Sometimes nostalgia comes with a big price tag. A sealed, near-mint condition 1986 VHS tape of “Back to the Future” recently sold at auction for $75,000, setting a new record for a videotape.

It’s unclear how many of these mint-copy tapes have actually sold for big bucks — but online shoppers are certainly bidding on and buying them. In fact, many of the sellers have “100% ...

Some might even be holding onto the retro gadgets after seeing that a sealed, mint-condition “Star Wars” VHS tape from 1977 sold for $57,600 in New Jersey by Goldin Auctions, a collectibles ...

A tape’s condition also influences its rarity; those still shrink-wrapped or in mint condition can potentially fetch higher ...

The "near-mint-condition" videotape was owned by actor Tom Wilson, who appeared in the 1985 film and its sequels, and who received the tape from the studio at the time. It was sold to a collector ...

A near-mint-plus VHS copy of “The Goonies” sold ... copy of “Top Gun,” which sold for $17,500. A total of 260 VHS tapes were featured in the auction event, bringing in a total of $584,750.