He's only 16, but he remembers the 1980s home video explosion...

 I Scored a really nifty copy of Drive-in massacre on "cult video" from amazon for about 7 dollars including shipping. Depending on who you talk to,  it is worth anywhere between ten and thirty dollars.I know of a guy who purchased a copy of 555 on VHS from amazon a few years ago for about 10 dollars.  He resold his copy on ebay last year for close to 200 dollars. For those who do not know, 555 is a Shot on video film from 1988 about a serial killer murdering couples he finds fooling around after dark. 555 is not an amazing movie by traditional standards, however fans of Shot on Video horror regularly shell out upwards of 125.00 for a genuine copy.In 2011 555 saw its second release since 1988 when massacre video released it on limited edition VHS, DVD, and limited edition DVD with extras.The limited edition VHS and DVD sets sold out almost immediately with copies showing up on amazon and ebay within days of the films release.Even today several copies sit on amazon for over 100.00 a piece.I am proud to own a copy of massacre videos 555 VHS release, however I have to wonder why it commands such a high price tag. The obvious answer for the price is supply and demand. I guess I wonder... why such demand? Is it because people actually enjoy this film, or is it just the "cool film to have at that time". I wonder how many of the people who are shelling out 150.00 for a copy of 555 have actually seen it. Or for that matter, how many had ever even heard of it before it became a cool movie to like.Now,I'm not saying that in order to buy a movie like 555 you need to remember renting it when it first came out or anything like that. Just be real about it. If you are only buying rare VHS tapes because it's the cool thing to do or whatever, just come out and present it as such. I see a lot of young kids getting into collecting VHS or Beta. They hop on youtube and talk about how they "remember the good ol' days of mom and pop video stores"  or how they have "been tracking this tape down since i was a kid". First of all, if you are graduating high school this year...you were not even alive in the "good ol' days" of mom and pop video stores, not to mention your first movie was probably watched on DVD. Secondly, you could not have been tracking it down that long, seeing as how you are still a child.Again, I say...there is nothing wrong with being young and enjoying old horror movies, What I AM saying is stop trying to pretend your fondness for Thriller Home Video headers or Cannon movie covers is spawned from nostalgia or remembrance "of times long gone". You're not old enough to remember those days, and you are starting to look silly.