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This is already happening. There's two documentaries made in the last two years or so about VHS collecting. The nostalgia for the picture quality isn't the primary thing that is bringing it back, however. It's the fact that an estimated 60% of vhs releases are OOP, meaning they've either never been released on dvd or the dvd has been oop and is impossible to find. The largest percentage of these are either obscure horror films, tv series that were only on released on vhs or "special interest" tapes such as nutty christian shit and instructional videos etc. So far this type of stuff has only had a niche following of collectors because most of the content that people already know about has been re-released or you can find a vhsrip online. I think when the online cinema community grows (and it will when people realize that hollywood isn't getting any better and look to the past) then the vhs community will grow.

Right now is definitely the time to be buying VHS because you can get good stuff in the wild just about everywhere for an average of .25 to .50 cents per tape, be it yard sales or thrift stores. First step is educating yourself on what to buy and what to avoid because you will run out of space quick if you just go crazy and buy anything. My general rule is check ebay and see if any copies of a particular tape have sold in past few months so you know what already has peoples interest whether it sells for $1 or $50, if you're only paying up to 50 cents you basically got nothing to lose. Just remember to stay away from anything common and only get something if it's out of print.