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A sealed VHS copy of Back to the Future was sold for $75,000 at auction.
The auction, held by Texas-based Heritage Auctions, featured more than 250 sealed VHS tapes, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, but the $75,000 Back to the Future tape likely fetched the highest-ever auction price for a videocassette tape, according to the Hill.
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“The success of this inaugural auction shows, again, the power these movies and this format hold over audiences young and old. This is a new area of collecting, and it’s clear there’s a deep love for what we’re offering. We can’t wait for the next VHS auction,” Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, said.
The copy of the popular film was previously owned by Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in the movie series.
The tape includes a note from Wilson which reads, “This is a VHS tape of the first release of Back to the Future, sent to me by the studio at that time. Since I knew that the VHS platform would be around forever, I saved it for later and now I can’t find a VCR. Oh well. Enjoy!”
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A hoverboard used by Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, in the film will be auctioned off in Los Angeles later this month. It is expected to fetch between $80,000 and $120,000.
