• GCanuck@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    If the top gun tape is the Pepsi promo it’s apparently worth $17500. If it’s not, it’s worth about $15.

    • Atomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      15 hours ago

      I’ll have to look at that. What makes the Pepsi promo worth that? Rarity? How can you tell if its that one? I just collect the tapes and watch them I don’t do much research.

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        15 hours ago

        Honestly I just searched “top gun vhs tape worth”. I know absolutely nothing about vhs collecting.

        Looks like the Pepsi promo one will be obvious. It’ll have a promo cover. I doubt you have it (sorry).

        • Atomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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          11 hours ago

          Aww man you got my hopes up 🤣🤣 I guess I’ll just watch my normal pleb one haha. Just kidding!

          Edit: I just want to say this has been a fun interaction. This is a great community!

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            12 hours ago

            There’s just less of them, and it’s technically a piece of movie history, even if it’s a really shitty bit of history.

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            11 hours ago

            Not saying it isn’t, but it was a home video release of a huge hit movie well into the adoption of VHS (some folks might have been still clinging to Beta players in 1986) that was made quite inexpensive by the addition of a diet pepsi ad. It should have sold like hotcakes. I’ve got a copy with the ad on it.