Really frustrated! (Cash converters)

Shanice

Markb06 wrote: »

I bought a Sony Bravia for £299 from Comet. Have you tried there rather then Argos?

No I haven't tried Comet. The day that we picked the TV was when my son was with me and he sort of talked me into buying it and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision which I regret now. Normally I would never touch anything that is from a second hand shop but my son was insisting that I get him the TV and that it was a great bargain...

I think I will stop the layby now and forfeit the £30 and avoid possibly throwing good money after bad.

Shanice

wotsthat wrote: »

Yes and if you've learnt from this experience that you should do research BEFORE you buy stuff then this will be money well spent as you'll save thousands in the future.

I know yes.

mum2one

In all honestly if you can afford to lose the £30 then walk away and get a brand new one - esp this time of yr, you've got Sainsburys, Asda, Comet, Curry, Asda, John Lewis all those offering some great deals.

As you have changed your mind - legally the shop don't have to refund you, you could state that the fee etc wasn't on the receipt - but again that would be a goodwill gesture on the stores behalf.

we use to have a cash converters type shop in our local town, - but closed down, of course there were rumours about dodgy goods, but that could be said about any place.

Hope you get sorted x

Bamber19

heretolearn wrote: »

This is a hell of an accusation to make on a public forum, I'd get that deleted if I were you, it's potentially libel.

Fixed

I don't know either way whether it's true or not, but simply making an accusation without presenting evidence isn't necessarily libel. If the accusation turned out to be true where is the libel?

Googling suggests cash converters are working to stop stolen goods being sold to them, one could read between teh lines about what that may mean about what has happened in the past or whan is maybe going on just now that they are trying to secure against.

Edit: In fact, what i've just read suggests the weapon they are using is to code goods so that if they are later found to have been stolen they can be returned to the rightful owners and the person who has sold to cash converters can be reported to the police. Whilst this is a far better move than doing nothing, it is clearly a step that comes in after the event and doesn't stop stolen goods going through the store, just that there will be a paper trail.

Mankysteve

Used to work in one the DIY retailer in a town centre there was a national pawn shop just up the road from our store the pawn shop was full of brand new tools. Store was shut down pawn shops collection of tools rapidly reduced.