Original, sealed VHS copies of the first three Rocky movies just sold at auction for $53,750. To give that a little perspective, that’s around 20% of the original movie’s budget and significantly more than Sylvester Stallone’s salary.
Sold at the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, the Rocky VHS tapes were brought to attention by Jay Carlson, who not only is an avid VHS collector (sealed only), but serves as consignment director for Heritage. He also runs a nifty and nostalgic Instagram called rareandsealed. It was there he posted more on the Rocky VHSes:
“2 days after our last auction where we sold the only known 1982 drawer box releases of Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, these EVEN EARLIER 1982 copies popped up. The main tell is the die cut that you’ll see on the bottom left of the front that wraps around to the spine, where VHS is printed directly on the drawer box that slides out of the side of the box.” So, something to keep an out for the next time you head to Goodwill, where these were purchased…for 49 cents! Carlson offered some words of hope for future VHS hunters: “Rare, early VHS tapes aren’t easy to find, but they are still floating around out there waiting to be discovered at yard sales, second hand stores, antique malls and thrift stores…” You might want to be on the lookout for Back to the Future, as one sold for $75,000 just last year.
Sold at the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, the Rocky VHS tapes were brought to attention by Jay Carlson, who not only is an avid VHS collector (sealed only), but serves as consignment director for Heritage. He also runs a nifty and nostalgic Instagram called rareandsealed. It was there he posted more on the Rocky VHSes:
“2 days after our last auction where we sold the only known 1982 drawer box releases of Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, these EVEN EARLIER 1982 copies popped up. The main tell is the die cut that you’ll see on the bottom left of the front that wraps around to the spine, where VHS is printed directly on the drawer box that slides out of the side of the box.” So, something to keep an out for the next time you head to Goodwill, where these were purchased…for 49 cents! Carlson offered some words of hope for future VHS hunters: “Rare, early VHS tapes aren’t easy to find, but they are still floating around out there waiting to be discovered at yard sales, second hand stores, antique malls and thrift stores…” You might want to be on the lookout for Back to the Future, as one sold for $75,000 just last year.
