That one 'rare' children's show VHS I tracked down for 6 months turned out to be a home recording

I spent half a year hunting down a supposedly lost episode of a 90s cartoon called "Gizmo's Garage" after seeing it on a lost media wiki. Found a listing on a niche auction site for $80, seller swore it was the real deal from their old TV station. When it finally arrived last month, I popped it in and it was just six hours of someone's family Christmas dinner from 1994. The actual show never appeared, just some kid opening presents and a cat walking across the couch. I messaged the seller and they claimed they "must have mixed up the tapes" and offered a refund. Took three weeks and a PayPal dispute to get my money back. Has anyone else been burned by sellers who profit off this community's hopes?

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william8166d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly the seller probably learned their lesson too. You got your money back and a funny story out of it. Ngl people get way too serious about collecting old tapes sometimes, it's not like anybody's life depends on finding "Gizmo's Garage." Tbh if you're dropping $80 on a gamble from some random dude online you kinda know what you're signing up for. That cat walking across the couch is probably worth more than the cartoon anyway.

hannah2406d ago

$80 is $80 though, that's a lot to blow on a tape that's not what you ordered.