This is a private collection that my cousin has amassed, mostly from a closing video store. If you see something you have even heard of, I'll be amazed. If there's something you actually want, I'll send you some contact info.
[Update: These have all been sold. A single buyer bought the whole lot.]
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Muzzlehatch (83 months ago | reply)
I bet he has some pretty hefty late fees.
melissa.. (83 months ago | reply)
oh my goodness, I've never seen so many tapes! I bet he can answer any movie trivia!!
makelessnoise (83 months ago | reply)
Muzz - LOL. A local video store recently purged their VHS supply and my cousin picked up any movie he could. So luckily no fees were assessed. My guess? E-bay.
Melissa - You're exactly right. He is better at movie trivia than anyone I know. It's almost scary.
यश (83 months ago | reply)
thats a lot of videos to have for one person....
JWas (83 months ago | reply)
Heh, you know what the first thing I thought of when I saw your shot?
The only time I have ever seen so many VHS tapes was when I was watching HBO or something and they were "interviewing" some smut king who was shipping them out to his "customers".
The second thing? Thank god for DVD. To emass a collection of DVDs of that size you would need what? A quarter of the space depending on if they were all in full size cases...
BTW: I love it when people take shots like this. I do it all the time. I mean I like to create and such, but to me, sharing your experiences and the really cool (and different) things you see is another way one can express themselves too.
jimheid (83 months ago | reply)
I want the one in the middle, on the very bottom.
Jaffa2004 (moving to new account) PM for info (82 months ago | reply)
heh wow
Melenie_S (82 months ago | reply)
Unfortunately, I recognize quite a few of these titles, but it's only because I managed a Blockbuster Video about 10 years ago (not because I actually watched the movies).
makelessnoise (82 months ago | reply)
Melenie - LOL. Lucky you?
bksecretphoto (82 months ago | reply)
Stack #89, 14th from the bottom was a good movie. ;-)
makelessnoise (82 months ago | reply)
lol. Yeah, it's probably best seen on at 27" screen from about 300 yards away. On mute.
defekto (82 months ago | reply)
you sure that's not vhs hell?
makelessnoise (82 months ago | reply)
Heh, heh. Good point. I've updated the title to reflect your comment. Thanks!
Happy Tinfoil Cat (77 months ago | reply)
How long would it take to rewind all these?
Pics By Hansel (73 months ago | reply)
Hi,
We used your CC licensed image in our video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnqBvSb0OlI
The link to your flickr page is a bit blurry we will post a link on our blog to your flickr page. Send me a message if there is a specific attribution link you would like.
...hans
makelessnoise (73 months ago | reply)
Hansel - glad you could use it. Thanks for telling me about it. If you add a link, just use:
www.flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise
cyechout1959 (63 months ago | reply)
Heaven or Hell? Probably, Heaven, because I am a video collector. :) enjoy your day!
dude britneeee (59 months ago | reply)
i want all of those.... ugh. oh goodness. <3333
thefourlittles2007 (56 months ago | reply)
Oh My Gosh! That's even a few too many for me! A great photo, especially for ten years from now...
Is your cousin planning to hang on to them? Believe it or not, I created a page about the history, care and collecting of...the VHS video tape at www.squidoo.com/rareVHStapes. I am surprised at the number of visitors it has had!
Brenda
makelessnoise (56 months ago | reply)
Brenda - Turns out he stuck the whole lot on ebay to one un/lucky bidder.
Simon (56 months ago | reply)
We loved this image so much we used it to illustrate an article about unwanted video tapes needed for art project on the Isle of Wight.
Thanks very much. VentnorBlog
dws~11 (53 months ago | reply)
This image made it to The Press, Christchurch, New Zealand [6 Jan 2009] in an article entitled Winding down the era of VHS ... with acknowledgement!
thought you'd like to know!
jangus1 (47 months ago | reply)
LOL. I can't believe a picture of my old movie collection has made it to New Zealand. And yes Mellisa....i can handle most movie trivia:)
gev1138 (47 months ago | reply)
@JWas: thanks for linking to a pic that I don't have permission to view. tease.
