!!PLEASE READ!! I will not accept returns or refunds on VHS tapes! The reason for this is written below.
Each VHS tape is given a physical inspection to make sure the tape inside is not damaged, free from foreign objects, and that the spools turn feely when unlocked before shipping.
The majority of VHS machines are now around 20+ years old. When they were new they still needed servicing every 3-5 years mainly due to having rubber components that wear or disintegrate with age, e.g. Pinch Roller and Drive belts.
I was an Electronics technical Engineer and repaired VHS recorders in the past. If a tape gets stuck inside the machine, 95% of the time its due to the VHS recorder not being regularly serviced or mistreated, NOT THE TAPE, and on the rare occasions that it is the tape at fault, its was due to children’s sticky fingers touching the tape inside the cassette flap causing it to stick to the tape path and wrap around the head drum when inserted, or children putting foreign objects into the VHS machine front flap, causing the tape to jam inside the machine.
If the jammed tape is not removed by an experienced engineer, the tape inside the cassette will be damaged if a buyer tries to force the tape out themselves, so cannot be re-sold on return, therefore, no returns no refunds.
OLD VHS MACHINES NEED REGULAR MAINTAINENCE!!!
If you are still using a VHS player that has not been serviced in 20 years, it’s a disaster waiting to happen to your VHS tapes. If you get an old VHS player out from the loft or garage and think it will just play, again your tapes will likely be damaged. Dust accumulated with heat and condensation over the years will have made the dust sticky and stick to the mechanical components inside the machine, once you insert a tape, the tape will most likely stick to the rotating head drum and become tangled in the machine.
The Rubber Pinch Roller needs replacing every 3-5 years, as it will wear and in some cases disintegrate over time. If the Pinch Roller is worn the tape will start to crease causing playback issues and can even cause the tape to go completely off path causing the tape inside to become wrapped around the Pinch Roller, jamming the tape inside.
Rubber drive bands need replacing every 3-5 years. If worn, the drive bands will start to slip loosing momentum, so the mechanism that inserts the tape and pulls the tape around the head drum will not be able to complete its full movement, again this can cause the tape to become trapped in the mechanism or not have enough momentum to eject the tape correctly.
There are many other electronic and mechanical issues that can occur with old VHS players, but the ones listed above are the main risks of trying to use very old VHS players. It is not recommended to play the VHS tapes listed unless you have your VHS machine regularly serviced, which is now very rare, as new replacement parts are very hard to find depending on Make and Model.
Although I am sure these tapes are in working order and stored well, you insert them into your old VHS player at your own risk, and I will not accept returns or offer refunds, and will not be responsible for any damage caused to your VHS player. It is the buyers responsibility to make sure their VHS player is regularly serviced. Thank You.