Woman moving from California to Texas says movers ditched her things in Washington storage unit
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2023
- Most of us have had to deal with moving companies at some point in our lives but one Houston woman said she'll never deal with them again.
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A crime was committed. Those movers need to go to prison.
and refund her money, including the money she spent to get her stuff back. Most movers have insurance to cover this. You pay for it in yourr moving contract.
No District Attorney is going to waste his dept's time and resources chasing down a moving truck form California to Washington to Texas in this modern short of employees economy if no blood was shed in the crime...
Sadly, a lot of the time the law protects businesses from criminal prosecution. You or I or any average citizen do it then its criminal! A business does it and all of a sudden it's a civil court matter.
@@user-hy3vp5kp1o And that is a serious failure in your society. That's what happens when you make it a business rather than what the law was set up to do. Leader of the free world, yeah right 🤦🏼♀️
It should be a felony...They transported stolen property over the California State Line..
Why would you give jewelries, diamonds to the movers? Those items should come with you.
Sometimes you need to go and she probably thought her items were safe.
Gullible sheeple get sheared
Did she have any evidence, such as photos and videos, to show that she gave valuable items to the movers? If not, how do we know the truth?
@@jasonlucas2328 probably not.
@@jasonlucas2328 why would she lie? She already paid all the money to get her stuff from the storage bidder, nothing to gain at that point.
That happened to us in the summer of 2021 when we moved from Oregon to Tennessee. After two weeks of not getting the furniture I was unwilling to be still anymore and we flew all the way back to Oregon to Teresa steps. We found our stuff in a storage unit and it was all intact. We feel very fortunate. I also got my $10,000 back because I am relentless. I had pictures of the movers. I took pictures of them when they were packing things up and I found them on a social media site and I sent them the pictures and said you’re going on the news tomorrow and I had a phone call within five minutes and a check in my hand within 24 hours
They should have gone on the news anyway to warn others. I don't negotiate silence with criminals.
Excellent work! Due diligence beats laying down about it every time! 🏆
I think "Teresa" = trace our.
You go girl!!
That's How You Do It Kimberlyn !
I was in the moving business in the 80's through 2005. My family owned a moving company, I was a cross country mover and sold moving and storage services for years. My advice, take your jewelry, heirlooms and your computer in your car. sell the rest or give it away and get new stuff at your destination. The cost of relocating your possessions far exceeds the price of replacing them, plus you get new stuff.
Correct. My relative moved to FL last year and gave away his non-important stuff like furniture, tables and sold some on Craigslist, Ebay etc. He eventually bought new stuff from his new home and only drove there by SUV. We dont get why people are so hung up about their furniture, clothes and bed. The important stuff like documents, personals you keep in your possession. I mean: do you keep your passport in your luggage? You bring it in your hand carry. Same applies here.
100% agree with you. I'm not a professional mover and even I know this. I don't trust anybody with my stuff. I either move it all myself or just sell or give it away and buy new stuff at my new place. Less headache that way.
Across country ? May be better off mailing the smaller valuables in stages to the new address. This way you can avoid smash and grabs, car jacking and civil asset seizure.
what if we cant afford to just buy new furniture and cant sell the old stuff?
@@thepotatoofheavenvery true and important point
If you want to hear horror stories, listen to the military families that move frequently. Movers on lowest bid government contracts. Lost furniture, theft of personal and military uniforms, transfers to unauthorized storage and extensive damage to furniture etc. My sympathy for the young lady.
This is why demo squaddies plant c4 on all the trucks to ENSURE, all possessions are arrived neat and on time.
They're order following murderers
@@UtubeH8tr unfortunately right after Hurricane Katrina, base movers literally broke shit that wasn’t even storm damaged. You’re talking about to this day, I hate all of the videos and memories that got broken/lost.
Never use the lowest cost movers.
Lost a good deep freezer through these movers.
