BLANK BETA TAPES
FOR SALE

UPDATEd
MARCH 2010

The BETA format is (well.... was) the best video tape format ever to be marketed. Unfortunately Sony, the company that came up with this terrific consumer video format, decided to throw in the towel. Used Betamax machines are a small but highly active niche market here in the U.S. -- some units selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay!  Now that is brand loyalty!

I loved my Sony SL-HF900. Unfortunately, the old workhorse finally crapped out in early 2000 and the repair service I took it to screwed me over. In the end I sold the unit and am working with an ancient loaner Beta making DVD copies of video for long term safekeeping.

Reluctantly, I've decided to say bon voyage to my Beta collection.

So, if you are a beta-phile and are looking for blank video tapes in this format -- READ ON!



A little history:

Sometime in 1978, flush with a few loose bucks from a new job, I walked into Madman Muntz's stereo store in the San Fernando Valley and bought my first Betamax videotape machine. The old man himself was there haunting his customers. He even tried to talk me out of buying the Betamax. Instead, he tried to sell me a VHS machine, the old crank!

My first Betamax was a top loading Toshiba. It worked flawlessly until about 1985 when the loading system failed. By then I had purchased a new stereo Beta machine to replace the old workhorse -- the above mentioned Sony SLHF-900. It worked flawlessly for nearly 15 years!

Also starting in 1978 I purchased several cases of blank tapes and began recording TV shows. At the time I thought I'd just record a few and watch them, then erase the tapes by recording over them. Made sense.

I ended up wanting to keep almost everything I recorded -- like a library. Like a weed, the collection just kept growing bigger.

Eventually, technology caught up to my mania, and technological failure to the machines I owned.  So much for collecting video tapes, eh?

But who knew-- way back then -- that many TV shows would eventually be re-released in DVD? And a DVR (like TIVO) or a DVD recorder can be a welcome cable option these days?


RULES REGARDING:
the Sale of THESE TAPES:


Beginning this month (11-2009), due to the recession and the fact that I have two jobs now, I have some new rules:

ALL BLANK VIDEO TAPES ARE SOLD AS-IS.

ALL BLANK VIDEO TAPES ARE GOING TO BE SOLD BLIND -- meaning that you can buy one or more tapes but I will not offer details as to what is on them.  As of November 2009, the majority of my interested buyers seem to only want a list of programs, deeply detailed. While I appreciate your interest, I simply do not have the time to speed shuffle hundreds of tapes.

In the beginning, I loved editing out commercials using the pause/release button on the wired (yes, wired!) remote. Each pause created a color burst and often mucked the audio momentarily. Eventually, I just quit doing it and let the tape run through. So some tapes have commercials, some don't. I didn't make a note of which did or didn't.  I have to sell these as "blank media" or some copywrite legal beagles may take exception.


I have listed 369 blank beta tapes. I will sell them individually -- in groups of two or more.

Suffice it to say that due to the age of some of these tapes, the quality varies from excellent to good to poor. Many of my earlier recordings were captured with an antenna or rabbit ears -- before the advent of cable.



March 2010: Still in the process of transferring some of these Beta tapes to DVDs.

As I am transferring some of the tapes over to DVD for my own personal use, you will notice that not all the tapes listed as currently available for sale. Tapes NOT ready for sale are those marked with a blue HOLDING label.  As my progress on copying over tapes to disk continues, the "Holding" label will disappear.

Oh, one last note. From time-to-time I come across a tape that has been damaged. If so, I remove them from the listing immediately. So the number shown is not fixed. 
Over time the entire collection will eventually become available.
 



ITEM STATUS:

IF AN ITEM GETS SOLD: A RED LABEL "SOLD"
INDICATES  THAT ITEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ANY MORE
IF AN ITEM IS PENDING SALE: A GREEN LABEL "SALE PENDING"
WILL ACCOMPANY THE DESCRIPTION
If an item is being witheld
 for copying purposes:
A BLUE "HOLDING"
 
label will occupy that number. Tape is not for sale at this time.


PRICED FOR 2010

$1.00 per tape!!

Buyer will assume the shipping and handling costs.

Depending on the number of tapes you order, and the combined weight, shipping is actually cheaper if you buy in bulk.

Due to weight and shipping limitations by the USPS, if you order more than appx 30 tapes, the shipment will be delivered in multiple boxes.

E-MAIL ME to make arrangements.

