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obviously a relic of yesteryear, with technology moving from VHS to DVDs and Blu-Ray and now onto streaming — but they’re still popular among some cult cinema collectors.Many are going for a shocking amount of money on eBay, including classic films such as “Back to the Future” and even newer flicks with a cult following, such as the original “Fast and the Furious.”However, simply posting a VHS on eBay doesn’t guarantee you’ll get big bucks — the condition must be top-notch.VHS tapes degrade 10% to 20% over 10 to 25 years, and some footage could be skewed with age, according to the pros at Kodak. Tapes have a short lifespan due to remanence decay of the magnetic charge, which leads to discoloration, blacked-out scenes and eventually complete loss of footage.Other conditions that speed up degrading of VHS tapes include storing in hot or humid conditions, storing them near magnetic sources, cheap or low quality tape, excessive rewinds and playbacks on the tape, and the tape is a second- or third-generation recording copy.Kodak recommends storing VHS tapes in a cool and dry place “with little to no climate change” in order to keep them in the best possible shape — though even in the best conditions, they will eventually deteriorate.That means your over-watched bright orange VHS of “The Rugrats Movie” might not be the one that gives you a pay day.

Accio money.A worn-out original copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” purchased for less than $1, is now estimated to be worth a whopping $6,300.Experts confirmed the novel was one of only 500 copies of the beloved book published in 1996 by Bloomsbury and one of only 300 sent to libraries around the UK, according to South West News Service.Much like Harry Potter at the start of the beloved series, staff at the Wolverhampton Library were unaware of its magical properties and thought it was too damaged for people to borrow anymore — and decided to sell it instead.An eagled-eyed buyer recognized the book’s value, purchasing it for under a solitary buck and storing it in a box at home. However, it’s believed the unnamed man lost the novel when his collection got too big, reported SWNS.The J.

Saturday Night Fever” will take center stage Saturday when it hits the block at Julien’s Auctions with a high sale estimate of $200,000. But, despite the hefty price tag, this garment’s origins are as humble as that of Tony Manero, the blue-collar disco king played by Travolta.Fever” costume designer Patrizia von Brandenstein ventured to a men’s boutique on King’s Highway in Bay Ridge — not far from 2001 Odyssey, the discotheque in the 1977 movie — to find the perfect disco gear.“I felt strongly that we wanted a white, three-piece suit: dressy, inexpensive and polyester,” she told The Post. “There was a producer who thought a black suit would be more elegant.

BNN Bloomberg reported. The event was held in collaboration with car auction firm RM Sotheby’s.The automobile in question was an ultra-rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, one of only two ever manufactured.