Hot damn! I just got myself a VCR and hooked it up the other night and since I've been on a Ramones kick I decided to dig into my collection and watch my original release of Rock and Roll High School with The Ramones for the first time! ( I'd just collect VHS without even having a VCR). This shit does not disappoint! It's cheese-ball to the max, but in the raddest way possible.
If you're a music historian and haven't seen this, you simply gotta check it out. Seeing Joey Ramone trying to act as he garbles his words is worth the whole viewing experience on it's own!
On a side note, You'd think an original release of such a low-budget flop of a movie that years later would be renown because of the growing importance of the Ramones would be worth some good coin but there's one available on EBAY for only 20 bucks. I think that's a pretty good deal. Probably worth snatching up if any of you guys enjoy collecting rock memorabilia.
fuzzyroes
11-10-2017, 11:20 AM
It's worth noting that I bought my copy for 1$ though:cool:
It's actually an old Movie-store copy! Which is all kinds of awesome but it looks like they cut the original box in order to mount it on a sheet so it would display nicely in the stores clam-shell case. It's got the vintage oldschool store sticker still on it complete with the "please be kind and rewind" sticker still on it and everything:rofl:
Even though it damages the collector value, I think it's so much radder to have the video store copy. All the character and just to imagine how many times somebody picked it up and made a night of watching it.
*****That concludes this weeks installment of "Collectors Corner staring 'The Fuzzman Cometh'". Tune in next week for more pack-rat action. "See you at the treasure hunt!"*****
*****That concludes this weeks installment of "Collectors Corner staring 'The Fuzzman Cometh'". Tune in next week for more pack-rat action. "See you at the treasure hunt!"*****
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FoolofaTook
11-10-2017, 09:33 PM
Madre di Dios.
fuzzyroes
11-11-2017, 10:58 AM
In all seriousness, is there really no other collectors out there on this forum? I know Slunken is, but I think he's the only other one.
slunken
11-12-2017, 10:11 AM
The only VHS tapes worth anything are movies that have never been released in any other format. And even still it's hit or miss.
I stopped buying VHS when I ran into a streak where the tapes I were buying were super worn and wouldn't play properly. I had one of those CRT TVs that showed a blue screen instead of static which made them impossible to watch. Hate those fucking things.
slunken
11-12-2017, 10:14 AM
The last major-release VHS thing I bought/sold was the original set of Twin Peaks episodes. Found it sealed at a Half Price books for $3 and sold it for $30. Not exactly a goldmine, but there are tapes out there worth some money, for sure.
The last major-release VHS thing I bought/sold was the original set of Twin Peaks episodes. Found it sealed at a Half Price books for $3 and sold it for $30. Not exactly a goldmine, but there are tapes out there worth some money, for sure.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
FoolofaTook
11-12-2017, 01:30 PM
Here I sit
Broken hearted
Tried to shit
but only farted.
The only VHS tapes worth anything are movies that have never been released in any other format. And even still it's hit or miss.
I stopped buying VHS when I ran into a streak where the tapes I were buying were super worn and wouldn't play properly. I had one of those CRT TVs that showed a blue screen instead of static which made them impossible to watch. Hate those fucking things.
Ahhh yes, that would be a total pain in the ass.
Your first point is exactly why I collect though. Out here it's not even easy to come across DVD's anymore as they're becoming increasingly obsolete. I guess most people just use the "On Demand" feature but the catalogue provided is missing all sorts of shit.
I suppose pretty much anything you could want is available online in some form or another though, but I'm just a dinosaur who doesn't even have a computer hooked up to a TV. I literally still have one of those old tube TV's :cool:
fuzzyroes
11-13-2017, 11:44 AM
The last major-release VHS thing I bought/sold was the original set of Twin Peaks episodes. Found it sealed at a Half Price books for $3 and sold it for $30. Not exactly a goldmine, but there are tapes out there worth some money, for sure.
Yeah, that seems to be about where the reasonably collectible tapes max out at.
I've seen some that are still shrink-wrapped with the original promo-stickers and offers inside go for more though, but that's a totally different ball of wax all together.
FlamingGlobes
11-13-2017, 01:16 PM
When I moved two and a half years ago, I took (foolofa) all my VHS to Goodwill. Hundreds of tapes. Good riddance.
Collecting useless ephemera that doesn't really enrich your life is a compulsion, fuzz. I buy a lot of Blu-Rays/DVDs/CDs still, but I try and make sure it's going to be something I enjoy. And if I don't, I sell it back. Likewise, old shit that no longer "fits" gets sold.
i still have a vcr (two, actually) and some vhs tapes, primarily of movies i never upgraded or things i felt would be worth keeping (like pre-special edition star wars). i have bought a couple new vhs tapes in the last couple of years, one being dj douggpound's collection of old material (http://douggpound.bigcartel.com/product/douggpound-vhs-the-archives-vol-1) and the other a version of the cabinet of dr. caligari (https://www.discogs.com/Brute-Heart-The-Cabinet-Of-Dr-Caligari/release/7835298) overdubbed with an alternate soundtrack (http://moonglyph.com/releases/mg53).
fuzzyroes
11-14-2017, 11:37 AM
When I moved two and a half years ago, I took (foolofa) all my VHS to Goodwill. Hundreds of tapes. Good riddance.