Forestpirate (47 months ago | reply)
He should build a fort or shed out of these tapes! That would be awesome!
jiran1230 (47 months ago | reply)
Wait, is your cousin willing to sell a movie from his collection? There's a movie I've been wanting, "Bubbles Galore", but I cannot find it anywhere. Any chance he would have it?
makelessnoise (47 months ago | reply)
jiran1230 I believe he sold the whole lot to another buyer some time ago. Sorry!
corey16603 (47 months ago | reply)
i got one up on you guys -- i still have beta tapes
wax albums
and an 8-track player that works
Jose Guajardo (47 months ago | reply)
That is purely amazing!!
J. Albano Photography (47 months ago | reply)
Congrats on being featured on one of Yahoo's home page articles!
a l a i m a g e s (47 months ago | reply)
Yea what JSA said...Ive never seen a flickr photo in a news article before. That's cool.
maknotic (47 months ago | reply)
Any WWF tapes?
redlips1 (47 months ago | reply)
Wow!!!!!!!!
I keep my old movie video. I would like to share with my grandchildren when they grow up.That way they will have an idea what's that means?
redlips1 (47 months ago | reply)
Wow!!!!!!!!
I STILL keep my old VCR . I would like to share with my grandchildren when they grow up.
evansd7761@sbcglobal.net (47 months ago | reply)
Man, I bet he has a lot of good flicks that are not available on DVD.
Great to see this on a Yahoo article.
www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your -kids-may-ne...
ramblux (47 months ago | reply)
Out of curiosity, did Flickr or any of the online sites that have used your image paid you in any way? As a photographer, the fact that these images are so easily distributable keeps me from posting any images on Flickr.
wallabyproductions (47 months ago | reply)
I see Groove! I love love love that movie!
dencio_cart (47 months ago | reply)
im from phils. its nice, its good,. that you have some kind of collection like huge vhs tape like that its cool. you patronizing a movie industries but!!! THE good reason is.... and the TRUTH IS THAT'S NOT A PIRATED HAHAHAHA....and i reccommend your cousin that pls. take care of that stuff.....nice....
defekto (47 months ago | reply)
this photo is alive again!
inversu (47 months ago | reply)
memorys
jangus1 (47 months ago | reply)
this collection was counted as 20% of ebay's vhs volume
everythingisterrible (47 months ago | reply)
Hello! I am from the website everythingisterrible.com, where we take old VHS tapes and re-edit them into humorous videos. Needless to say we are all avid VHS collectors. I saw your pic linked on Wired and almost wept tears of joy when I saw this picture.
We will take ANYTHING you don't want, the more obscure the better! Please!!
everythingisterrible (47 months ago | reply)
sorry missed this comment:
makelessnoise Pro User says:
jiran1230 I believe he sold the whole lot to another buyer some time ago. Sorry!
Posted 26 hours ago.
....Now I think I really will cry.
makelessnoise (46 months ago | reply)
What a time for me to go out of town! Sorry for a delay in responding to questions.
Sorry, all the videos are in the hands of another, now.
JSA - Wow! I wish I had seen it!! Of all the times for me to be on the road without a computer!!
ramblux - I was not paid. I made this photo available under the creative commons license. My profile asks only for name credit and that the user contacts me to tell me how it's being used. Flickr also requires link-back.
Thanks for all the comments, friends!
abdurmalik (46 months ago | reply)
Wow! Saw this on a Wired article webpage...
makelessnoise (46 months ago | reply)
hcalderonmeister (46 months ago | reply)
Very nice photo
mankatt (3 months ago | reply)
hope you made a lot of cash...starting to get a spike in prices on these....much like vinyl LPS 20 years before.....