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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sealed Back to the Future VHS tape sells for $75,000 at US auction

Michael J Fox in Back to the Future. The auction featured 260 sealed VHS tapes.
Michael J Fox in Back to the Future. The auction featured 260 sealed VHS tapes. Photograph: Universal/Allstar

A sealed VHS tape of the hit 1980s movie Back to the Future has sold for $75,000 in the first ever auction of the now antiquated video-playing format.

The auction, held by Texas-based Heritage Auctions, featured 260 sealed VHS tapes, most of which were first-edition copies of movies from the 70s and 1980s. The Hill reported that the price tag meant the tape was probably the most expensive ever sold.

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