10 PM, Namtak said:

I hate vhsbut like beta better but would consider collecting laserdisc,already have one sealed laserdisc,go figure lol,to each his own!i have so much bad souvenir of vhs,statics,rewinding ,breaks tape or the worst,the spaghetti bursting tape out of the vcrespecially from vhs for rentable they were brutalized horrible sometimes,i feel a little old just now !!

I understand, I'm there with you, I just thought I remember a boardie posting pics of a collection. Maybe it was @F For Fake or maybe I'm misremembering all together

I remember in the late 80s my friend buying limited Edition laser discs and not opening

 

Edited May 9, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[Namtak]

On 5/9/2022 at 7:12 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

I understand, I'm there with you, I just thought I remember a boardie posting pics of a collection. Maybe it was @F For Fake or maybe I'm misremembering all together

I remember in the late 80s my friend buying limited Edition laser discs and not opening

 

I remember one  boardie that would love this thread and probably the guy you were thinking of so.....lets summon @onlyweaknesskryptonite!!!oups i guess he already knew that thread !my bad but its fun using the summon card anyway

Edited May 9, 2022 by Namtak

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/9/2022 at 5:03 PM, cyclonus11 said:

I parted with all my VHS tapes the last time I was in the poor house. Drove them all to Movie Trading Company and took what they gave me.

Most were $2 or less, with some less than $1. That's how those places are - give pennies, charge dollars.

However, they gave me $18 - eighteen frickin' dollars - for this, which makes me feel like I should regret it every time I think about it:

That store has had mounds of VHS recently...

I guess I passed because I wouldnt know where to start? Bruce Lee does look tempting!

I agree with you on the store, but tbh they've had bundles of 5 VHS for $5, the real question I have is, are there enough slababble VHS like there are comics?

That would be eye opening to me. Like if anything or what the train of thought is in VHS? 

Edited May 9, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[Kevin76]

On 5/9/2022 at 2:46 PM, Inhuman Fiend said:

I'm very confused by this. Do they pop it in a VCR and watch the tape as part of the grading process to make sure it still works?  

Only if it's Rated XXX