They Paid 89 Million Lira for Cassette Tapes He'd Forgotten in a Box for 32 Years - Sözcü Newspaper

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Three Apollo 11 tapes, purchased in 1976 for $217.77 and forgotten in a box for 32 years, sold for approximately 89.07 million Turkish Lira at a Sotheby's auction. Containing original moon landing footage that NASA lost by re-recording, the tapes are said to be clearer than all known copies.

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Three reels, found among hundreds of cassettes purchased in 1976 for just $217.77, were kept in a box for 32 years. And then they found a buyer for an astonishing price.