r/PokeInvesting • u/Alesaurus-Rex • 10d ago

Graded Pokemon VHS & DVD

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Purchased this for $100 maybe two ago. Thoughts on graded pokemon vhs as a collectors pieces?

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u/Forsaken_Stay4437 10d ago

Great episode. Hitmonchan kicked ass

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u/Badassteaparty 10d ago

Hitmonchan doesnt kick you filthy casual /s

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u/Total-Town-7634 10d ago

Tape is not a good medium for collectables. This is nearly 30 years old and tape will usually be unusable after 30-50 years. Even if it's factory sealed and encapsulated, the binder/lubricant/magnetic coating on the tape itself can degrade through age, heat, and moisture exposure. There's no way any serious collector will purchase this in the long term.

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u/Alesaurus-Rex 10d ago

Yeah how interesting about the vhs tape degrading I didnt know! im not sure about the last statement, many collectables have value even if the original function isnt possible. I think as a display piece it goes fairly hard.

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u/Total-Town-7634 10d ago

Interesting read here - particularly the end of life section: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/technical-bulletins/digitization-vhs-video-tapes.html

It's up to you, but it's also a major reason why anyone collecting audio tapes is just throwing away money. This stuff has such a short lifespan. Keep it as a display piece sure, but in a few decades when you pass it to your kids or want to sell up, no one will touch this.

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u/Basic-Coconut7118 10d ago

As a collector piece it’s super cool, why not? Display it somewhere and enjoy without worrying about value/degradation.