Services / Marketplace and retail pickup
Marketplace and retail pickup
You found it online, the seller wants it gone today, and it does not fit in your car. Often same day.
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What is included
- Collection from a private seller at an agreed window
- Flat rate quoted in writing, nothing due up front
- Blankets, shrink wrap, straps, and corner protection on every piece
- Condition photographs before the first lift
- Placement in the room of choice
- A call to you if the item is not as described before we load it
What is not included
- Paying the seller on your behalf
- Inspecting or verifying the item beyond obvious condition
- Electrical, plumbing, or gas work that requires a licensed trade
- Storage, unless arranged as a separate booking
How to prepare
- Pay the seller and confirm the pickup window yourself first
- Send us the listing photos and any measurements the seller gave
- Give us a phone number for the seller in case the door goes unanswered
- Measure the tightest doorway, gate, or stairwell on the route
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how we protect it
Protection goes down before anything is lifted: runners on the floor, jamb protectors on every door on the route, guards on corners and railings. The item is blanket wrapped, then shrink wrapped over the blanket so the wrap never touches a finished surface, then strapped to a dolly or skate sized for it. Used goods are photographed at the seller's door before loading, which is the record that settles any argument about a mark that was already there.
Crews on this work have completed the Common Movers Certification, including the property protection and specialty handling modules. Read the curriculum.
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How much does marketplace and retail pickup cost?
One flat rate, written down before anything moves. A coordinator reads what you send, sizes the crew and the equipment, and sends one number. Nothing is due up front: you pay after you have walked the rooms with us.
How many movers turn up?
Whatever the piece needs, and it is named in your quote before you book. Two for a single item with a clear path, four or more when it takes muscle. The rate does not change because the job turned out to be hard.
What if the access is difficult?
Send photos before the day. Side gates, spiral staircases, low clearances and third floor walk ups are most of what we do, and a coordinator will say honestly whether it can be done.
Can you come today?
Sometimes. We hold crews back for same day work. Call or text (877) 657-0555 rather than filling in the form, because a person can staff it faster than an inbox can.