Guy on fb has a mate that found a 1978 Exchange and Mart in his loft.....
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Exchange and Mart 1978
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Exchange and Mart 1978
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Re: Exchange and Mart 1978
Good find Nick
Less than 10% vat
The average weekly wage then was just under £100 a week, so although the respray sounds cheap it was still alot of money for many back then!
Less than 10% vat
The average weekly wage then was just under £100 a week, so although the respray sounds cheap it was still alot of money for many back then!
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Re: Exchange and Mart 1978
Good find!
£53 in 1978 is equivalent to £311 today, according to the B of E inflation claculator.
Andrew.
£53 in 1978 is equivalent to £311 today, according to the B of E inflation claculator.
Andrew.
Re: Exchange and Mart 1978
That's still cheap Andrew, I wonder how good it really was or if there were other hidden costsAndrew 2.8i wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:30 pm Good find!
£53 in 1978 is equivalent to £311 today, according to the B of E inflation claculator.
Andrew.
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Re: Exchange and Mart 1978
That was a good price , also I see on Facebook Fiona was on charging 20p a visit
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Re: Exchange and Mart 1978
What a good thing to find. It's amazing just how many paper publications were the norm, Loot and the Football Pink for example.