>> Hannah Selinger, The New York Times
Published: 21 Feb 2021 10:08 AM BdST
Updated: 21 Feb 2021 10:08 AM BdST
collection of original VHS boxes at the new Nitehawk Cinema in New York, Dec 12, 2018. The New York Times
The last VCR, according to Dave Rodriguez, 33, a digital-repository librarian at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, was produced in 2016 by Funai Electric in Osaka, Japan. But the VHS tape itself may be immortal. Today, a robust marketplace exists, both virtually and in real life, for this ephemera.
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On Instagram, sellers tout videos for sale, like the 2003 Jerry Bruckheimer film “Kangaroo Jack,” a comedy involving a beauty salon owner — played by Jerry O’Connell — and a kangaroo. Asking price, $190. (O’Connell commented on the post from his personal account, writing, “Hold steady. Price seems fair. It is a Classic.”)