I am still using my old tape player.
In fact I got a new one the other day from Salvation Army store for $4.50 plays the old tapes just fine.
Congrats. I sold all my VHS/Beta tapes and playback machines in 1999, otherwise I would have sent them to you. My LaserDisc equipment and discs met with an untimely demise during a rather boisterous party 10 years ago...involving liquid refreshments and a high-rise balcony.