Collecting useless ephemera that doesn't really enrich your life is a compulsion, fuzz. I buy a lot of Blu-Rays/DVDs/CDs still, but I try and make sure it's going to be something I enjoy. And if I don't, I sell it back. Likewise, old shit that no longer "fits" gets sold.
I feel like we're similar in our enjoyment of collecting, but I gotta disagree with your premise here.
The fun in collecting VHS is that you can generally find them for next to nothing. If you enjoy entertainment there's really no cheaper way of indulging in the works than buying VHS.
You talk about buying CD's and then wiping the slate clean, and that's fine and all but most of these places give what... 25 cents per CD these days? Now I'm not suggesting to just hoard them or anything. It's just it costs way less to you rid yourself of VHS that you probably only payed .50-1$ for in the first place.
At this point in the world of media, I can't even understand actually purchasing Blu-Ray/DVD/CD's for any more than 3 dollars if you're not sure if you're going to enjoy it... Sure, I buy CD's all the time on a whim for like a buck a piece, but it sounds like you actually buy a lot of new shit and then sell it for pennies after which is just reckless.
redbreegull
11-14-2017, 04:05 PM
I have a ton of VHS tapes which are getting donated to the library soon. There are a few Disney ones I was told might be worth a few bucks but other than that I can't imagine any of them are worth anything. Most of them have been played a lot or are shitty movies that you might get in a christmas stocking but never watch
redbreegull
11-14-2017, 04:06 PM
my other contribution here is that I like the part in rock and roll highschool where the parents are like burning and steamrolling ramones LPs
redbreegull
11-14-2017, 04:07 PM
pretty sure they blow up the school in the end, right?
ah, the golden pre-columbine days when you could just blow up a high school in a movie and it could be funny and not like real life
FlamingGlobes
11-14-2017, 06:12 PM
At this point in the world of media, I can't even understand actually purchasing Blu-Ray/DVD/CD's for any more than 3 dollars if you're not sure if you're going to enjoy it... Sure, I buy CD's all the time on a whim for like a buck a piece, but it sounds like you actually buy a lot of new shit and then sell it for pennies after which is just reckless.
Not quite. I buy mostly used (with about 10% new), and the stuff I sell back is old, old shit that I no longer get anything from and which has been gathering dust and/or sitting in a closet for years.
When I took (foolofa foolofa foolofa) those CDs, the girl commented on my "big box of 2004." It's more about taking a good hard look at who you are and who you were, and realizing you have gotten all the enjoyment you're going to get out of something, and moving on.
I mean, if it takes me selling 25 CDs from my 20s that I don't listen to anymore to get that Blood & Black Lace (look it up) steelbook, that's a worthy trade-off in my book. Plus, I'm making sure I'm never overburdened by stuff.
I may be reading you wrong and apologize for assuming, but it sounds like you collect stuff just for the sake of "stuff," which is really problematic from my POV. I try to make sure the new things I bring into my apartment are really going to be something I genuinely enjoy and use to their fullest.
FlamingGlobes
11-14-2017, 06:14 PM
Realize, fuzzy, that I've been sitting on a mountain of media for 15+ years. It doesn't really hurt my soul to trade a lot of this stuff in. I mean, I traded in the Oceania Live in NYC DVD (an impulse buy via Amazon gift card). I was never, EVER going to watch that again. Once was more than enough. I've definitely gotten more selective since the big move, mostly because I know in the back of my head that I'm going to have to move all this shit again sometime in the not too far off future.
FlamingGlobes
11-14-2017, 06:16 PM
Also, wow how times have changed. Four years ago, I bought that damn DVD. Now, I won't even stream Corgan's new solo shit for free.
fuzzyroes
11-15-2017, 10:53 AM
Yeah, I hear ya man. I donated a bunch of CD's and DVD's to a charitable thrift shop awhile back. I'm certainly no hoarder, but I do like collecting cool old toys and music and sports memorabilia and stuff like that. Keep in mind, it's not like I'm sitting on ebay and spending shitloads of money on collectibles or anything, I usually only buy stuff if I find it casually at a flea-market or thrift shop or something.
I do sometimes browse craigslist for items, but it's very rare that I'll actually find something that's worth going out of my way to go and buy.
fuzzyroes
11-15-2017, 10:59 AM
Like I enjoy collecting trading cards. It's ultimately a super cheap hobby that takes up little space. I just like cataloging the cards and then going back once in a blue moon to check em out. My collection is quite extensive and wide ranging, but even so I probably only have about 15 000 cards. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61FtQIaI9wL._SX355_.jpg
Which might seem like a lot, but it's only really about 3 of those big card cases full of them which are easily and conveniently stored. I only really buy some packs here and there or some choice rookie cards and memorabilia cards that usually retain their value.
Of course VHS take up more space, but I only collect rarities and obscure shit that appeal to me along with some tapes of choice 80's cartoons and TV shows. So even though it's an active hobby, my collections quite small and contained.
FoolofaTook
11-15-2017, 02:58 PM
FUCK U FUZZTARD
FlamingGlobes
11-15-2017, 06:06 PM
Hey now, let's not punish fuzzy for actually carrying a decent conversation.
FoolofaTook
11-15-2017, 06:42 PM
Dear Glaming Flobes,
Is there something that riles you up, like sand in your foreskin?
Feel free to drop into my Hate Thread and contribute.