Me and the wife moved from Denver to Tucson rented a truck , paid a moving company for help loading the truck , drove it ourselves to Tucson then hired another moving company to help unload the truck ,, knew exactly what and where our stuff was , a lot cheaper than a moving company doing it
Great job, that's what I did as well.
That's a good idea.
Smart, efficient, cheap. ✅
Owned a moving company and did that for out-of-towners all the time. Since I had a lease with Ryder they called me all the time for clients leaving town: use a pro crew to load.
PODS is great for that. They deliver the POD and you have it for awhile to load and then they come back to pick it up and it gets to you and you keep it for awhile to unload it. Not as rushed as when you rent a truck. But around the same price maybe cheaper.
I cannot believe she let movers take her diamonds and jewelry. That’s outrageous,when I was moved for work to different states .I ALWAYS took the jewelry, important papers and money with me. I was in my 20’s-30’s. Today if I’m flying my jewelry, money , id’s come with me NEVER in luggage.
Probably a lot to scam insurance. What moved has time to rifle through boxes looking for diamonds?
@@karlabritfeld7104 Agree
Why would you blame her and not the criminal
Was a dumb thing to do that’s for sure. Most would know better.
@@toosense Agree. For an adult to but diamonds and jewelry on a moving truck their not even going to be with doesn’t sound logical.
I have moved from Indiana to Florida not once but three times. And I would never ever pay anybody to move my stuff. I rented my own truck I packed my own things and I drove the truck myself. I don't trust anyone. I have never understood why people trust their personal items with strangers
Not everyone has a driver’s license. Or has anyone to help them.
@@darkpisces8125 or want to drive long distance
The lesson here is, whenever anyone uses a long distance mover, the person hiring the moving company needs to plant a tracking device in their stuff. So they may be able to find there stuff within a timely manner before it is stripped and sold.
That's a great idea.
TODAY it's a great idea; scanning photos, copies of doc. etc. but when moving (even with weeks in planning) people get REALLY stressed and just want it to go away. and it does.
I have heard this over and over. This should be criminalized. Not to be dealt with in civil court
When my husband and I moved out of state we did use the PODS company for a lot of our stuff, and then we rented a trailer for the rest of our stuff and drove the trailer ourselves to where we would be living. When I helped my parents move out of state we took about 3 trailers of their stuff and again drove everything ourselves. It might take a little longer, but it ended up being cheaper and safer.
It’s a big ring of how they steal your stuff legally. They know if the house they move is full of valuable stuff they immediately drop it at a storage unit, default intentionally while stringing the customer on for 30days and then have someone bid on the unit knowing there is tons of valuables then they legally own your stuff and will out bud everyone because they know what’s actually in there. It’s insane that these companies get away with it. The guy who sold her her own stuff back was probably part of the theft
Follow the movers. Stay with them throughout the whole trip.
not possible. The movers are not leaving at the same time you are. They ware waiting to fill the truck so that moving across country is as financially low as possible for them.
That isn't always possible depending on the distance, route that the movers need to take, and how the movers drive/operate. If the movers have 2 drivers per truck so they don't need to really stop unless for fuel or rest stops than how are you supposed to follow them?
You cant, they have weigh stations and dot checkpointsZ
Just as well move your own things based on that logic. 😶
Time for those air tracking devises for everything you own.
Thats so messed up. Many years ago I was in the moving business. I took pride in taking care of my customers, and delivering all of their stuff in great condition.
You should run for Congress somewhere and get a coalition of Americans together to regulate movers in every state, so the way things are being done here will stop. I'm semi-retired and I want to put some people over a barrel for this.
I wish you'd run for some kimd of office to replace these low life scums.
You're obviously not from California.
@@richardfolkman Thanks for the suggestion.
Most of my clients are from referrals, the reason, before we leave the house we make sure the costumer 100% satisfied with our service.
And I'm not here to advertise because
The name of our business isn't here.
This happened to our neighbors when they moved from California. Their belongings ended up in Washington State instead of Colorado. They were told they could come to Washington to get their stuff and when they got there, they were told their belongings has been moved to a different storage unit, but no one knew where that was. They spent 3 days there and finally had to give up. They lost a lifetime of personal possessions and heirlooms from relatives.
