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Rachels
05-04-2006, 05:12 PM
My grandmother had some furniture that I would like to have, nice quality antiques that I remember from my childhood. I don't have the first clue about how to get them from Alabama to Massachusetts, though. Does anyone have any tips? I can imagine it completely breaking the bank even though it's just six or seven things.

-Rachel
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5/18/02
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eb1
05-04-2006, 06:07 PM
Several years ago, I shipped a very valuable, very precious-to-me antique from my grandmother's house to mine using Vintage Transport (http://www.vintagetransport.com). The company was phenomenal.

I spent probably two months trying to locate a shipping method (could probably write a novel about the experience), as my grandmother lived in a remote area and had no way of helping with any aspect of this. The issue of insurance came up repeatedly (b/c it was an antique) and limited my options, plus I wanted someone experienced with antiques...this company specializes in that. They are used to moving one piece or many, and it actually only took a few weeks. I found them by calling a couple of antique dealers and asking for advice.

It cost about $400 for a very heavy piece of furniture to be moved 1200 miles...and my grandmother's house was definitely nowhere near a big hub.

PM me if you have questions!

cbm
05-04-2006, 06:08 PM
Rachel, I don't know if the following will qualify as the tip you are looking for. My cousin had some furniture (read heirlooms) she wanted me to have because she was going to move out of the U.S. At the time she lived about 3 states over. I called Mayflower in her state and ask the representative to call my cousin and decide a day when he could go see the furniture to give me the estimate on how it was going to cost. He did. I said fine, told him the date I wanted it and that is when I received it. It wasn't cheap, but not as expensive as I thought it was going to be. Mayflower or others that move through state usually tell you how much it will cost without any suprising changes at the end. Up until now, every time I have moved and used them, I have never had to pay more than they say.
I hope this helps.

Claudia.
DS 12/18/04

jenmcadams
05-04-2006, 07:27 PM
Check out/search the posts at www.movingscam.org. I know when I was doing research on our cross country household moves, I saw posts about the same type of need.

tiapam
05-05-2006, 12:02 AM
I think I found out about this website here:

http://www.uship.com/

I have never used it, but it looks promising, especially if you do not have a deadline.

-Pam

DD - One year old!