oh, be careful with that. some of them ebay sellers give out really trashy quality stuff they received in tape trades. sometimes i will hear someone say they got lucky, but more often i hear them say they paid $200 for videos are look like 10th generation. :(

your best bet is to find out what shows are playing in your area, like on a local upn station, that arent playing just everywhere. then go to the message board for that show, and tell people if they record barney miller for you, then you will record whatever show for them. that usually works out well.