Cash Converters convert your thinking
Do you have jewellery gathering dust around the house? A digital camera you hardly ever use? Video games you never play?
For each item you no longer use, there's a very good chance we have a customer ready to buy it.
So don't sit on it. Sell it to us for instant cash.
This beats newspaper classifieds or garage sales, where you end up waiting for days for your goods to be sold or you get strangers coming to your house.
At Cash Converters, we're always looking for new stock, and we buy on the spot. Just bring in your goods (or call us first if they're large goods) and bring in 100 points of ID. For ID requirements, which vary from state to state, visit our ID requirements pages below.
ID Requirements for Australian Capital Territory
In order to verify your identity, please provide documents that:
- Evidence your full name;
- Your current address;
- Your date of birth; and
- Your signature.
Acceptable documents include:
| Photographic identification | Non-photo identification |
|---|---|
|
(only 1 required if it verifies the above mandatory information) Australian Drivers Licence (current) International Drivers Licence (current) Australian Passport (current) International Passport (current) Proof of Age card (current) Australian Student identification (current) |
(3 documents required if no photographic identification is supplied) Birth Certificate Citizenship Certificate Electoral Roll Extract Land Titles Office document Government benefit entitlement card (current) Credit or debit card issued by a financial institution (current) Document issued by a financial institution (current) Service Bill (electricity/water/gas) Document issued by the Territory |
ID Requirements New South Wales
You must provide at least one form of ID from the Government list below. If this piece of ID does not show your date of birth, you must provide another form of ID from either the Government or Other list that show your date of birth.
| Government | Other |
|---|---|
|
18+ Card Birth Certificate Citizenship Certificate Corrective Services Master Index Number Court Case Reference Number Crane Drivers Licence Dept of Health Index Number Drivers Licence DSS Card Education Certificate Electoral Roll Firearms/Shooter Licence Forklift Licence Government letter Juvenile Justice Index Number License Suspension Reference number Liquor Licence Maritime Services Licence Marriage Certificate Medicare Passport Pawn & Secondhand Dealer Licence Pawnbroker Licence Pension Card School Report Secondhand Dealers Licence Dept of Social Security Document Tax File Number Trade Certificate Vehicle Registration Vessel Registration |
Animal/Pet Licence Bank Passport Bank Statement Education Certificate Employee Number Employer Pay Slip Financial Institution Number Fishing Licence FP-Blood Sample FP-Buccal Swab FP-Hair Sample FP-Other Gas Bill Health Care Card Membership Number Mortgage Other Phone Bill Power Bill Professional Association Certificate Rent Bond Form Rent Receipt Student ID Title Deeds Union Card Water Bill |
ID Requirements for Northern Territory
| Identification Source Must Be: | Acceptable Forms of ID are: |
|---|---|
|
Current Have a Photo Be Government Issued Have a Unique ID Number Have Your Signature |
Photo Drivers Licence Commonwealth Passport Crowd Control Licence Photo Firearms Licence 18 Plus Card |
ID Requirements Queensland
| Identification Source | Available Points |
|---|---|
|
Birth Certificate (certified copy or extract) Citizenship Certificate Passport |
70 pts |
|
Drivers Licence (with photo) Centrelink/Social Security Card Armed Services Card 18+ Card (QLD transport) Other Licence (eg Interstate Licence, Machinery Employment Card Permits - Government Issued Public Service ID Card Teritary Student ID Card These cards must have name, photo and signature |
40/25 pts (*) |
|
Certificate of Title Mortgage Document Employer Reference Car Registration |
35 pts |
|
Car Registration Utility Bill (eg Electricity, Telephone) Rental Receipts Electoral Roll Referee/Other Financial Statements Educational ID ATM Card Credit Card Medicare Card Memberships (eg Video, Library, Union) CC Previous Customer |
25 pts |
ID Requirements for South Australia
IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF LAW THAT: 1 item must have a current address, 1 item has a name and signature, 1 item must be of government issue.
| Identification Source - Total must = 100 points | Points |
|---|---|
| Photo Drivers Licence (current) | 100 pts |
|
Birth Certificate (original not extract) Citizenship Certificate Passport (current) Government Licence Government Employment Card Licence Paper (current) |
50 pts |
|
Licenced (expired) Financial Body Reference (current) |
40 pts |
|
Gas, Phone, etc Bills (max 2) Financial Body Statement (max 2) ATM Card (max 2 different banks) Electoral Roll (current year) Public Service Employee Card (current) Employment Card/Statement (current) Tertiary Education Certificate Proofy of Age Card Marriage Certificate Medicare Card (no temporary) Club Membership (official) Trade/Union Card (current) Rates (house) Car Registration Certificate (current) Securities Martgage Certificate Certificate of Land Title Health Care Card Pension Concession Card Seniors Card Employment Card (current) Rental Agreement (current) |
25 pts |
ID Requirements for Tasmania
| Type | Identification Source - Total must = 100 points | Points |
|---|---|---|
| A: |
A Passport or Drivers Licence or A document issued by a statutory authority bearing a photograph or Any other document on one of the prescribed categories bearing a photograph, including Learners Permit (photo) Licence issued under the Firearms Act (photo) Tertiary Education Card (photo) |
100 Pts |
| Type | Identification Source One of B + C = 100 points | Points |
|---|---|---|
| B: |
Full birth Certificate or Extract of Birth Certificate Certificate of Australian Citizenship Marriage Certificate |
50 Pts |
| C: |
Cards issued by the Commonwealth Departments of Family and Community Services Health and Ageing or Veterans Affairs including: Pension Concession Card Health Care Card Senior Health Card |
50 Pts |
ID Requirements Victoria
| Type | Identification Source - Total must = 100 points | Points |
|---|---|---|
| A: |
A Passport or Drivers Licence or A document issued by a statutory authority bearing a photograph or Any other document on one of the prescribed categories bearing a photograph, including Learners Permit (photo) Licence issued under the Firearms Act (photo) Tertiary Education Card (photo) |
100 Pts |
| Type | Identification Source One of B + C = 100 points | Points |
|---|---|---|
| B: |
Full birth Certificate or Extract of Birth Certificate Certificate of Australian Citizenship Marriage Certificate |
50 Pts |
| C: |
Cards issued by the Commonwealth Departments of Family and Community Services Health and Ageing or Veterans Affairs including: Pension Concession Card Health Care Card Senior Health Card |
50 Pts |
ID Requirements for Western Australia
At least one of the documents used to verify a persons identity:
- Must bear the current residential address of the person.