How very upset and traumatized they were was so sad. They paid thousands of dollars to this moving company. Even calling the police didn't help them.
Biden's America
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I was born in Mexico but I like the way you tried. LMAO
@@itsyooboii1464 trump’s America 🤦🏻😂
@@Aly_1904 you still have Cheeto dust all over your lips
I own a moving company currently and hear stories like this all the time. I feel bad when we come across a client and they explain to us what previous moving companies did to them in the past that made them distrust new moving companies and honest ones at that. There are a lot of moving companies out there just to scam you or exploit you in the end. I just want to say that not all moving companies are like this and that a lot of us are there to help and educate you as best we can and make everything go as smooth as possible!
Hopefully your company has fleet vehicles and an insurance policy to protect your customer's goods and valuables.. cause this video makes it look like her movers had to get a rent-a-truck special, so I'm guessing they're a Craigslist based business..
@@KremitDeFrog Yes as of right now we have 3 cargo Vans and a 16ft box truck , we're getting a 26ft box truck currently 👍🏾
We also have insurance for the company as well
@@Vargas9215 Currently located in Concord NC but we do travel throughout the country at times for clients moving long distance or need interstate moving services.
why would you give jewelry/gold/diamonds to the movers, that's small items that you could have carried yourself,
I just asked the same question. Lol
If the entire truck was worth $2,500, there were no diamonds in that lot.
Right, next time include the kids 😂
@@SalveRegina8 $25,000
she doesn't seem, bright and Texas receives a CA lib. Before my relative moved to FL, all documents, personals, files were in his SUV when he drove cross country. He gave away his belongings which can be replaced from his new house and why waste 10K to move old crap to the new house? People hoard to many non-essential crap in their lives.
I had the same thing happen nearly 20 years ago when moving from CA to DC. The carrier on the front end tried to sexually assault me in my own apartment after packing up my items. On the DC side, the carrier held my items hostage until I forked out another $2500. Once my stuff was unloaded, much of it was broken or missing.
Woah
Sooo even after someone tried to sexually assault you.. you still allowed them to move your things?… why would you do that?
@@cancervisionary1509 The carrier already had her items packed up. Could also be that she was scared to speak up because that person was obviously dangerous.
@@misshoneynevercame4832 scared to speak up= enabling. Be smarter.
Really? The carrier? One person? a team? Shocking to say the least. Too many of you are too gullible. Glad it didn't cost you your life.
I’ve been trying to incorporate minimalism in my life and after constantly being on the move for the past decade, I’ve learned what I really need can all fit into 2 large suitcases.
Send a hoarder out with a moving crew for a month end, and you'll come back home and start giving stuff away. I had a Federal lady judge I drove to the airport in the last winter Olympics and she had ONE flight bag. The wife of the owner of the N. Orleans Saints had 28 suitcases for a three day stay!
@@louisliu5638 Lol, seriously?
Do you have any hobbies?
sounds like you don't have enough stuff actually worth anything...clothes don't need to go into a suit case but the jewelry sure does.
@@logicalblueberry yup. The Four Seasons was ground zero for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I drove the "guests" of NBC Sports, and the Federal judge not only KNOWS my HS debate coach, she was on the "Unibomber" investigation with him, and pals around with his wife. I INTRODUCTED his wife to him in HS!!!
I have moved to another state. I hired movers to load the truck. I drove the truck to the new place. I had movers waiting for me to unload the truck. Never take your eyes off your stuff…people steal your stuff to sell it!!
Should have put a couple of apple air tags in the boxes to keep track of the stuff
Probably wouldn't have helped especially when you cannot really claim anything was stolen.
Good idea
This is sad. This is despicable. I'm so sorry this happened to this woman. I hope she gets legal redress.
its hilarious! ALL californians should be treated like this! nobody wants you, stay where you belong, you are not welcomed to move anywhere else, we will treat you like garbage when we find out you are from commiefornia.
