He bought a video camera at an auction—what he found on a tape takes him back to the 90s
Content creator @kurt.explores shared on his TikTok profile his unique experience with a retro video camera.
Kurt, a 31-year-old from Wales, went viral on social media after posting his unusual story about buying a vintage camcorder. “I got the camera from Cowbridge car boot sale [public yard sale], which is around an hour’s drive from where I live. “I picked the camera up for around £10 ($13),” he explained on his account.
Everything seemed normal until two days later, when he decided to try it out. That’s when he made the most unexpected discovery. “There were three tapes, and one was labeled," he said. “Out of curiosity, I put it in the camera and loaded it up, and watching it through I couldn’t believe what I saw,” he continued.
“It was probably filmed around the 90s,” he said. Kurt had stumbled upon nostalgic footage that instantly took him back to his own childhood. “I remember all my Christmas and school plays being filmed on a camera like this,” he added. The tape showed scenes from a summer vacation in the 1990s: the people in it enjoying a sunny day filled with smiles, suntan lotion, and a sense of life being fully lived and enjoyed.
Kurt and destiny
After this discovery, Kurt posted a message on his Facebook account with the clear intention of finding the people who appeared in the footage from three decades ago. Just minutes later, he received a private message that read: “OMG that’s my friend Leigh. I’ve messaged her, and she can’t believe you found her tape.”
In a conversation with Leigh, she told him they had gone to Kenya, where she donated the camera to a charity shop without realizing the tape was still inside. “It was meant to be, and she seemed like a really nice lady. It was a real surprise to her that someone else had it,” Kurt concluded.
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