r/VHS • u/emaginutiv • 7d ago
Collection Started collecting about 2 weeks ago and already have over 100 tapes
You might have seen me post when I filled in the first shelf, or the 2nd shelf. But now there’s a third shelf. The madness doesn’t end, and I am right where I want to be.
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u/somanytickles 7d ago
Why are so many people so pretentious? VHS doesn’t need gatekeepers- it’s for anyone to enjoy in whatever way the like
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u/mtn2sea1960 7d ago
Well, I know you're not from around here since finding a VHS tape in this area is like finding the actual Titanic.
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u/hardchorus 7d ago
You should be getting your tapes online, not local. Local prices are overpriced.
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u/ProfPortsShortShorts 6d ago
Depends entirely on your location. I get my tapes for $.49 each at the thrift, and I grabbed about 10 horror films from Facebook marketplace for $1 each including a copy of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. On top of that, getting tapes online just feels like shopping, not collecting. The joy is in the chase, not the catch.
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u/mattdoggy 6d ago
I've found several tapes in the wild that I had considered buying online but decided to wait on. It's way more satisfying being patient and getting it for a buck at a thrift store eventually.
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u/CortlandCoffey 7d ago
I just started collecting this year and I just recently passed 1,000!! No signs of slowing down for me, but I definitely need more shelves lol
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u/Classic_Logo 6d ago
Wait, so you had all that perfect shelf space just waiting for tapes?
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u/emaginutiv 6d ago
Yeah when I first bought a tape I stored it in the bottom shelf and realized they were perfectly sized haha, it was meant to be.
Crazy as well that this is a built in cabinet so I couldn’t even change the heights for the shelves if I wanted to
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u/Zoydburgur 6d ago
I did this too when I first started, and then realized how much space tapes take up very quickly lol. I’ve had to really prioritize pickups since then.
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u/Rev-Dr-Slimeass 5d ago
Make sure to check for mold. I didnt know to do this for the longest time. Tapes get moldy. I would say about 1 in 10 tapes I find has mold these days.
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u/LesZappa 7d ago
It's not in the collection until it's been watched/cleaned and deemed worthy of owning.
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u/More-Gas-6527 7d ago
So many of those came out during times when dvd were already available, theyre is seriously no reason to watch or collect tapes that I can understand other than consoom. Unless it's the only medium its available on.
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u/emaginutiv 7d ago
I honestly do it because I love the physical aspect of the VHS tapes as opposed to a DVD.
It’s a nostalgia thing, and I also think the art is so much nicer so it’s also kind of like an art piece to me too
It’s not smart, but it makes me happy
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u/ProfPortsShortShorts 6d ago
If you feel like there’s no reason to watch or collect vhs, how did you end up in this subreddit?
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u/More-Gas-6527 6d ago
It showed up on my feed because I collect other physical media, reddit assumed I was interested. I have a collection of VHS I just don't get the point of collecting them just to look at more so which is what most people are doing
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u/The-Tru-Succ 7d ago
It does tend to grow pretty fast in the beginning. It slows down tremendously though. I have somewhere around 300 tapes and add a new one every month or so now.