Videos wiped in transit?

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On two occasions now a VHS video I've received from overseas has, I assume, been erased by X-ray surveillance machines. On playback, I can occasionally detect a few ghostly images of what I'd expect the tape to contain (a concert recording), so it appears that I haven't been sent blank tapes by an unscrupulous trader. However, for this to happen twice strikes me as incredibly bad luck! I've tried adjusting my video machine's tracking but the snowstorm persists. The guy who sent me the tapes insists they were fine when they left him but, despite my request, he failed to clearly mark the second package with a 'Video - Do not X-ray' instruction.
Am I right to think the videos have been erased by X-rays (or perhaps a strong magnetic field) or have I been duped?
Thanks for any advice.

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Topic - Videos wiped in transit? - woody 08:16:59 06/09/01 (1)

Re: Videos wiped in transit? - db 12:51:12 06/09/01 (0)

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