Beware of this moving company!!!

[starvingcfi]

hey that sucks man. good luck in utah though. that's an awesome area.

 

[Magneto]

I'm having a moving company move my stuff from PHX to the PA area. Anyone heard of a company called Team USA before? I left it up to my wife to take care of it and now this thread has me worried. My company is paying for my move and I wish she would have gone with a company I had heard of. They pick up my stuff tomorrow and let's hope that I don't get screwed.

 

[MarineGrunt]

I'm having a moving company move my stuff from PHX to the PA area. Anyone heard of a company called Team USA before? I left it up to my wife to take care of it and now this thread has me worried. My company is paying for my move and I wish she would have gone with a company I had heard of. They pick up my stuff tomorrow and let's hope that I don't get screwed.

1) Make sure EVERYTHING is boxed up. There will be a hefty charge if they do it for you. Pack things nice and careful. Even though we only had one thing broken, most of our boxes were pretty mangled.

2) Agree on a delivery date and get it in writing! If you don't, then you have no rights if they are a week late, like in my situation.

3) Do your own inventory of everything. Number your boxes. DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING when they drop it off until everything is accounted for.

4) The biggest thing to look out for is them jacking up the weight of your stuff. If you can, try to weigh it yourself. You also have the right to have it re-weighed before delievery in case you think there was an error. It shouldn't cost you extra. Make sure it is clear how much they will charge (if you are over the weight estimate) before you sign the contract.

5) If it is cash or money order only, do cash. (see above for my situation).

6) Try to bring all the stuff you need to make it for a few days or a week. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

I hope everything goes well for you and your wife. Let me know if things take a dive. We have and air matress that we can send you if you need something to sleep on. Good luck with your move.

 

[MarineGrunt]

Magneto - check this link out - http://www.bbbsoutheastflorida.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=06330000&ComID=0633000030004450

and this one...

http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=90002083

 

[Swass]

My best friend is a new FBI agent that just moved to Chicago, they used a mover that was paid for by the FBI. You know he didn't get any sh!t from them. He said they were pretty cool, he even sold one of the guys a Benelli he no longer uses.

 

[AeroBoy]

Name me one mover that would screw with an FBI agent...

 

[JediNein]

Item: Two Plead Guilty in Moving Company Scheme
Date: January 21, 2004
Type: Investigation
Summary: Two former employees of Nationwide Moving Company of Woodinville, WA, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, WA, to defrauding customers. The two were involved in a scheme of intentionally giving low-ball moving estimates to customers and then extorting additional money by refusing to deliver the customers’ goods once they are loaded on the truck. Both are scheduled for sentencing on April 23.

http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=1248

The OIG deals with those types of scams.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[wingnutt]

Item: Two Plead Guilty in Moving Company Scheme
Date: January 21, 2004
Type: Investigation
Summary: Two former employees of Nationwide Moving Company of Woodinville, WA, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, WA, to defrauding customers. The two were involved in a scheme of intentionally giving low-ball moving estimates to customers and then extorting additional money by refusing to deliver the customers’ goods once they are loaded on the truck. Both are scheduled for sentencing on April 23.

http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=1248

...there ya go man, sue their @$$!

Name me one mover that would screw with an FBI agent...

...the same could be said for a pissed off marine

 

[Fast8945]

My expierence so far has been pleasant. However, we were almost sold on a mover until he said that we had to pay him in cash before he opened the truck. That quickly ended the conversations with him. Atlas Moving company moved us from TX to GA and did a phenomonal job. They packed everything we owned, from trash to plants to couch cushions. Took us a couple of months to find everything we needed.

Suggestions for moving:

Create a list of where everything is!
Number boxes to a corresponding list.
Keep personal and valuable items with you.
If you stop somewhere over night (provided you drive) empty your car at the hotel.
Make sure that the truck is empty and all of your stuff has been accounted for.
If the movers were good people, a good tip keeps them happy.
Ask friends and family for advice for moving companies.
Make sure to get copies of all the forms you sign.
Also, get the insurance.

 

[JediNein]

As our parents found out, when dealing with insurance after stuff was stolen during a move, having two kids run around with cameras is a good thing during the actual packing.

My brother and I took pictures of everything, even one of the movers taking a leak behind the house. The expression on that guy's face is still priceless.

Later, we found video cameras were great for before moving in and once moving out. The apartment managers and landlords gave us a lot less hassle when they knew we had everything on camera. Record everything with a running commentary, 'here is the bathroom, notice the rough paint on the wall around the faucet, looks like recent water damage here, blah blah blah"

At one place, when the guy below me moved out and the landlord discovered massive water damage - my tub was about to go through the floor, I was able to remind the landlord about the damage I discovered on move-in. Supposedly it was repaired.... The landlord did not say another word about it to me. If I didn't have the video, I might have had to pay for someone else's neglect.

Move safe -- Let someone else do the lifting!
Jedi Nein

 

[Nolife]

Moving c.cks.ckers

I had the same horrible experience from Summit Vanlines which we thoroughly checked out before hiring them. Summit was good and had a favourable rating with the BBB. The problem was that Summit contracted out to AAGoldstar of Miami. They low-balled the estimate then charged us $1500 more... holding our stuff hostage. My wife set the deal up as I had left for ground school. They were several days late with the goods and they would accept only cash or money order. No credit cards. While loading the stuff they bullied my wife into giving them a large tip. They were also Israelis. Maybe it's a family thing in southern Florida... these guys are good at ripping people off and they seem to have their butts covered. Next time I'll hire people to load and unload the truck and I'll drive it myself. It's been six months and when I hear moving horror stories it still ticks me off.

 

[RegionalFA]

Some folks must just be a whole lot wealthier...those who can afford someone else to move their things for them. My guess is that I have more moves than a whole lot of folks here combined, and I've never paid or asked someone else to move for me. Rent a truck, do it yourself, save a boatload of money, be sure of what you've got...it's the only way to go.

I'll be doing it again here in a couple of weeks. I'll agree that it's tiring, but that's the norm for a move.

Marinegrunt, for future FYI...if you need anything in that neck of the woods, ask the local church. You don't need to be a member. You can ask at eight o-clock at night, and you'll be moved in by ten or eleven, with fifteen or twenty able bodies to help get you in the door. And they'll probably bring you dinner, too. It's not a freeloading event; it's the way things work there.

in some cases ca company move their employee, ie. displacement, you hire a mover and they reimburse you. That's how I did it. Fortunately, I didn't get scammed. LIkely because it was a direct pay from the company in my situation... so trying to rip me off wouldn't have done them any good. THey did scratch up my cars paintjob a little... had sandy hand and foot prints all over it where they climbed all over it.

I used Atlas or something... just in case anyone wants to know.

 

[Visceral]

If you don't mind packing your own stuff next time, I'd recommend ABF U-Pack. Check out what other people have to say about nearly anything at Epinions.com before you buy any services. ABF got high marks, so thats who I'm going with.

 

[BlueBusDriver]

Manhattan blues......

from SaltySwede........

"I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THEM AS WELL, DO NOT PAY YOUR STUFF IS BROKEN OR STOLEN. THEY STOLE 2 PAIR OF SKI'S AND BROKE MY TV"

Sounds like a story I've heard on a trip to the West Coast.
How's it going brother?

BBD