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<blockquote data-quote="Seahawks" data-source="post: 450157" data-attributes="member: 7516"><p>This was the very first release of Star Wars in early 1982. You can see these say "Video Rental Library" on the bottom of the case. These were to be "rented" out by the video stores and were not technically allowed to be sold. Many of the video stores figured out a loophole by setting up "lifetime rental" contracts with customers for upwards of $80 - $100. The serial numbers were specific to each tape and a way to keep track of the copies that were out there. This was in the U.S., so not sure how it was set up in the U.K.</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid in 1982, I must have rented Star Wars at least a dozen or more times from our local video store. The owner of the store ended up giving me the movie poster she had, which I still have to this day. It's in pretty poor shape, but glad I hung onto it all these years. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29475[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seahawks, post: 450157, member: 7516"] This was the very first release of Star Wars in early 1982. You can see these say "Video Rental Library" on the bottom of the case. These were to be "rented" out by the video stores and were not technically allowed to be sold. Many of the video stores figured out a loophole by setting up "lifetime rental" contracts with customers for upwards of $80 - $100. The serial numbers were specific to each tape and a way to keep track of the copies that were out there. This was in the U.S., so not sure how it was set up in the U.K. When I was a kid in 1982, I must have rented Star Wars at least a dozen or more times from our local video store. The owner of the store ended up giving me the movie poster she had, which I still have to this day. It's in pretty poor shape, but glad I hung onto it all these years. :) [ATTACH type="full" alt="1.jpg"]29475._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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