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Reference:

BETA FORMAT RECORDING SPEEDS

MODE
B1
B2
B3
L-125
15 MIN
30 MIN
45 MIN
L-250
30 MIN
1 HR
1 HR
30 MIN

L-500
1 HR
2 HR
3 HR
L-750
1 HR
30 MIN

3 HR
4 HR
30 MIN

L-830
N/A
3 HR
20 MIN

5 HR

Key:

L-750 = Tape length
Sony = Brand Name
NB = No Box
So, here is the long list of blank Beta media:

BETA TAPE BLANK MEDIA LIBRARY

Updated: 3-2010



 # 
Tape
Length
brand name
or no box
Program material not listed for legal purposes designation
                     

1 L-500 ZENITH NB 

HOLDING
2 L-500 ZENITH
NB

HOLDING
3 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
4 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
5 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
6 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
7 L-500 ZENITH NB

8 L-500 ZENITH NB

9 L-500 ZENITH NB

10 L-500 ZENITH NB


11 L-500 ZENITH NB

12 L-500 ZENITH NB

13 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
14 L-500 ZENITH NB

15 L-500 ZENITH NB

16
L-500 ZENITH NB

17 L-500 SONY NB

18 L-500 SONY NB

19 L-500 SONY NB

20 L-500 SCOTCH NB


21 L-500 ZENITH NB
HOLDING
22 L-500 ZENITH NB

23 L-500 SONY NB

24 L-500 SONY NB

25 L-500 SONY NB

26 L-250 SONY NB
HOLDING
27 L-250 TOSHIBA NB

28 L-500 SONY NB

29 L-500
SONY NB

30 L-500 SONY NB
HOLDING
  
31 L-500 SONY

32 L-500 AMPEX

33 L-500 SONY

34 L-500 SONY

35 L-500 SONY

36 L-500 SONY

37 L-500 SONY

38 L-500 ZENITH
HOLDING
39 L-500 ZENITH

40 L-500 ZENITH


41 L-500 ZENITH

HOLDING
42 L-500 ZENITH

43
L-500 ZENITH

44 L-125 SONY SUPERBETA HI-FI DEMONSTRATION TAPE

45
L-250 FOTOMAT

HOLDING
46 L-500 ZENITH

47 L-500 SONY

48 L-500
SONY

49 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
50 L-500 SONY


51 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
52 L-500 SONY

53 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
54 L-500 SONY

55 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
56 L-500 SONY

57 L-500 SONY

58 L-500 SONY

59
L-500 AMPEX

60 L-500
SONY


61 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
62 L-750 SONY

63 L-750 SONY

64 L-750 SONY

65 L-750 SONY

66 L-750 SONY  

67 L-750 SONY

68 L-750 SONY

69 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
70 L-750 SONY


71 L-750 SONY

72 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
73 L-750 MAXELL


74 L-500 FUJI
HOLDING
75 L-500 MAXELL

76 L-500 BASF

77 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
78 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
79 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
80 L-500 TDK


81
L-250 TOSHIBA
HOLDING
82 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
83 L-830 SONY

84 L-500 BASF
HOLDING
85 L-500 MAXELL

86 L-500 MAXELL

HOLDING
87 L-500 ZENITH
HOLDING
88 L-750 FUJI

89
L-750 MAXELL

90
L-500 MAXELL


 
91 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
92 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
93 L-750 MAXELL

94 L-750 MAXELL

95 L-750 MAXELL

96 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
97 L-750 MAXELL

98 L-750 MAXELL

99 L-750 MAXELL

100 L-500 MAXELL


101 L-500 MAXELL

102 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
103 L-500 MAXELL

104 L-500 MAXELL

105 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
106 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
107 L-500 MAXELL
HOLDING
108 L-750 MAXELL

109 L-500 FUJI

110 L-500 TDK

   
111 L-500 TDK

112 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
113 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
114 L-500 TDK

115 L-750 TDK

116 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
117 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
118 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
119 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
120 L-750 TDK
HOLDING

121 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
122 L-500 TDK

123 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
124 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
125 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
126 L-500 TDK

HOLDING
127 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
128 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
129 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
130 L-750 FUJI

     
131 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
132 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
133 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
134 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
135 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
136 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
137 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
138 L-750 SONY

139 L-250 TOSHIBA
HOLDING
140 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING

141 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
142 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
143 L-500 TDK
HOLDING
144 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
145 L-750 FUJI

146 L-750 FUJI

147 L-750 FUJI

148 L-750 FUJI

149 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
150 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING

151 L-750 FUJI

152 L-750 FUJI

153 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
154 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
155 L-830 SONY

156 L-830 SONY

157 L-750 FUJI

158 L-750 FUJI

159 L-750 FUJI

160 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING

161 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
162 L-750 FUJI

163 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
164 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
165 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
166 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
167 L-750 MAXELL

168 L-750 MAXELL

169 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
170 L-750 MAXELL


171 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
172 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
173 L-750 MAXELL

174 L-750 MAXELL

175 L-750 FUJI

176 L-750 FUJI

177 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
178 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
179 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
180 L-750 FUJI


