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Cash Converters (Shop)

Cash Converters (Shop)

... I've been a regular at various branches of Cash Converters since 1998 and have been prompted to post this review because of some of the quite unfair comments that people are placed. Now they aren't perfect but you can end up the winner IF you know what you are looking for and doing. Cash ... Read review

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Bargains and Brickbats

Advantages: Great bargains to be had, layby payment system, buyback facillity when selling your goods.
Disadvantages: As they are a Franchise stores do vary considerably,Don' t always expect new goods at second hand prices, Don't expect near the new price for your goods, dubious elements attracted despite efforts to counter them.

...regular at various branches of Cash Converters since 1998 and have been prompted to post this review because of some of the quite unfair comments that people are placed. Now they aren't perfect but you can end up the winner IF you know what you are looking for and doing.

Cash Converters were set up in 1991 as a single Pawn shop in Australia back and have since become the largest chain of second hand/pawn shops in the world . The UK ...
...most stores.

Cash Converters are able to purchase goods as listed above from members of the public. However they have to take ID as a means of reducing the chances of inadvertently purchasing stolen goods-this criteria can vary from store to store so give your local branch a ring before setting out on a long journey.

On the sales side they offer several means of purchase:

1) PAY UPFRONT-Self explanatory-Cash, ... more

peterkinxl5 06.03.2005 (07.03.2005)
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Exploitation or a helping hand

Advantages: quick and easy, no questions asked
Disadvantages: exploitative in some sense

Cash Converters are a worldwide franchise chain of stores which serve as a shop where you can buy, sell, exchange or loan money on items of value, (although they tend to be electrical items and can be anything from TV's to Walkie Talkies). Their slogan is 'a better place to sell and a greater way to shop'. Each branch has its own pricing , buying and loaning policies when it comes to amounts paid and charged although the rules remain the same for ...
...that you will raise less cash when borrowing against an item rather than selling them the item outright. In order to do this you will need two forms of ID - the advice as set out above applies again to this section! All this sounds great, doesnt it? Money when you need it quickly and easily, on cash terms with no credit checking? CAUTION!!!!! I would simply like to point out that caution should be used before entering into a loan agreement with ...

mbmb11 05.10.2001 · Read full review
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Smarter bartering, cash dashing

Advantages: Get rid of junk for cash quickly, get cash easily / quickly
Disadvantages: Poor rates for your goods plus general bad aura about the place

...option to try would be Cash Converters - no need to wait like eBay, no need to send goods and charge huge P and P - but the cons of having to travel to the shop (twice in our case), lugging your (huge, heavy) goods around with you and not experiencing the fun and joy of the last minutes of an online auction. Before heading off, we thought it'd be a good idea to phone them and check if they wanted the items first. Reporting back from the call, my ...
...looks a little untidy. Cash Converters also offer a Pawn broking service, of which I cannot comment on as I have not used this. Looking at other comments, though, this type of service seems a little bit dodgy to me - the chance of getting a quick money fix sounds great, but you'll then have to go and pay back that money, plus a considerable extra amount on top, just to get the goods back. There's also the possibility that they'll sell on your goods, ...

wbafcben 21.01.2006 · Read full review
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Please Sir, Can I have More?

Advantages: completely useless
Disadvantages: completely and utterly useless

...staff. It was to become Cash Converters. Now our Cash Converters really worry me and they seem to have a bad reputation and the turn over of staff is not vast, more like unbelievable, every week I go into town they are asking for staff for a smallish store. This worries me as they do not seem able to keep their staff and what I have heard from people I have known I do not blame them for leaving. The queues are always long, mainly as half the staff ...
...What is Cash Convertors? ------------------------------------ It is a modern day pawn shop, where if you have something in your house, you can take it into the store and they will either buy it off you for peanuts or you can do a buy back if you just want the money. They can also charge interest up to around 30-40% so beware. Surprise Surprise, they have a link with good old Provident in our store, I often wondered about this as the Provident ...

BUBBLES171 15.12.2003 · Read full review
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Cash Converters For Easy Buying & Selling

Advantages: Sell your unwanted goods, different stock on a weekly basis
Disadvantages: Prices aren't always great

...am personally very impressed with Cash Converters, they frankly astound me. Why? not because of their amazing customer service, their bargain products, their diverse product range or well kept shops; But by the fact that they manage to sell awful products at seemably ridiculous prices. It never ceases to amaze me how they manage to sell outdated second hand phones for near enough the same price as you can get them new online. And secondhand Playstation ...
...Selling experience: I went into Cash Converters about 6 weeks ago after a run of bad luck in selling on e-bay with 5 non-paying bidders. So I wasn't too worried about the price I woudl get as I just wanted to see it go. I was told I needed 3 forms of identification but seemably either my passport or license counted as two as with both of these they took the projector. So the shop assisstant looked at the projector examined it for damage then told ...

taylora-2006 03.08.2007 · Read full review
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Cash Converters are terrible...

Advantages: (Very little) cash in a jiffy
Disadvantages: Useless staff, they rip you off, lose things

...around in the UK called Cash Converters and I'm writing to warn you about it. Basically, it is just a glorified pawn shop. The idea is simple. You have something you don't use, but you still want but you also need some cash pronto. You take said item to shop and they give you a paltry sum and then in 30days or sooner you but it back for the price plus 30%. If you don't then they can sell it. This store however either a)rip you off or b)lose your ...
...decided to sell them to Cash Converters just to free up some space really, and to save myself the hassle of private ads. Now I didn't want a lot for them, but to be honest I would have expected around £40 each and maybe £10 or £15 for the monitors. This was in 1998 and they were in pretty good condition and I now wish I'd sold them privately rather than go through the Cash Converters scenario. I arrived with the two PCs, monitors and cables as well ...

ayanayuk 21.08.2001 · Read full review
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