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How can I cash in stamps?

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katieowl_2
katieowl_2 Posts: 1,864 Forumite
in I wanna buy it or do it
I have a selection of 50p and £1 postage stamps left over from a mail order venture a while back, and they are just sitting in my 'tin' annoying me as I always need 1st or 2nd class.... Short of waiting until £1 is first class....Does anybody know a way to cash these back in?

I'm presuming that I can't just walk into the post office and say 'Buy these back off me, my good chap!'

Can I send off, and pay for anything using them?

Regards

Katieowl

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  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 10,840 Forumite
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    if you ever need to send postal orders you could add them to that i think
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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    I think, having asked for advice on this, that a better place for your question would be the "I wanna" board where there are sure to be lots of helpful ideas; so I'll move it there for you.
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  • apprentice_tycoon
    apprentice_tycoon Posts: 3,300 Forumite
    I think that if you bought something off ebay you could ask the seller if they'd accept payment in stamps, I can't see why they wouldn't take them if it you were to accept the responsiblilty of the small chance that they got lost in the post- I'd pick a trader with lots of good feedback and a reputation to look after because a naughty seller could say that they didn't get the letter and you couldn't prove them to be fibbing like you could with a cheque
  • katieowl_2
    katieowl_2 Posts: 1,864 Forumite
    Oh I didn't think of E-bay. We ended up with these stamps as we were selling a catalogue for £1 to cover our costs and thought we could then use the stamps to post out the orders, but we only had a couple of orders in the finish...

    I did think of PO's but they cost to buy now, last time I sent one to FIL it cost me £2.75 I think!

    Thanks!
  • apprentice_tycoon
    apprentice_tycoon Posts: 3,300 Forumite
    Or - if you sell a few books on amazon you'd use the stamps to post them, I'd take them to the PO to get the proof of posting cert though
  • katieowl_2
    katieowl_2 Posts: 1,864 Forumite
    Oh No! You are looking down the PC at the amount of books I have here LOL!

    Actually thats not a bad idea....

    Regards


    Katieowl
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