There is no legal redress. Sueing these companies is a lesson in futility. There are no laws that protect the consumer in the moving industry.
or at least learns something from her stupidity.
Always take your jewelry and precious items like pictures and paperwork with you. I feel for this woman. These criminals literally got away with robbery. That storage owner needs to be held accountable as well because he obviously does business with these thieves.
I had the same kind of nightmare. I hired a national moving company with a prestigious name to move my property from Albuquerque to Chicago. They charge me $7000 and then farmed out the job to a guy with a rental truck, who hired two unskilled laborers. They broke valuable items, lost valuable items, or threw them away for all, I know, and basically through my stuff in my new house. The damages and loss I experienced totaled another approximately $7000.
Same thing happened to me when I moved from New Jersey to Wisconsin, 8 years ago. However I must say that when they contacted me and said it would cost an additional $2400.00 I said fine and when they got here with my things and wanted the check, The Police were waiting for them. This subcontractor is now out of business.
Why don’t you name them?
Sorry you went thru that. Don't take this the wrong way, but the fact that it cost $7000 to move your stuff should have been your first red flag. Just so you know, you can hire unskilled laborers from a day labor place to help you move. It would have cost you $1000 for the whole day to get it packed. You could have driven the truck to your new home yourself and then had unskilled laborers in your new town come and help you move your stuff into your home. They would have been more careful because they were working for you and would have been fired by you if they broke anything. That alone makes people be more careful. Day labor companies also have liability insurance so if they break anything or they get injured, the labor company has it covered. And finally, some things don't transport well and/or need special skill to be transported. For instance, I would not allow a moving company to move a grand piano. I would hire a company that specializes in that to do it.
I sell furniture in florida. I can't tell you how awful the stories are for these cross-country movers. Big name, small name. In the best case scenario, they hold your stuff ransom and double the rate at the last minute before you get your stuff. That's the best case scenario.
Her jewelry and diamond gone. That’s on her for being stupid too. When I moved, I carried my jewelry and important documents with me. I left big items like furnitures and household items to the moving company.
No thats not on her. Pls.. come on.
Her stuff should still not have been stolen.
@@bobshanery5152 Sorry, I disagree. I would personally handle my jewelry, firearms, and important documents. Never let those out of your control.
She exaggerated things to seek attention!!!
Always have important stuff with you.
I was surprised too. Why jewelry, diamonds??????OMG! Why? That can fit in your car!
Family pictures! Take them with you! OMG!
Suit the moving co. owner!
If they don't give you an itemized list, don't let them have it. But in the end, if your belongings are of any importance to you, never let them out of your sight and move them yourself. It's on you.
Never let a moving company move your jewelry or other small valuables you can carry yourself
This has been happening a lot lately moved should be required to have insurance for items stolen
The broker is required to carry a bond, by law. They will lose their authority (license) if they don't have the bond (insurance) active. It is regulated by the FMCSA, a Federal Agency.
Movers are required to also, at least the one that operates the truck that the household goods are transported on. The people who are in a home packing/unpacking and loading/unloading furniture are not necessarily required to carry insurance.
Unfortunately, the average consumer doesn't research to find out what they should be asking for, looking out for, and verifying, to make sure that they are hiring a legally licensed and bonded broker or mover.
It doesn't really make sense for her to be in this position after such a long time, since it sounds like the brokerage, at least, was legitimate. A quick chat with an attorney about the issue should have resulted in her being made aware that the broker legally needs to have a bond that she can file a claim against.
They have to carry a bond with a minimum value of $75,000. All she would need to do is file a claim against that bond for the value of the items listed on the move paperwork, along with the fees she paid to the brokerage. The company that issued the bond to the broker will pay her, as long as she has a legitimate contract and supporting documents, whether the broker likes it or not.
They do, but under the Motor Carrier Act technically look at the contract. And that stuff is actually THEIRS until they unload. It's like so many contracts written one way: you're hooped. And what do you do about losing FAMILY PHOTOS that aren't replaceable??
