HOUSTON, Tex. (KHOU) – Several online blogs claim some DisneyVHS tapes could be worth a pretty penny. But before you head to storage andgrab your old tapes, don’t expect to cash in on your Disney classics anytimesoon.
Remember when Beanie Babies were all the rage? A lot ofpeople believed one day they’d cash in on their beloved collections.
Well that day still hasn’t come.
Now the same rumor is going around for Disney VHS tapes.Remember those?
That’s why Angela Krog emailed our Verify team, saying“I did read awhile back that Disney VHS movies still in their original VHSbox were worth a pretty penny. Got any news on this?”
To verify this question, we went to one of the very fewplaces that still sell video tapes, Half Price Books.
“I would probably have a couple hundred at a time forthe public to look at.”
The manager says no, you’re probably not going to cash in onyour Disney classics.
“Disney specifically, you do see a couple times a week,and people are very surprised that we can only give a little bit here and therefor them, because we can only sell them for about a dollar a piece.”
So where did the false information come from?
Blogs started the rumors a few years ago because BlackDiamond Edition Classics are listed on eBay for $2,000, $3,000, even $10,000 apop.
But just because something is listed at a certain price,doesn’t mean anyone will actually buy it. And if you look closely, page after pageof auctions have zero bids.
So we can verify this claim is false. The old tapes in your attic are not going to help you retire early. Unfortunately, their value is purely sentimental.
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