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What is the general cost to hire professional movers to pack your things and move your items cross country? I had this done 15 years ago and my ex's company footed the relocation costs. The total bill was approx. $30K for a huge Allied moving truck going 2,000 miles. I'm wondering if anyone has a breakdown of what the costs are for packing and per mile, etc. Rough estimates are fine. It was just SO NICE to have everything packed for me. I've always hired movers to do the loading and unloading of boxes for local moves, but I'm curious about cross-country moves and having my items packed for me again. I just loved that so very much. It was a true luxury.
Thanks!
Call and ask, no way we would know. Too many variables
Get a BINDING ESTIMATE when you get an estimate that way you know exactly what your cost will be and it will not change.
Take the full value insurance too, otherwise your heirloom furniture, worth thousands of dollars, could be destroyed or stolen and all you'll get is the standard $1.25 per pound.
If you go with a low-bid mover and you don't get a binding estimate then your goods can be held for ransom at the delivery end of the trip for some BS extra costs; the files of the Federal watchdog agency are full of cases where this happened to people.
Binding estimate, full value insurance.
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Full value insurance no doubt requires that you can prove the value of items in order to collect. Your heirloom antique? They will claim it is a semi worthless piece of used furniture. If you collect art, keep the receipts. Otherwise it’s just amateur hobbyart to the moving company insurers. And even then, they will claim for furniture oh it’s old and was already scratched up. It’s up to you to prove otherwise.
Full value insurance no doubt requires that you can prove the value of items in order to collect. Your heirloom antique? They will claim it is a semi worthless piece of used furniture. If you collect art, keep the receipts. Otherwise it’s just amateur hobbyart to the moving company insurers. And even then, they will claim for furniture oh it’s old and was already scratched up. It’s up to you to prove otherwise.
I only have a few higher value pieces. I keep the supporting valuation documentation for insurance purposes anyway, so have presented that to a moving company. The smaller things I usually chose to pack and transport myself. If that wasn't possible I identified them when the moving company's estimator came to survey the job. They did a more thorough supervised overpack, listed them on a separate bill of lading, inspected the pack before loading and also verified their condition upon delivery. So far, no damage/loss claims necessary.
It's pretty tough to give a breakdown of exactly what the costs go to, but that seems a bit high to me. It also depends on the specifics of where you're going to and from, plus how much stuff you need moved. If you need some insight on how costs are calculated, this article https://threemenandatruck.net/how-mu...oving-company/ has some fairly in depth explanation of the process. Long distance moving definitely isn't cheap though. I'd call around a get a few other quotes to make sure you aren't getting hosed by Allied.
At least a couple grand according to a moving company called 3 Movers. Sounds like it really depends on how much you need moved and how far it is though. Best way to find out is to call up a few movers and see what sort of estimate they give you. Most companies if not all of them give free price quotes so a couple phone calls can really help you nail down what you can expect to pay since you can tell them the specifics of your move.
I'm going through this process myself right now. Here's what I've learned, so far:
For me, the on-line or phone-call "estimates" are really hard to do if you are not already packed. It's easy enough to tell them how many beds (and their sizes), specific pieces of furniture, that sort of thing, BUT when they start asking, "And how many boxes in that room?" there is no way to know. What's "a box"? 1-cubic foot full of books or 3-cubic feet full of cotton balls??? I rounded up on a couple of these estimates, and I'm pretty sure I was way off (too high).
We had an estimator out -- and plan to have at least one other come out -- and his estimate took into consideration what he could see and take pictures of plus what he expected the contents of closets and cupboards to be.
For us, the biggest factor in the cost is the distance. After that, it's down to weight (not volume).
I'll try to remember to post when all is said and done as to how it all turns out!
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