@@louisliu5638 A decision to leave small and important items, like family photos, with the rest of your household goods rather than taking them with you or sending them separately through a service like UPS, is an unfortunate one. This is irrelevant to the original comment, but I included the part about the average consumer (unfortunately) not doing research because of comments like yours. So much of the hardships and heartache with moving is a result of people not researching a major life change like a move before they just throw money at it and imagine it will all just magically be perfect. It is a hard lesson when you don't think, blindly trust, skip out on putting in any effort, and just throw money at the cheapest mover. I have empathy but it only extends so far.
Regarding a deliver date, there is a legal requirement that the customer is provided with an Order of Service. It is a legal document and part of it is the requirement, not option, to include the pickup and delivery time period/dates. The Order of Service must have that information. If a customer was not provided with that document, then that in itself is a violation of the law.
One thing I did forget to note is that I have been discussing this with an assumption that discussions are all related to Interstate as was in the video. Some of this may only apply for out-of-state/International moves, like the one in the video. Moves within single states can have separate laws and regulating authority, but must remain fully inside a single state during transport or it falls back to Federal. My experience is with Interstate and I won't pretend to know anything about how individual states regulate their in-state moves.
The Motor Carrier Act, to my knowledge, had nothing to do with regulating the moving industry. It reduced regulation of the general trucking industry, making it more of an open market. I don't recall anything in the Motor Carrier Act that has anything to do with transferring ownership during transport. Do you have a resource that explains what you are referring to?
The only thing I can think of would be if you are referring to assuming liability during transport. If so, that is not the same thing as ownership. If you did in fact mean actual ownership, then I would need more information as it is not ringing a bell.
If I was misreading and you were referring to the Motor Carrier Act separately from the transferring of ownership, then that is something I would have to defer to an attorney on as I have never come across it and don't know the legality of transferring ownership to a mover through a contract, or what the purpose of that transfer of ownership would be designed to accomplish.
@@louisliu5638 Take pictures of your family photos.
@@louisliu5638 charge them for the frame and what it would cost to print a picture and place it in that frame then multiply it. If they’re making contracts that say they own someone else property even if it’s point a to point b could be seen as fraud under false pretenses.
I owned a moving business years ago. I moved away from charging hourly rates to flat contract rates. Made customers happier and me and my boyfriend/business partner at the time happier. It was a pretty successful business but there is a lot of stress in it on both sides. You break something you are liable for it and then the customers are naturally stressed from moving. You also have equipment and maintenance cost etc. We got a chance to move into a different and less stressful business. We jumped on it.
Stress is a key note. Sometimes I'd come back as a favor to clean up the clients yard or take something to the dump, and out would come the sandwiches and beer. Moving? Even a move UP: renting to owning, is stressful. I loved the biz. but there are other places to shine.
Would you mind sharing what type of business, you moved into? Thank you.
@@logicalblueberry Went into doing flooring. Apprenticed with a friend to learn the business while still doing moving. Once we knew enough stopped doing the moving.
@@lisam4503 Thank you for my daily gem on YT. As a customer I like dealing with a flat rate even if I know it's probably high as it's easier to predict the budget. I also realize business don't care for it as they don't get the guaranteed markups. I'm helped people move and have moved myself, I just don't want the hassle of dealing with another party.
Please learn from me! This actually happens a lot. They got me. Said it would be $950 to move a small apartment 15 miles, got all of my stuff on the truck in the pouring rain and said it was $1400. If I didn't pay they would leave my stuff out in the rain. ONLY USE A REPUTABLE COMPANY, it's worth the money, it will end up costing you more. What they do is when their business gets too bad of a reputation they just start another one under a new name. I have always hoped that one day that company would mess with a murderous psychotic vengeful person and get their comeuppance but alas that person isn't me. I can still hope though.
Give it time. They will mess with the wrong person.
Friends helped me move. I'm blessed they were willing to help.
