First, it was vinyl that returned and now VHS cassettes are starting to resurface. Well, I learned a long time ago that in the entertainment industry that everything somehow always has a comeback.
The nostalgia market is growing and I suspect a lot of this growth is because people's lives have become saturated by technology. Simply put they've had enough and their buying preferences are changing. For example, today's 18 to 25-year-olds are more likely to prefer shopping at an old fashion brick and mortar store than they are to go to Amazon. -- Don't get me wrong... I don't see Amazon losing any business any time soon.
The fact remains that there are growing opportunities to cash in on the current trends and if the consumer wants VHS then why shouldn't it be sold to them?
Urban Outfitters among the stores that are selling tapes.:
https://www.circa.com/video/2019/02/...esque-comeback
Your Old Disney VHS Tapes Are Currently Being Valued at Thousands on Ebay:
(OK we produce smut but old copies of Deep Throat on VHS are going to be worth a fair coin like Disney cartoons)
https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainme...s-tapes-value/
VHS Boxes have made a comeback:
(Not true VHS and just the packaging but I think this is just a symptom of the consumer actually wanting to "hold" something.)
VHS Boxes Are Back: Meet Home Video'''s Latest Retro Trend
VHS movies being sold in a Target.
Are VHS Tapes Making a Comeback in the Hudson Valley?
I was never comfortable selling content or owning subscription-based sites but I suspect that has more to do with Jim the Fiend than anything else. However mailorder has always done well and I speculate that the consumer's need to actually hold and own something will dominate in the forseeable future.