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VHS clearout/disposal - Any ideas

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:08 am
by ElmerGantry

Since VHS *may* no longer be at the technological cutting edge (so I'm informed), I'm wondering what to do with a fairly substantial stash of tapes. I don't want to throw them out but may have to. I'd sell obviously but DVD seems to be ubiquitous. Anyone know any good forums/sites for sale/exchange. At this stage I'd trade them for absolutely anything (ie, non-porn related)


Re: VHS clearout/disposal - Any ideas

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:44 am
by TheProf
Bin them...pull the tape out & cut with a pair of scissors.Sex is disposable like yesterday's newspaper.

The thrill has gone of hoarding.Anyway,DVD's are in (until the next invention).

If they are not porn

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:48 pm
by Ned
And if they are retail tapes and not off-airs, you could try donating them to the local library or hospital (kids tapes would go down a storm there).

Re: If they are not porn

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:54 pm
by RetroDon
...and if they are non-porn on-air recordings there are lots of people on www.tv-ark.org.uk who collect, research and maintain libraries of stuff avidly - try their forum (availablilty of a lot of old tv shows, adverts, links etc depend on these people rummaging through old vhs and beta tapes - practically all the downloads available on that site and others are down to that method)

And if not, that site is guaranteed to give hours of amusement anyway...

Re: If they are not porn

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:58 am
by thecocker
I've donated many of mine to Oxfam and The PDSA. They flog 'em for ?2.99 and they always seem to go.

I don't mind this as theya regoing to a good cause. It makes you feel good knowing you've done your bit.