Ah Cash Converters, my old faithful. Although I have never actually done the good deal and swapped my valuables for a wad of cash I've certainly been in for a good nosy on many occasions. I like this one as it is big and imposing and bang in the middle of town. The jewelry that gets pawned isn't the greatest but they do have a nice selection of big tv's that people have needed to trade in for cold hard cash. Upstairs is also home to an awesome collection of acoustic and electric guitars. Lining the walls you can pay anything from £60 to £300 for a decent looking axe. They also have games, computers, exercise bikes and drum kits! A good place to pick up an unwanted gift or to shed one at that matter! I like to browse in here but I have never purchased, maybe if my guitar skills improve I could pick up a little beginners model in here. read more

Cash Converters - Pawn Shops Near Me - Belfast, BFS

No thanks. This is a place where you bring your junk, you sell your junk and then other people come in and buy your junk. It's like Dickinson's Real Deal but instead of bringing in Chess sets worth hundreds of pounds, you are bringing in the old Fifa X box game and hoping for a fiver. It's handy money for tat you don't really need or want anymore, but it seems a bit like a Charity shop that keeps the money for themselves. Most of the stuff in here you probably won't ever buy, just like a Charity shop. But the only difference is that if you need any persuasion in a charity shop, your money is going to help prevent breast cancer or go to starving children. Here, it goes to people that live a few doors away from you. And they have a big television. I think the idea of a shop like this is good, especially during a recession where everyone needs a bit of extra cash. But the shop itself looks poor and could do with a bit of a refit to make it more modern and more appealing. I know people that come here and sell as much as they can, and then come out with some book someone once wrote for half the price. That is marginally pointless because you are replacing junk with more junk. Yes the shop is a good idea, but if you are desperate to make £2 for selling a box of old cds, why not give it to a charity shop where the money will go to something good? It seems a bit too much of a black market thing to me and I'm not particularly comfortable in it. read more

Cash Converters - Pawn Shops Near Me - Belfast, BFS

I am a big fan of Cash Converters, my flatmates and I bought out TV fro here, it was not exactly a flat screen or HD but it was 56 inches of colour television and only cost £125. Between five of us this was £25. Which is just unbeatable for a TV. We had it for 2 years and then even sold it on eBay recouping a massive tenner. Although I was always a little worried that karma would strike and the TV would be stolen from us as it was probably stolen in the first place, but this never happened and if you use my logic this meant it was not stolen in the first place. If you are looking for a TV but do not want the latest model and have a limited budget I would definitely check out what Cash Converters has to offer. This is the sort of household item that does not need to be brand new, especially if you are a student as it is only used for watching the football, well it was in our case. read more

Cash Converters - Pawn Shops Near Me - Belfast, BFS

Cash Converters is one of those rare stores in Belfast - a pawn shop. There aren't many of them about and from what I've heard they've become much more heavily regulated. There is something a little depressing about the joint - mainly because you're surrounded by a time warp of other peoples items which have probably been sold off in dire need as opposed to simply for the sake of a few extra bob. Good points? Retro games. It's been said before but it is true, if you're looking for that random hard t get Mega Drive game then this is your place - picked up Jungle Strike and a 6-in-1 cart with fantastic games such as the legendary Streets of Rage. Bad points? You'll get ripped off buying any piece of technology, selling or buying. They will offer you pittance for your mp3 player and will charge you over £250 for a PC setup that would probably turn its nose up at running paint or the calculator app. read more

I've never actually sold or bought a single thing in cash converters but I still find myself unable to walk past it, maybe its just bring hopeful to find something that's worth an absolute fortune that they haven't realised, I'm confident in the years of watching antiques roadshow and bargain hunt have given me the ability to spot the valuable items, sadly all I've seen in it are old Sega mega drives, guitars that I cant play and cameras I know nothing about. There's some antiques and collectables but they know what they're worth. read more

Cash converters is a great store to just have a wonder around. It sells almost anything and you'll usually find some form of nostalgia amongst the aging clutter that you'll need to buy. If old games consoles are what your looking for to cure an old school itch then this is the place to go. They do have a habbit of over charging for a lot of the stuff they have in stock. Given the common knowledge of how little they will actually buy something from a member of the public, it makes you grumble under your breath, whilst handing over 10 times the money they paid for it, when buying something. But, if they have what you want, and their probably the only place that will, then you have no choice but to pay the inflated fee. read more

Ever been sitting wondering what to buy a friend for his birthday? Ever spent an entire evening with the discussing the glories of the Sega Mega Drive, or Super Nintendo? Then I suggest you go to cash converters and have a look to see if you can find some of these glorious 20th Century nostalgic games consoles. They often have a great supply as well as some of the classic games as well. Even if this is not your style you can still find yourself some great little trinkets. For about 2 years me and my friends used to go here to look for a little novelty item to buy our friends for their birthday's, and we were tempted every time we went in there by a massive green bowling ball that was being sold for 3 pound. We never did buy it, and I'm pretty sure it is probably still there. read more