I agree. I think a good lawyer would pull this bunch of numpties apart frankly over compulsory postage and hanging on to your money for up to 14 days. Imagine for example, you went into the PO, bought a book of stamps, and the teller said you'd have to wait 14 days to collect them!
Apparently at the moment, you can still opt out of SD for items under £10 depending on what you're selling. Not sure about stamps but I sell mostly low price vinyl records which I can't opt out on. So really anything priced around £7 or under barely breaks even. They want to charge me £2.70 to post one 45. Actual cost is £1.55. I have come back for a look after 6 months, but it's just as bad as it was in March. No wonder they are leaking private sellers! was the backbone of the business.
If you haven't already, take a look at Ebid as an alternative platform. People do seem to sell a lot of stamps although it has a much smaller customer base. Very low charges though and you choose you're own postage!
"Simple" Delivery has to be one of the best jokes around.