Next time, just sell everything and buy everything new when you move to your new house 🏠. No headaches
...hiring a moving company used to make sense. For a few thousand bucks, you could save yourself hundreds of hours of messing around selling and re-buying stuff. But now that everything is just cheap Chinese junk, I'm not sure that's true anymore. Unless you have some heirloom furniture, it's probably cheaper to leave it at the curb and buy new chinese garbage at the other end.
Sometimes stuff just doesn't sell. Especially furniture.
@@eventhisidistaken
I mean we have renting trucks for like a few bucks.
I guess if you really hate driving and don't care about buying new stuff.
Only time I really see houses abandoned with most of the furniture is in government run/housing assistance buildings. Those people usually don't give a dam about anything.. house, stuff, the community. When you get new stuff for free it lost its value.
Selling everything isn't easy.
This is a very common strategy with movers - you agree to a price for your move, you sign a contract, but once they pick up your stuff, they demand more money to give you your belongings back, and now they will add daily storage charges to further increase their profit. This fraud happens with legitimate moving companies all the time, it’s absolutely not limited to non-licensed movers. They will refuse to provide you their insurance companies information so you can never file a claim. No legal authority will get involved in your dispute because technically a crime hasn’t happened, they want you to work it out with the moving company. This is just one of the billion ways in which the average American is screwed over in this country.
I moved my family 1,300 miles on my own. I got rid of what I could, kept what was important, hired a couple guys to help pack up the 16” moving van I rented, put the car on a flat tow connected to the moving van, and hit the road. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I’m a stronger person for it 💪 Would never want to do it again, though
Too many people from California coming to Texas
Sounds like it'd be wiser to hire or buy a trailer or small truck, and move it yourself. If you need some big strong guys to lift things, there's probably a list of local construction union members looking for work, that would take a few days pay to go back and forth from house to truck at both departure and destination locations.
That's horrible 😤 I feel so bad for her.
I would sue them under any fictitious business name they tried to hind under. She deserves justice ⚖️ I would push for criminal charges as well as punital damages. In my opinion, she deserves justice on all 3 tears of the court system.
If I were her, I wouldn't rest.
Why would she trust a stranger with her valuable jewelry? Always carry that on your person directly in your carry on bag or just take it with you if you’re driving. Honestly, I would’ve sold all my belongings and ship just the items I absolutely couldn’t part with. It’s not worth the headache.
I would never send my expensive jewelry with the movers. Especially since they should be something small enough to fit in a carry on.
People will be murdered over this. These movers need to be careful messing with the wrong person. Crazy how that lady is being so patient.
@EvoSGooD. I won't kill because of property (stuff).
I can’t imagine being the type of person who thinks killing someone over stuff and risking life in prison seems rational?
@@sarcasticallyrearranged Just because you can’t imagine it doesn’t mean anything. In a lot of states in the United States it is completely legal to protect your property with lethal force.
Dont need them commiefornians moving to texas. Glad the hero movers done drop her shit on another blue state shithole
It's called being a civilized human being.. try it sometime
$2500 for a move from CA to TX is a red flag in itself (that price is too low). She needs to contact FMCSA & report the Carrier and the Brokerage
I have never heard of something like this. How awful! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This world is crazy!
Wow ! This is soo messed up smdh she had to buy her things back but lost most of it. That’s crooked .
The guy who won the auction (and got her to buy her remaining stuff back) was probably in on the whole thing. The storage unit bit sounds like a good way to launder the stolen merchandise. Moving company says "we don't have the stuff anymore, we put it in a storage unit." Guy who won the auction says "I didn't know it was stolen, I just bid on a past due storage unit." Then secretly kicks back some of the money he made from selling the stuff back to the moving company.
My cousin works in storage sales for those who default . this is normal. Why give it back when it's the other party's fault they lost their belongings? It was sold fair and square. The woman was asking for it when she placed valuables in the truck. It's like flying. Do you keep your passport in luggage?
