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Originally posted by phredgreen
the reason was that back in the day, videostores would get videos that were specially made for renting, normally released to videostores weeks or even months before they hit the stores, and the quality of the magnetic tapes themselves were much higher, as they were designed to be played over and over and over, in comparison to consumer tapes which get played a few times over, but not nearly as much.
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Exactly. Just about the time Videos were being mass produced to be sold to consumers at a decent price, a friend of mine wanted to order Lethal Weapon. The rental store told him it would cost him $90 for it even though other tapes that had started to be sold were around $20. Lethal Weapon at the time hadn't been put into mass production and he would of had to pay the same amount the video rental place paid.
If you can't find it, just tell Blockbuster the truth and you will have to shell out 20-30 bucks., even though its "Signs"
Or possibly since it's an older movie, they may only charge you a previously viewed rental price.