181 L-750 MAXELL NB

182 L-750 MAXELL NB

183 L-750 MAXELL NB

184 L-750 MAXELL NB
HOLDING
185 L-750 MAXELL NB

186 L-750 MAXELL NB

187 L-750 MAXELL NB

188 L-750 MAXELL NB
HOLDING
189 L-750 MAXELL NB

190 L-750 MAXELL NB
HOLDING

191 L-750 MAXELL NB
HOLDING
192 L-750 MAXELL

193 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
194 L-750 MAXELL

195 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
196 L-750 MAXELL

197 L-750 MAXELL

198 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
199 L-750 FUJI

200 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING

201 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
202 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
203 L-500 ZENITH
HOLDING
204 L-500 ZENITH
HOLDING
205 L-500 SONY
HOLDING
206 L-750 FUJI
HOLDING
207 L-750 FUJI

208 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
209 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
210 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING

211 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
212 L-750 MAXELL
HOLDING
213 L-750 SONY

214 L-500 FUJI

215 L-750 SONY

216 L-750 KODAK

217 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
218 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
219 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
220 L-750 SONY


221 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
222 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
223 L-750 SONY

224 L-750 SONY

225 L-750 SONY

226 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
227 L-750 SONY

228 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
229 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
230 L-750 SONY
HOLDING

231 L-750 SONY

232 L-750 SONY

233 L-750 SONY

234 L-370 N/A

235 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
236 L-500 ZENITH

237 L-750 SONY

238 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
239 L-750 SONY

240 L-750 SONY


241 L-750 SONY

242 L-750 SONY

243 L-750 SONY

244 L-750 SONY

245 L-750 SONY

246 L-750 SONY

247 L-750 SONY

248 L-750 SONY

249 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
250 L-750 SONY
HOLDING

251 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
252 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
253 L-750 SONY

254 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
255 L-250 SONY

256 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
257 L-500 ZENITH

258 L-500 ZENITH

259 L-500 TDK

260 L-500 TDK
HOLDING

261 L-750 SONY

262 L-750 SONY

263 L-750 SONY

264 L-750 SONY

265 L-750 SONY

266 L-750 SONY

267 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
268 L-750 SONY

269 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
270 L-750 SONY


271 L-750 SONY

272 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
273 L-750 SONY

274 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
275 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
276 L-750 SONY

277 L-750 SONY

278 L-250 N/A

279 L-250 TOSHIBA
HOLDING
280 L-500 SONY
HOLDING

281 L-500 TDK

282 L-750 TDK

283 L-750 TDK

284 L-750
DISPOSED -- TAPE DAMAGED REMOVED
285 L-750 FUJI

286 L-750
DISPOSED -- TAPE DAMAGED REMOVED
287 L-750 SONY

288 L-750 SONY

289 L-750 TDK
HOLDING
290 L-750
DISPOSED -- TAPE DAMAGED REMOVED
                           
291 L-750 TDK

292 L-750 SONY

293 L-750 SONY

294 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
295 L-750 SONY

296 L-750 SONY

297 L-750 SONY

298 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
299 L-750 SONY

300 L-750 SONY
HOLDING

301 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
302 L-750 SONY

303 L-750 SONY

304 L-750 SONY

305 L-750 SONY

306 L-750 SONY

307 L-750 SONY

308 L-750 SONY

309 L-750 SONY

310 L-750 SONY


311 L-750 SONY

312 L-750 SONY

313 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
314 L-750 SONY

315 L-750 SONY

316 L-750 SONY

317 L-750 SONY

318 L-750 SONY

319 L-750 SONY

320 L-750 SONY


321 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
322 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
323 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
324 L-750 SONY
HOLDING
325 L-750 SONY

326  L-750 SONY
HOLDING
327 L-750 SONY

328 L-750 SONY

329 L-750 SONY

330 L-750 SONY


331 L-750 SONY

332 L-750 SONY

333 L-750 SONY

334 L-750 SONY

335 L-750 SONY

336 L-750 SONY

337 L-750 SONY

338 L-750 SONY

339 L-750 SONY

340 L-750 SONY


341 L-750 SONY

342 L-750 HG SONY

343 L-750 HG SONY

344 L-750 HG SONY

345 L-750 HG SONY

346 L-750 HG SONY

347 L-750 HG SONY

348 L-750 HG SONY

349 L-750 HG SONY

350 L-750 HG SONY blank

351 L-750 HG SONY blank
352 L-500 SONY

353 L-750 HG FUJI

354 L-750 HG FUJI

355 L-750 HG FUJI

356 L-750 HG FUJI

357 L-750 HG FUJI

358 L-750 FUJI

359 L-750 FUJI

360 L-750 FUJI

 
361 L-750 FUJI

362 L-750 FUJI

363 L-750 HG SONY

364 L-500 HG SONY

365 L-500 HG SONY

366 L-750 MAXELL

367 L-750 HG SONY

368 L-750 SONY

369 L-750 SONY DISPOSED -- TAPE DAMAGED REMOVED
370 L-500 SONY DISPOSED -- TAPE DAMAGED REMOVED

371 L-750 HG SONY

372 L-750 SONY

373  L-500 HG SONY

374 L-250 SONY


End of listing. Scroll to top of page for full information.

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