Cash Converters

Over priced tools, I was looking for a pneumatic impact wrench, I saw a mastercraft one for $ 150.00 ended up buying the exact same one new at Canadian Tire for $ 80.00. Check what you’re paying for, they are either pricing extremely high on purpose or have no idea of current item value as many other tools were priced like this. Link to pricing for Canadian Tire:

The name is pretty self-​explanatory: this is a pawn shop, in other words, a place where you can convert your unwanted items into cash. Or, if you’re in my family, a place where you can convert cash into tons and tons of video games.
The selection of items is pretty decent… they have sports equipment, AV equipment, DVDs, games, game systems, household items, musical instruments, etc. However, the prices for the bigger electronic items (such as the mixers, the televisions, etc.) seem a little steep to me. Also, the game systems (such as the PS3) seem to be priced pretty close to retail, so why buy used?
The staff have been friendly and helpful and they allow my husband to check every disc for flaws before he purchases. There is also a pretty decent return policy, so you can buy with some confidence. However, as pawn shops go this place is pretty standard. I didn’t find anything remarkable or unique and I wasn’t particularly wowed when I left. I do like that this one is next to dollarama and bulk barn, though, so it’s a great place to get your discount shopping done. :-)

I’ve had two experiences here in the last half year or so and they’ve both been different.
The first one was last summer when I moved back to the city. With my lady and I moving in together we had a bunch of electronics that were duplicated or just didn’t really need cluttering up the condo. After looking at what I could potentially sell everything for on Kijiji I decided it wasn’t worth the hassle and took everything to CC’s. They looked everything over and named a price. I countered a little higher and they agreed on my price. It was a simple, easy, and friendly transaction. I left happy.
This past weekend I went back. I had recently bought an Xbox One so I wanted to get rid of my 360 and Blu-​ray player. They offered me $ 20 for the Blu-​ray player and $ 70 for my 360 with all the accessories and 5 games. I was a little taken aback. The blu-​ray price was a little hard to swallow as I originally payed $ 400 but I also bought ahead of the curve so I understand this.
As for the 360 I thought this was a low-​ball but I really didn’t want the hassle of trying to get rid of everything myself online so I agreed. The guy helping me said he had to test the 360. Unfortunately when he booted it up the disc tray wouldn’t open. I guess it got jostled in my car on the trip over as there was nothing wrong with it when I left my house. The guy said he couldn’t take it. Fair enough.
What gets me though is that when plugged in all the accessories and games for the 360 he came up with a price that was $ 5 less than what he gave me with the console. Rip off.

There is a lot of stuff here. The prices seemed good, but I could find nothing to buy. I liked that the items all had prices on them and same type items were together. I will check back again as I’m sure they will have something for me next time. I liked the layout.

An awesome way to waste the time you have to get rid of, Cash Converters is full of secondhand CDs, DVDs, blu-​rays, and their recent addition, vinyl. A good subtitle for this place would be Treasure Hunters because not only is it an extremely lame name, but because the people stalking its aisles are there to LOOT and PLUNDER and dig up treasure!
My favorite finds here:
— first-​run prints of Sanjuro and Seven Samurai Criterion DVD. For $ 30 each. I passed and got the brand-​new blu-​rays instead.
— American Movie. I screamed when I saw it, and people around me got concerned.
— a rare bootleg copy of Traffic’s Criterion release which I haughtily returned the next day, saying its only defect is «it is a bootleg and unworthy of my collection».
— non-​bootleg copies of La Strada and Kicking and Screaming (NOT the Will Ferrell abomination) on Criterion.
— Bjork’s «Debut» which I forced Kenny M to buy, and which to this day I am certain remains unopened. SHAME!
They are master scammers when you have something to give them (what do you mean N.E.R.D.‘s sophomore classic «Fly or Die» is only worth 50 cents? It has a cameo by Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden for Petessakes!!), but when you find a rare movie or album, and you realize you only need to pay six bucks for it, it somewhat makes up for it.
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Great place for rare and old movie finds, with the sun setting on blockbuster, I have a feeling that I’ll be frequenting this place more for my collection building.
The few times I’ve visited this place, I’ve been able to score films, games, and tv shows I would normally ditch @ hmv or eb games because it would be too expensive. I don’t mind second hand, in fact I like to brag I buy second hand because A: I represent for the common man and sneer at high society B: it’s better in my shelf than on the landfill C: I do what I want, when I want, wherever I want, however I want, whyever I want!
As for the other items they carry, I honestly don’t bother with it. I like my more complex electronics like computers and television brand spanking new, with warranty. I do have several items I’m looking to part with for a little cash, so I hope to come back and try it out @ cash converters!

Cash Converters! Wow! This place is interesting to say the least! Its basically a chain pawn shop with more of an open feel. I have to say i come here quite a lot! sometimes weekly to make my rounds with my pal Dan D.
Cash Converters is all about the waiting game, You walk in week after week and hope that something is waiting for you hidden in a pile somewhere! and then, when you see that rare item you almost pee yourself! Of all the times I have come here (at least 30 times over the years) I have only had that «AHH HAA» moment happen 3 times. Once it was an old and quite rare Korg SDD 2000 digital delay (for guitar). I was completely floored!!!, so so exited and it was only 130.00, I felt like I had won the lottery, it sounds SO great!
Another time Me and Dan D had been looking for one of the best documentary’s of all time «American movie» after a series of fruitless cash converters expeditions we came one day. Dan (with his uncanny ability of finding diamond in the rough) sniffed it out like a bloodhound! All I remember is that we cheered ! and another time I found a Tascam DAT recorder that was a steal for 140 bucks! woah! The thrill of finding a jewel in the poop pile is a great feeling!
So now I have to talk about the dark side of cash converters. Often times they price quite a few used items WAY to close to the original retail price. Guitars, drums, multitrack recorders etc… In some cases I have seen a few of these used items at the same price or even more expensive than the new one would have cost! GASP! Its shameful, and I have a feeling they price this way simply because they know parents or naïve beginners come into a pawn shop and assume they will get a deal on a used instrument little do they know… I feel bad that it happens. So many people have know clue! Shame on you cash converters and pawn shops! shame on you! Either way I think cash converters needs to get their stale stock moving by having prices that are more fair. They just try to squeeze out every last drop of profit! on some of their items.
Either way I still love coming hear to look through DVDs and CDs and sometimes the occasional music gear (when a gem drops in) I recommend it to anyone who likes to look out for stuff and wait. Also they do bring in old nes, atari, Sega genesis, and snes games (if you like collecting them) not a great selection though. So to end, just keep coming in and wait for that gem to appear! Persistence is key! Cash converters is quite unique, come and check it out!

I return to this Cash Converters time and time again.
Maybe it’s the $ 3.00 DVD section that is buy 5 get 1 free.
Maybe it is the friendly Eastern European dude who always seems so happy to know that all is right in the world when Kenny and I come in on a Friday afternoon.
But whatever it is, if this Cash Converters was a bar, it would definitely be my local.
Where everybody knows your name (they actually don’t)
and they’re always glad you came.