Best investment

[pvr]

Nothing exciting, just bought enough stamps to see me out

Can't get a 30% return anywhere else so thought might as well. Just need to get some new friends to send Christmas cards to otherwise I will still be using them when I celebrate my 80th birthday

[X5Sport]

At the old or new price?

[pvr]

If it was at the new price, it would not be an investment

Price goes up by 30% in a week or so.

[X5Sport]

Will they still be valid then? I though the PO put a UV marker on to show what price the stamps were face valued at the time of purchase?

[pvr]

Valid until end of days. It just says "first" and "second" on it.

I also checked it at the post office just to make sure.

[X5Sport]

Interesting.......

[pvr]

From Royal Mail website:

>>
Stamps without a specified monetary value are described as Non Value Indicator (NVI) and are typically first and second-class stamps.

These do not have an expiry date, therefore can be used regardless of the length of time you've had them.
>>

[X5Sport]

Just found the same on Money dot co dot uk. Result.. We'll get a few too then..

[535dboy]

[quote=""pvr""]Nothing exciting, just bought enough stamps to see me out

Can't get a 30% return anywhere else so thought might as well. Just need to get some new friends to send Christmas cards to otherwise I will still be using them when I celebrate my 80th birthday [/quote]

Yes have heard a lot of people trying to make a quick buck on this. However, everybody does it then surely there won't be a demand and therefore becomes personal use anyway!!! I just find the franking machine at work is much easier!!!

Re your last sentence, did you only get a years supply then!?!?

[weirdfish]

You can just imagine eBay being flooded with them, obviously the postage price will go up.

[pvr]

Never understood how CostCo could sell them cheaper either.

535 - I was waiting for your comment

[535dboy]

[quote=""pvr""]Never understood how CostCo could sell them cheaper either.

535 - I was waiting for your comment [/quote]

Missing me!?!?

[X5Sport]

Franking Machine......oh happy memories...

Has to be Costco for us too..

[pvr]

But franking machine only gives 2p discount per stamp, and with the 30% increase, the machine will just go quicker through your balance!

I got rid of my Pitney Bows unit as I was just not using it enough anymore and the maintenance charge which is forced upon you outweight any savings.

[X5Sport]

If it's not yours then......and it wasn't.......

We just paid for the stamp, not the rest as the office already had the hardware...