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When I got rid of mine, I made a list of all the media I still wanted a copy of and then, over time, found second-hand or new old stock DVD versions online. That was ten years ago and I've still not broken the cling wrap on some of the replacements I bought. Just goes to show how much I really needed them!
That said, my collection was far less than 100, so your collection might be an expensive endeavour to replace.
Tapes with crud recorded from TV and computers went to landfill. All the commercial ones went in a consignment I had a charity organisation collect along with a lot of other things I was clearing out at the same time. In 2025, I'm not sure charities will accept them any more.
I did manage to digitise some of the stuff from the TV / computer ones with an old VCR and a TV card in the computer, but that must be coming up on 20 years ago now. That's all on a DVD around here somewhere. In one of those multi-disc wallets. Remember those?
They can still be had online if you feel like paring down the space your DVDs take up. People used to use them for burned DVDs, of course, but there's nothing stopping you from putting legit DVDs in one. Make a separate binder for the DVD covers if you really want to, and send the cases to landfill or recycling.
If you want to go really nuts, do the same with Blu-rays.
I do regret getting rid of a few things during that clear-out, but maybe only one tape had some sentimental value. And yet, if I'd kept it, I'm think I'd be equally disturbed that I didn't get rid of it with the rest of them.
Yup, get better copies first, and then see what's left over. Most will have much better versions available, and for the few that don't pick up a conversion kit, and bring them into the digital age.