re: Black Diamond Disney VHS tapes - worth $$$$

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Like I said a minute ago, every one of the auctions in that link sold. They are closed auctions that sold.

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On 7 April 2016, VHS and Betamax collector Dario Smagata answered a Quora question about the value of Disney Black Diamond Collection VHS tapes; Smagata echoed the $5 to $25 range cited by Philly Voice and noted that the items were "not rare" by any definition:

[The tapes are n]ot [worth] very much unless you can find the right person. Black Diamond tapes are becoming collectible, but they are not rare. You can find dozens of them in thrift stores, flea markets, and yard sales for $1 or less.

That said, Disney collectors may pay more for them if they are harder-to-find movies, or if the tapes are in excellent condition. You might find someone willing to pay quite a bit for them if that is the case, but there's really no set value. It all depends on who comes along[.]

While it is true that a single Black Diamond Collection Beauty and the Beast Disney VHS tape once appears to have sold for $9,000 on eBay, the sale was almost certainly a fluke. Disney Black Diamond Collection VHS tapes are neither rare nor regularly selling for thousands, hundreds, or even tens of dollars. Higher priced listings of the videos on eBay did not attract any active bids.

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The film's depiction of black freedmen and of race relations in Reconstruction-Era Georgia has been controversial with a number of critics, both at the time of its release and in later decades, describing it as racist.[5] Because of this, the film has never been officially released in its entirety on home video in the United States.

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