Would it pay to ship a refrigerator, or used furniture, from Fairbanks to San Diego?
Question:
Would it pay to ship a refrigerator, or used furniture, from Fairbanks to San Diego?She might get far more for them if she sells them in Fairbanks than would cost to replace them in San Diego.
Answer:
However, to be honest, wouldn't want to entrust such items to a commercial moving company. Personally, have never used a dedicated moving and storage company. Have either rented a truck or used a commercial carrier, both of which worked out cheaper. Moving and storage companies have to charge a lot because some people have quite valuable furniture and will scream and demand compensation if the slightest mark on any of it. Which means their insurance rates are very high, and so are their prices. Have always packed up everything myself and was confident that had provided better protection for items than most movers would do. In a 1,400 mile move have you considered that might be cheaper to sell some things and replace them when you get there? Of course, to do this you have to have some sort of idea what you can sell something for locally against how much it is likely to cost there.However, will send her a BCC of this post, to call her attention to itin case she isn't following the thread, and see if she can post any advice.As many of us move at one time or another, such info can be pretty useful to many readers. I was interviewed for the move we are making...won't transport ammo, hand guns, anything in a spray can, cleaners, anything remotely flammable...cooking supplies, paint of any kind, etc.... I was told they would transport small empty propane tanks, but when the inspector was here, he told me no way. I can move them by my personal truck, but with the ammo and 5 kids.. not a good combination. They will move long guns, husband is afraid they will damage (bend) the barrel. Limited space to put it and the kids must come!! :of) It is over 1400 miles, so renting a small U haul isn't what I want to do. They also wont' ship anything like coins or such. I think they have too many problem with small items going into hands they don't belong to. I would definitely advise against trying to conceal the nature of the shipment. Am sure that the moving company has thought of the possibility of some nutter trying to conceal a quantity of sweating dynamite in a locked footlocker. If read the fine print of the moving contract, will probably find that any such misrepresentation will dump the total legal liability onto the shipper. As to the other question of whether an individual can legally transport a large quantity of ammo in a vehicle is another question entirely. A farmer might have a blasting license, but this doesn't mean he can go to town in his ute ["utility", what you would call a "pickup"], buy several cases of high explosive and haul them home without displaying the proper hazard warning signs on his vehicle. [Not even sure that this would cover his ass, actually.
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