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Best company to sell currency to

I ordered loads of foreign money a while back to protect myself against any further drops in the value of Sterling. Not at all surprisingly it was a bad move and the £ is now worth more than when I "invested". Which company offers the best buy-back rates?

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  • Knackered wrote: »
    I ordered loads of foreign money a while back to protect myself against any further drops in the value of Sterling. Not at all surprisingly it was a bad move and the £ is now worth more than when I "invested". Which company offers the best buy-back rates?

    What?
    The Pound is worth less of late.
    How long ago did you buy? Last week??
    what currencies did you buy and a what levels?
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  • mobby-2554
    mobby-2554 Posts: 1,661 Forumite
    If I were you I would keep hold of it, you will lose around a 3rd of its value exchanging now!
    We've just come back from a holiday in Portugal & the exchange rate we got made the £ equal to the Euro.
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    What?
    The Pound is worth less of late.
    How long ago did you buy? Last week??
    what currencies did you buy and a what levels?

    I bought Thai bahts a few weeks ago for 47 per £. Now they're up to 51 per £. Thanks to me the pound has stabilised - nay strengthened - against Far Eastern currencies.
  • iltisman
    iltisman Posts: 2,589 Forumite
    A strange choice to invest in I would have gone for Singapore $ but I think you can rely on Mr Brown and Darling dragging the pound lower against all currencies as the next election looms closer.
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Wasn't exactly an investment per se, it's holiday spending money. I bought it before I thought the £ would collapse. Typically it didn't happen.
  • tonygee_3
    tonygee_3 Posts: 432 Forumite
    pointless changing back,put it down to experience
    if u arent going on hol try find someone who is going there and swap with them to reduce losses
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