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CTyankee

(67,111 posts) Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:34 AM Wednesday

We have 100 VCRs from olden days in a bookcase in our den and we are moving soon to smaller quarters

We no longer have the VCR player. What do we do with them?

They are VCRs of old, classic movies. 100 of the biggiies.

What do we do with them?

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We have 100 VCRs from olden days in a bookcase in our den and we are moving soon to smaller quarters (Original Post) CTyankee Wednesday OP

Local library? Call them. If nothing else, they might have a suggestion for a facility that could use them. jls4561 Wednesday #1

If you really like any of them and want to watch them again, there are businesses Ocelot II Wednesday #2

You might check with your local veteran support groups Raven123 Wednesday #3

VCR's or VCR Tapes? MiniMe Wednesday #4

VHS tapes JoseBalow Wednesday #10

Thanks, I figured it was the tapes. MiniMe Wednesday #12

There are services and individuals who can convert a VHS tape to a digital file format or a DVD CurtEastPoint Wednesday #5

Ah, that is the individual who will get them! My stepson is just the right guy! CTyankee Wednesday #6

People are worried that physical tapes of movies will disappear crud Wednesday #7

Well since it's only a hundred VCR TAPES as opposed to 100 VCRS!! 👀 justaprogressive Wednesday #8

One more thing you should know ... surrealAmerican Wednesday #9

Frankly, I thought the same thing. Time marches on! There's a reason we don't have them now: CTyankee Wednesday #11

All of us seniors have lived our entire lives with change Marthe48 Wednesday #13

jls4561

(2,726 posts)

1. Local library? Call them. If nothing else, they might have a suggestion for a facility that could use them.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:40 AM

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Ocelot II

(127,423 posts)

2. If you really like any of them and want to watch them again, there are businesses

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:42 AM

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that will transfer them to DVD. Otherwise you could donate them to a library or a school.

Raven123

(7,074 posts)

3. You might check with your local veteran support groups

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:49 AM

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In some areas they collect donations.

MiniMe

(21,853 posts)

4. VCR's or VCR Tapes?

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:54 AM

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A VCR is the machine that plays the tapes

JoseBalow

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10. VHS tapes

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 04:22 PM

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MiniMe

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12. Thanks, I figured it was the tapes.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 05:07 PM

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CurtEastPoint

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5. There are services and individuals who can convert a VHS tape to a digital file format or a DVD

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:00 PM

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CTyankee

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6. Ah, that is the individual who will get them! My stepson is just the right guy!

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:10 PM

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crud

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7. People are worried that physical tapes of movies will disappear

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:52 PM

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So they collect them. Because the corporations have been canceling titles in order to take them off the books for taxes. I heard this from my cousin who is doing this.

justaprogressive

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8. Well since it's only a hundred VCR TAPES as opposed to 100 VCRS!! 👀

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:52 PM

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1) Bring them with you.

2) Purchase a VHS to DVD converter (sell it later on some marketplace)

ex: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=dvd%20recorder%20vcr%20combo&typeahead=dvd%20recorder%20vcr%20combo

3) Convert the films yourself

4) Enjoy your collection!!

Still have an image of a huge bookcase with 100 VCRs in it!