Fishy price
The prices get even more outrageous too. There’s currently a limited edition copy of Disney classic, The Little Mermaid that’s listed on Etsy for $45,000 (approx. AED 165,000). Of course, this is just the price being asked, rather than sold for, but its an example of how sought after VHS tapes are. There are even people paying big bucks for home movies too that offer a more innocent, pre-internet glimpse of the past.
A quick search on the likes of Dubizzle reveals that VHS tapes are listed around AED 150-300. At the time of writing, there’s a pack of ten blank tapes going for AED 350.
It certainly seems like a good time to dust off any old tapes you might have lying around. Because let's be honest, it’s unlikely that you’re going to watch them now.