Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2023 5:48:50 GMT
THIS PROJECT HAS ENDED!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED OR SHOWED INTEREST!
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO stintergalactic WHO LET ME SEND THEM EVERYTHING!
tl;dr it was easier to send all the tapes to one qualified individual rather than splitting them up
THE STORY:
THE PLAN:
This is where you all come in. I want to mail these tapes out to whoever is willing to fully review them for lost media or anything worthy of archiving. I live in the continental United States (NJ - NYC suburbs), and am willing to ship them out within the country. They would be sent via USPS Media Mail. I would prefer to send out many tapes at a time, but I can't send out too many either due to the weight limit on Media Mail. I would be paying for shipping myself, but I'm not sure how much Media Mail to Hawaii or Alaska costs. That may prohibit shipment there. I am also willing to schedule local pickup if any interested parties are nearby. I would also ask that if any home movie recordings are found that you please return the tape to me when you are finished. I don't expect there to be any, but you never know.
THE TAPES:
Most of the tapes are labeled, and contain a wide variety of programs from the 80s through the early 2000s. These include movies, mini-series, musicals, talk shows, sports games, major news events, new years celebrations, and award shows. The large majority of them contain movies; many of which were recorded from HBO.
IN CONCLUSION:
I set up this account specifically for this project and to retain anonymity, though I realize that's not entirely possible when mailing stuff to people. Still, this is a "burner account" for this project only. If you are interested in receiving some tapes, send me a private message and maybe drop a reply in this thread to keep it visible. If anyone ends up finding something interesting, don't hesitate to message me about it or mention it in this thread. I would love to know! Anyway, I really hope this works out. I would hate to throw away potential lost media. Like I said, I need to get rid of these tapes ASAP. In the end, if this takes too long, I will have to trash them all. Please help me prevent that.