Well , now you know why a lot of times items are donated or given to friends, relatives instead of paying $$ to relocate your precious furnishings.
I moved a lot.
I rather just move it myself. So many trucks you can rent. Make it a fun little trip.. But I get it
The more and more I hear about things like this from the US the country seems more and more sketchy!
These days, it's always best to rent a truck or uhaul and just move things yourself. When you do, NEVER stop overnight in a large city. The thieves are waiting and watching at motel parking lots and near the main roads where people tend to stop overnight. I've heard story after story of people getting their entire belongings stolen in large cities, and it can happen within minutes. Drive a bit farther out of the way to an airbnb or small town. Last airbnb I stayed at had a gate that the owner had to come out to open. It's more work but can be worth it. Always drive with someone and take turns driving, and never leave that vehicle alone if you stop for food.
Never ask for an estimate on Google, because you get scammers. That happened to me, but not as seriously as this family. I had to call the police to get my stuff, I was angry for months regardless of getting most of my things. They stole an Xbox and 80.00 from my daughter's purse which I told her to keep her purse on her because I felt they were shady. You should go to a name-brand moving company...
Oh damn you really missed that XBOX and 80 bucks........
You missed me with that one!
Being from the military you always hear about the horror stories when we do moves. When I could I always did my own moving. Then out of the military I found PODS to be a great alternative cost a lot more but it was worth it to me for peace of mind.
Yes, PODS is what I would use.
We've only had horrible stories about the companies we've used. There's something super suspicious about how these people operate. We had some dudes hold our stuff hostage for extra money or they wouldn't let us unload.
Thanks for the heads up
States, cities, and counties in America are so into regulating every aspect of our lives; well, why don't they get to business and craft some laws that shuts these thieves down. They deserve some serious prison for this kind of crime. (Our condolences to all who have suffered from this abuse).
This is state and federal level crime. Cities and counties aren't equipped to deal with interstate moving companies.
You cant stop crime. We already have laws in place.
We really don't need more laws on top of already said laws. All this creates is an endlessly expanding government and after paying $10bucks for some dam eggs.. Our government is obese.
People could use better knowledge on what to look for and what to avoid.
Being rushed, no check lists, checking the company, taking small items with you etc.
Because these long haul issues fall under the FEDERAL motor carrier Act, that's why. In both th eUsA AND Canada.
Abuse? Suffering? Wtf
@@demaskus2016 What's your problem?
Need to use a really reputable moving company. That way you can sue, and the company won't just disappear.
That case could be tied up in the court system forever only to settle for a fraction of the estimated worth to replace especially with the inflation factor.
I was a half owner of a moving company in Sacramento some years ago. We had JUST installed tracking devices as they were finally available at an affordable cost. That same week, right after being installed, the movers woke up in a hotel in Texas and the moving van was GONE. The truck was located in a neighborhood that same day, right next to a property next to the Southern border. The police showed up and the shipper's stuff was being unloaded from our truck into a house . The police went in and the house and outbuildings were packed to the gills with all kinds of contents from different households. A neighbor told the police that moving trucks were always coming and going at the place & people coming and going all the time. The neighborhood was older with dirt streets and large property ranch type and commercial use where buildings were some distance from each other which is probably why nobody was bothered by the traffic and never reported activity as suspicious. It was a large ring and they got busted.
So glad you are reporting this. It happened to us.
“Months pass” now im starting to get worried 😂😂😂😂 umm WHAT?
I have trust issues. The last thing I want others to do for me is help move jewelry, documents, important items. It's like taking a plane, have your valuable on you at all times.
That’s it, blame the victim. How insensitive.
@Thomas Marshall i never said it was her fault, but if that's how you see it, cheers to you. I lost my naivete a long time ago after the TSA stole something important from me and I will never get it back.
