Pete Davidson Bought Thousands of Sealed VHS Tapes to Make Profit

Pete Davidson was in a smoky haze when he got here to a doubtlessly profitable discovery … which is why he purchased up hundreds of VHS tapes within the hopes of turning a revenue.

The ‘SNL’ alum and upcoming host shared his facet hustle idea on Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” … saying he obtained fairly excessive one night time and, in accordance with him, purchased the three,000 to five,000 sealed tapes that also exist.

Jimmy‘s viewers had fun, with Pete claiming all of them gave the impression of his mother, however his stoned transfer could be promising … stating 2026 will mark 20 years because the final VHS was made — and retro fads nearly at all times make good money.

That is not all — Pete says sealed copies like his are making as much as $30k EACH recently, and a uncommon version of a “Rocky” VHS scored $27,500 earlier this 12 months at public sale … so the comic’s in a fairly candy spot if the demand retains goin’ up.

Aside from Pete’s VHS monopoly, he is additionally slated to host the season 49 premiere of “Saturday Night time Dwell” this weekend — the primary present again because the writer’s strike pulled the plug on the tip of final season when he was initially alleged to host.

Pete reunited together with his ‘SNL’ friends for dinner Tuesday night time forward of Saturday’s present … eating with Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Punkie Johnson, and even head honcho, Lorne Michaels.