Star Wars VHS tape worth $60,000 goes up for auction – do you have any vintage treasures hidden at home?

A VHS tape of Star Wars: Episode IV is going under the hammer and expected to fetch an astonishing $60,000.

The unopened copy of the blockbuster film is being auctioned off online by along with a load of other VHS tapes but the Star Wars film is attracting the most attention.

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The tape, which is a first edition comes with a "Gray Tape-Head," a "First Edition Stereo Only" red label, a "1984 Sleeve," and "First Edition CBS/Fox Watermarks".

When the VHS tape was originally sold it was the first time someone could view the film at home and has become legendary among collectors and film buffs.

It fetched $57,600 when it first came up at auction, reports .

A sealed copy of the “Star Wars 10-Year Anniversary Original Trilogy Set in Trilogy Case” is also among the items in the auction and is expected to fetch between $10,000 and $20,000.

Vintage copies of Jurassic Park and Conan the Destroyer are also open for bids.

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Bidding closes February 24.

The original Star Wars film, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, was released in May 1977 and grossed $775m in its original run.

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