Nowadays, everything is dematerialized. Since the appearance of streaming platforms, the famous VHS, these objects that those under 20 cannot know have literally disappeared from circulation. And If you have some left over from Disney Studios in the depths of a drawer, then one piece of advice: don’t throw them away! They can be worth a fortune.
A resurgence of popularity for the K7 VHS
Indeed, when the big-eared company decided to launching its own streaming platform Disney+ in 2019, this definitively marked the end of VHS. You know, this rectangular object that we inserted into what we called a video recorder and which we must not forget to rewind at the end of the viewing. For the youngest among you, this is the era of technological prehistory.
And yet, it doesn’t go back that long. There must certainly still be those VHS tapes lying around somewhere at your parents’ house. Know that if you come across one of these published by Disney, it could be worth a fortune. Above all, don’t throw it away. Especially since VHS is making a comeback. As proof, magnetic tape has even increased its sales by 5% each year since 2016. A resurgence in popularity that DVD or Blu-Ray is not experiencing, on the contrary…
Disney VHS that can reach incredible prices
So, if you get your hands on a VHS of a Disney cartoon, know that you may have gold in your hands. But be careful, we warn you right away, these are not all Disney cassettes which can see their prices soar. For you to catch the eye of a collector or someone nostalgic for this era, the VHS must come from the Diamant Noir collection (or Black Diamond in original version).
This collection was published between 1984 and 1994 and its name comes from the logo representing a black diamond which was located on the covers of VHS. These are the cassettes that have seen their prices reach peaks in recent years, reaching thousands of dollars or more, if the case has never been opened or if it is a limited edition.
As an example, a VHS of Beauty and the Beast was sold for more than 8,300 eurosin Australia, it is a cassette of Mulan marketed in 1999 which sold for more than 14,000 euros on eBay and a series of ten Black Diamond VHS sold for more than 16,600 euros on the UK online auction site. Finding buyers willing to put this price in a VHS may be complicated but before throwing them away, find out their value to see if you are not putting a treasure in the landfill. In the meantime, for the most nostalgic among you, we invite you to discover these 64 films and series transformed into old school VHS.
Source: hitek.fr
