The final example, coupled with some time in Hong Kong, is a key reason I still have a pretty sizeable anime collection, including some VHS copies of titles you can’t easily get anymore.

If you have a pile of sad old VHS tapes that haven’t been touched since the dawn of digital media, you might just be able to make bank.

Highlight memories for me include taking advantage of my older brother’s extra height to raid the top shelf of my Dad’s collection and watch completely age-inappropriate classics, including Terminator ...

As many as 42 tapes from the late actor's personal home collection have been listed on the auction site, ranging in price from $9.49 to $234.50.