- Must have been issued within 3 months prior to the date of the contract.
- Name requires customers full name.
- Must bear a signature of customer or confirm contract signature.
* Not allowed under the ACT
| Identification Source | Name Required | ID Code | Points (with photo) | Points (no photo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licences | ||||
| Animal/Pet | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Boat/Car/Vehicle (registration papers) | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Chery Picker/Crane Drivers | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Driving Ticket (not qualification card) | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Firearm/Shooters Licence | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Firearm (International) | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Fishing | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Forklift | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Heavy Haulage Permit | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Interim Drivers Licence | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Learners Permit | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Security Guard | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| MDL Commonwealth/International | Yes | n/a | 75 | 25 |
| MDL State/Territory | Yes | n/a | 75 | 25 |
| Any MDLs above (without photo) | Yes | 13 | - | 25 |
| MDL Suspended (current) | Yes | n/a | 75 | 25 |
| MDL Expired (with or without photo) | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Bills | ||||
| Alinta Gas/Water Auth/Western Power/Synergy | Yes | 16 | - | 25 |
| Insurance(house, car etc) | Yes | 19 | - | 25 |
| Rates Shire/Council/Local Gov Doc | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Phone (telstra, optus etc) | Yes | 17 | - | 25 |
| Employers/Associations | ||||
| Employee Card | Yes | 9 | 40 | 25 |
| Letter from Employer (official) | Yes | 10 | 40 | 25 |
| Pay Cheque/Slip | Yes | 10 | 40 | 25 |
| Union Card | Yes | 11 | 40 | 25 |
| Store/Business Cards | ||||
| Pawnbroker/Second-Hand Dealers Transaction Card | Yes | 1 | 100 | - | Pawnbroker/Second-Hand Dealers Photo Record | Yes | 2 | 75 | 0 |
| Government | ||||
| CES or DSS Card/ATO | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Electoral Roll | Yes | 15 | - | 25 |
| Government Employee ID (with photo) | Yes | 9 | 40 | 25 |
| Health Care or Dept of Housing Card | Yes | 6 | 40 | 25 |
| Public Library Card | Yes | 14 | - | 25 |
| Medicare & Medibank Private Card | Yes | 6 | 40 | 25 |
| Pension Card | Yes | 6 | 40 | 25 |
| Group Certificate (employer issued) | Yes | 10 | - | 25 |
| Banks and other Financial Institutions | ||||
| Passbook/Statement | Yes | 21 | - | 25 |
| Credit Cards/Keycards | Yes | 21 | - | 25 |
| Bank Cheques/Cheque Book (*) | - | - | - | - |
| PO Money Orders/Travellers Cheques(*) | - | - | - | - |
| Student ID Cards | ||||
| International (within last 5 years) | Yes | 7 | 40 | 25 |
| Australian (within last 5 years) | Yes | 7 | 40 | 25 |
| Bus/Train Pass (*) | - | - | - | - |
| Identification | ||||
| Proof of Age Card | Yes | 2 | 75 | - |
| Australian Passport (current within 2 years) | Yes | n/a | 75 | - |
| International Passport (current within 2 years) | Yes | n/a | 75 | - |
| Birth Certificate | Yes | 20 | - | 25 |
| Citizenship Papers | Yes | 20 | - | 25 |
| Marriage Certificate | Yes | 20 | - | 25 |
| Foreign Country ID (eg Singapore) | Yes | 4 | 40 | 25 |
| Taxi ID | Yes | 3 | 40 | 25 |
| Rent | ||||
| Application Form (*) | - | - | - | - |
| Bond Form/Letter/Rental Receipts | Yes | 18 | - | 25 |
| Qualifications | ||||
| Certificates (Dip, Degress etc) | Yes | 8 | - | 25 |
| Certificate in Competency (Health & Safety) | Yes | 8 | - | 25 |
| School Report (inc official SEA) | Yes | 8 | - | 25 |
| Professional/Trade | ||||
| Professional/Trade Association Card | Yes | 11 | 40 | 25 |
| Professional/Trade Association Record | Yes | 12 | - | 25 |
| General Cards | ||||
| Backpacker Association (*) | - | - | - | - | Student International Travel Permits (*) | - | - | - | - | Youth Hostel Associations (*) | - | - | - | - |
Want to get the best price for you sale items? Click here for some tips
At Cash Converters, we always want to give you the fairest price possible. To do this, we work out what price your item will reasonably sell for in our store, then take away a percentage we need to make to stay in business. We then arrive at the price we offer you.
| How old is it? Have you already used much of the value? |
Is it fully working? Is it scratched, dirty or damaged? |
Is it the current model? Can we easily sell it? |
Can we easily sell it? Based on these factors, we offer you a fair price. |