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Before long Spectos will be the only people using Royal mail so there will be no market at all for stamps ….
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Deep seated hatred of Scottish Power and all who sail in her - would love to see Ofgem grow a pair and actually do something about it.2 -
quite amazing that the price of second class is now almost half that of first class. The difference used to be much narrower.
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My stamps are my best performing asset, if only I had more cause to use them! Table below (courtesy of the AI) covering the period I've been on the panel.
Date / Year
First Class Standard Letter
First Class Large Letter
Jan 2012
£0.60
£0.90
Jan 2013
£0.60
£0.90
Jan 2014
£0.62
£0.93
Jan 2015
£0.63
£0.95
Jan 2016
£0.64
£0.96
Mar 2017
£0.65
£0.98
Mar 2018
£0.67
£1.01
Mar 2019
£0.70
£1.06
Apr 2020
£0.76
£1.15
Apr 2021
£0.85
£1.29
Apr 2022
£0.95
£1.45
Apr 2023
£1.10
£1.60
Oct 2023
£1.25
£1.95
Apr 2024
£1.35
£2.10
Oct 2024
£1.65
£2.60
Apr 2025
£1.70
£3.15
Apr 2026
£1.80
£3.30
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I've resisted selling them to Philatelink etc until now but as things are going I wonder if their purchase price will start to decrease and I need to cash in some of the massive pile of stamps I have while I can. Even putting a few books in Christmas etc cards I can't really use them up.
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I sold to them last year & they indicated that there would be less and less of a market for them going forward.
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@beanielou might cash out now then I think!
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Good idea.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.0 -
Due to restart Monday - according to the email. The app says 8 days to go. I've also got invites to CDM and UM starting this month so the points should flow in.
I need to think of something new here...1 -
been told I’m ready to get back on the panel for 6 weeks now but no spot popped up yet
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I have been ready since the beginning of January and still waiting. My sister waited 6 months so she was off it for 12 months
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