I believe they are worth a little premium. I do the same as I keep them for fillers simply because they are more interesting than just ordinary numbers.
That is a great ideal. I can see Future thread subjects like;
"Show me your Almost ladder"
"Cool almost radar"
"Almost error...sort of"
"Almost got it on Eba..."
"Almost uncirculated...the definative almost"
"Almost Insert...how my insert fell out of the range even though It was found as an insert.
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Similar to our "Frustrating notes" thread except we could be more specific to categories and put ordinary collecting in a more positive light.
PD