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Post by spiral on Apr 12, 2024 7:15:55 GMT
Clearing out a cupboard the other day I found 5 old first class stamps. That's £6.75 I'll never see again.  Somebody sent me a letter the other day with an old stamp on. That's £2.50 I'll never see again... PM me your address and I'll send you 5 more. 
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Post by adrianc on Apr 12, 2024 7:48:32 GMT
Somebody sent me a letter the other day with an old stamp on. That's £2.50 I'll never see again... PM me your address and I'll send you 5 more. That's so kind of you. Post them to... KeithA The Valleys South Wales
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Post by badersleg on Apr 12, 2024 8:00:03 GMT
Clearing out a cupboard the other day I found 5 old first class stamps. That's £6.75 I'll never see again. You can still swap them. It's a shame you can't swap them back into cash though. I've got hundreds of the things.
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Post by spiral on Apr 12, 2024 8:31:46 GMT
Clearing out a cupboard the other day I found 5 old first class stamps. That's £6.75 I'll never see again. You can still swap them. It's a shame you can't swap them back into cash though. I've got hundreds of the things. Can you? I thought there was only a 3 month window or something similar after the new stamps came into being.
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Post by spiral on Apr 12, 2024 8:38:45 GMT
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Post by badersleg on Apr 12, 2024 9:38:07 GMT
You can still swap them. It's a shame you can't swap them back into cash though. I've got hundreds of the things. Can you? I thought there was only a 3 month window or something similar after the new stamps came into being. The 3 month window was for using your old stamps. There's currently no cut off for the swappage scheme. If you use a lot of stamps the cheapest way to buy them is by buying old presentation packs off eBay.
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Post by spiral on Apr 12, 2024 10:13:10 GMT
Can you? I thought there was only a 3 month window or something similar after the new stamps came into being. The 3 month window was for using your old stamps. There's currently no cut off for the swappage scheme. If you use a lot of stamps the cheapest way to buy them is by buying old presentation packs off eBay. Presumably you just use them rather than swapping out as my interpretation is that themed stamps are still valid.
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Post by badersleg on Apr 12, 2024 10:51:22 GMT
The 3 month window was for using your old stamps. There's currently no cut off for the swappage scheme. If you use a lot of stamps the cheapest way to buy them is by buying old presentation packs off eBay. Presumably you just use them rather than swapping out as my interpretation is that themed stamps are still valid. Yes, you can still use special edition stamps, including Christmas themed ones. The only ones you definitely cannot use are the ones with just the Queen's head on them.
I've already sent off a couple of hundred pounds worth and have another £430 to be sent. Thing is, what do I do with £500 of 2nd class stamps?
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Post by adrianc on Apr 12, 2024 14:37:29 GMT
Thing is, what do I do with £500 of 2nd class stamps? What were you planning on doing with them in the first place?
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Post by badersleg on Apr 12, 2024 14:56:27 GMT
Thing is, what do I do with £500 of 2nd class stamps? What were you planning on doing with them in the first place? I got given them in exchange for posting and receiving letters to see how the Royal Mail were performing. I was going to the P.O daily so it wasn't much extra work for me. I didn't anticipate accumulating so many. I run a business selling on eBay so I could buy them off myself and use them for postage.
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Post by spiral on Apr 12, 2024 15:32:22 GMT
What were you planning on doing with them in the first place? I got given them in exchange for posting and receiving letters to see how the Royal Mail were performing.
I could've told them that for much less than £500
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Post by benaj on Apr 12, 2024 16:10:12 GMT
What were you planning on doing with them in the first place? I got given them in exchange for posting and receiving letters to see how the Royal Mail were performing. I was going to the P.O daily so it wasn't much extra work for me. I didn't anticipate accumulating so many. I run a business selling on eBay so I could buy them off myself and use them for postage.
Could I join the reviewing club? I also wonder what RM does with your data?
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Post by adrianc on Apr 12, 2024 16:12:32 GMT
I also wonder what RM does with your data? Loses it in the post. Actually, with all seriousness, I've been very impressed with them of late. With one of my several hats on, I'm involved with sending about 1,600 A4 items out per month. It's not every month even one goes amiss, and in eighteen months, I don't think I've sent out more than a couple of replacements in any single month. There's ONE that goes amiss regularly - and it's clearly a last-mile local delivery issue in France...
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Post by moonraker on May 14, 2024 14:18:23 GMT
Glancing at eBay last night, I see that some vendors are offering mixed mint commemorative issues (still legal to use) for sale. A bagful with a face value of, say, £200 would be likely to sell for just over half that. Not that I would have much use for them, indeed I'm wondering whether I'll ever use the £30-worth or so of new 1st and 2nd class stamps I got from the swap out. I've probably only posted three items so far this year.
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Post by badersleg on May 14, 2024 19:33:39 GMT
Glancing at eBay last night, I see that some vendors are offering mixed mint commemorative issues (still legal to use) for sale. A bagful with a face value of, say, £200 would be likely to sell for just over half that. Not that I would have much use for them, indeed I'm wondering whether I'll ever use the £30-worth or so of new 1st and 2nd class stamps I got from the swap out. I've probably only posted three items so far this year. You could use them to enter the Omaze Win a House competition.
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