Stanley Gibbons Share Discussion Threads

[fund1] 26/4/2020 03:20

Yes I used to follow this back in the day when it made those highs. I will maybe put a few quid in and leave it for a few years. 20p over the next few years would do me.

[superiorshares] 25/4/2020 11:18

Good article in the Guardian about female leaders handling the Coronavirus better. Awesome they must be able to multi task !. They can lead countries at the same time as compiling outstanding stamp collections .
Lets start with Germany . An enormous infection rate but so little death. Why ?.. yes that's right folks .. They are lying about it . As they lied about Deutsche bank / unaffected during the 2008 financial crisis. Do you see, Do you see, what happens when you are not fully involved in the EU cried the Europhiles !.. Only to keep their sanctimonious , hypocritical mouths closed when 12 years later Deutsche bank admitting they had trillions of 2008 debt that will never be paid off and they have to create a bad bank.
Who was leading the EU epicentre at the time ?. Wasn't it Adolf Merkel ?..was watching the German finance minister on the goggle box a couple of days ago , talking of the aim to create one country because of corona :-). I am to young but Germany has been involved with trying to create one country on two occasions in the past.
Back to Stanley and corona.
The need to notify people via the website,they are still open and free postage . Implies to me sales are slow.

[jasdan] 24/4/2020 08:24

According to the article in the Daily Mail, Guardian, and on the BBC on 11th April there is a comeback particularly amongst Millennials

[ramas] 23/4/2020 23:48

I'd have thought stamp collecting might make a comeback ...

[superiorshares] 16/4/2020 19:56

FUND 1.
There is an article in tomorrows Guardian. They are referring to today's drop as a buying opportunity. Funnily enough the ladies are purchasing even more stamps !. It is only the LGBTQ ladies though. All the other ladies are sat on the sofa with their LIFE PARTNERS playing Xbox and shovelling pizzas down their Gullet !. You do realise this got to about £3.70 once upon a time. If you and Jasdan sat down together and minus 2 and a bit pence from £3.70 , then times your shareholding by £3.67 an a bit. That will give you your profit ? I don't believe it myself but then I am not a highly intelligent Europhile guardian reader. Fund 1 you should perhaps pile in :-)

[superiorshares] 14/4/2020 18:11

Jasdan. The Guardian the Europhiles Bible. Sad EU socialists have infected the Western World. With their selfish refusal to close their Schengen area. Only doing so after individual contries said up yours ! And closed shop !. One of the cornerstones of the moronic EU !. Unaffected Europhiles, got a house ? You are going to see a 50 per cent drop in that over the next four years. Unlucky !.
Sikhthetech. Why do yo think you would buy at 1p and sell at 8 ???. I would only buy at around 1p, maybe a bit more ?. Because I can't see it being worth anymore than that. Even at 1p pure gambling that it doesn't go bust or get taken private. So after ten years it could possibly rise to 12p ?. For which I could bail out at about 8p bearing I'n mind the market size and spread. I don't do 500 quid share deals by the way. Anyway don't listen to me , you should listen to Jasdan and get your money in big time ! :-). I have just bought some stamps today on e bay. You can get what I call the pretty stuff for half face value, sometimes less !. The more expensive stuff I buy , you get at least 6 months to make your mind up. Trust me it's not flying off the shelf.

[jasdan] 13/4/2020 21:10

Sikh, they are sending out weekly newsletters currently, you just have to sign up, it’s free, and keeps you updated with their latest promotions. Currently, everything is postage free on the SG site.

[sikhthetech] 13/4/2020 19:41

super
"In mind I have s 1p approx buy price. My 10 year view is 8p sell"

Why would anyone buy at 1p and as a gamble on a 10yr view to sell at 8p?

I think plenty of ex-collectors will use the forced free time to rekindle their interest in stamps/coins. I think there is also likely to be new interest from those looking for alternative investments, especially if property and shares do crash further.

I'd like to see SGI promoting themselves during this lockdown.
Has anybody seen any PR?

[jasdan] 12/4/2020 12:11

According to the Guardian article yesterday, a lot of these new collectors are Millennials and judging from the article, female!

[jasdan] 12/4/2020 09:54

The hobby of Kings?

I seems to me this is nowadays the hobby of the coronavirus. Just hope SG is capturing extra sales from all these new collectors.

[superiorshares] 09/4/2020 17:53

Jasdan , If anyone has doubled their money ?. I doubt it because of the spread. If you have doubled your money ?. Pocket your 1000 pounds because that is about the most you can realise because they are illiquid !. You understand if this doesn't go beyond 4 to 5p, it will come back to 1p range and stay there for an awful long time !. I will be s fool and stick to my 5 million mkt cap maximum worth on this. In mind I have s 1p approx buy price ( offer ). Then I am totally gambling !. My 10 year view is 8p sell ( bid ). . please bear in mind I have called this wrong all the way down from above £3.00. :-)

[jasdan] 09/4/2020 15:44

I note the shares are now trading over the 3p level again.

[jasdan] 09/4/2020 13:00

It has not been so foolish so far to rush back in has it? Probably much more foolish not to have picked up some of these at 1.5p as they were only at that level recently and you would have doubled your money since then.

[fund1] 09/4/2020 10:32

Rush rush then

[superiorshares] 07/4/2020 18:01

ONLY FOOLS RUSH IN ! :-):-)

[superiorshares] 07/4/2020 17:59

Fortune favours the brave .

[superiorshares] 07/4/2020 17:59

Haha Jasdans off again :-)

[gbh2] 07/4/2020 15:50

I buy 100k shares a time, not worth buying less.

[jasdan] 07/4/2020 15:01

Gbh, how much are you trying to buy?

[jasdan] 07/4/2020 15:00

There’s also a realisation dawning out there that the lockdown may be over earlier than some of the doom merchants were “advising̶1;, meaning that trading will be less affected.

With regards to stamp collecting and SGI, I wouldn’t be surprised to find the enforced stay at home has boosted their internet sales considerably, is any stamp collector going to withgo the opportunity of collecting over these last few weeks?

[gbh2] 07/4/2020 14:56

Tried both my brokers and neither can fill my order, short of stock according to auto message. - I have to call for a negotiated buy!

[jasdan] 07/4/2020 14:54

Because the share price was clearly oversold and you realised it

[arthur_lame_stocks] 07/4/2020 14:34

Why on Earth would you want to buy this?

[gbh2] 07/4/2020 14:22

Nope, nothing via IG Index, message says I need to call them!