When my husband’s company moved us long distance the first thing they said to me any personal jewelry and important documents go with you we are not responsible for those things-I did end up missing some Christmas stuff when the movers brought my things but nothing I couldn’t live without didn’t even realize it till Christmas
This is so sad but a lesson learned for us all. Sometime money doesn't replace. things that you have had for years that you love more than having the money. She could have sold her own items.. this is so sad. This would really piss me off. 🙆🏽♀️😔😡
If the mover contracted this job for them with that carrier, then the mover is liable for letting the clients down.
True for any other democratic nation, *except* America, best country in the world.
Yeah...Good luck with that! We hired a lawyer to go after the moving company who ripped us off and we got ripped off by the lawyer as well.
wtf…. she is still PAYING them!!! that is beyond idiotic
Legally, she has to if she is under agreement/contract with the moving company. There isn't really any loophole that gives you the right to refuse to pay them. That is what is interesting about the law because unless you can prove that they violated the agreement/contract than you must pay them. They could come with an empty truck and still consider they made the delivery because there might anything saying they need to bring stuff. Once you pay them, you can battle your issues out with them for a reduced price or refund.
@@brianhaflin9799 my 40+ years of experience on this planet earth and being a cybersecurity worker, knows DAMN well that is not true. They already STOLE the belongings. What do you think they are going to do?? lmfao. Her paying means services rendered and customer satisfaction. I never in my life paid a rip off con. They can eat gravel.
😂 apparently she ended up giving her entire household of life worth of stuff away and also paid the thieves thousands of dollars to do it.
derrr derrr derrrrrr…. the thieves sold her stuff at profit AND they got thousands more from her to return the scraps (meant for the trash after they picked it clean bone dry).
This is absurd. Darwin award 🥇 for this lady.
@@msgentleman3752 It is crazy!! There is nothing you can do with and for this woman.
What she did was beyond words of idiotic. We could do a GoFundMe and donate money to put her back on track. The issue is she has proven that either A. she will give our donations to the thieves or B. someone else will come along and shake her down for money.
man, what a horrible nightmare
thanks for reporting!
How awful..I hope this Lady gets justice.
There is a saying that’s been around for ages. When you buy cheap you get what you paid for. Here’s another one. If a deal is to good to be true it probably is. This is how the show Storage Wars got started and funded.
Ohhh victim blaming! Haven't seen that in a while. How does it feel back in the 1950s?
Storage Wars got started because people who stored their stuff couldn't pay the bills anymore. That has nothing to do with this video, and especially nothing to do with a deal looking to good to be true.
You're a dumb person, who just says shit and hasn't got a clue what he's talking about.
Let me guess: Right-winger?
@@TheBushdoctor68 And you’re my left nut.
@@czechmate6916 So that's a Yes then.
You right-wing assholes are SO easy to identify.
@@TheBushdoctor68 Just like you left nuts. Btw I don’t belong to either party I vote for whoever has the my country and its citizens at heart without destroying them both. Unlike you.
Hold on the deposit for $2400 and the remaining amount was only $350? Did I hear that right???? The deposit is usually a quarter to a 3rd of the whole amount, not the other way around. I’m knowledgeable of moving companies in my lifetime, I would never hire a box rental moving company for this reason exactly.
This happens when you hire brokers off of Craigslist. They charge way less than a established company like Mayflower, hold your items hostage, or just keep your deposit unless you pay more. This scam has been around for a while.
She made a contract with the lowest bid. This is common with Asians. Call me racist, but it is true. They always want to lowball and cheat in business deals.
craigslist??? haha, that shit is a joke.
Any broker of an industry is a scam.
Some people dont realize they're brokers and think they're dealing with Movers.
I have used Allied moving company 4 times when I moved from one state to the next. Never had an issue. If someone is planning to hire movers over a long distance, please only use a reliable, well trusted company with your valuables.
I was in real estate for many years and would be asked all the time for referrals to moving companies. That was the only industry that I could not refer anybody to. It appears that entire industry is corrupt. Even the good companies had bad reputations.
I understand this and am very sorry this happened to this lady. 💕
our CA to TX move resulted in a 60 day wait for our stuff. That's 60 business days. They moved it, trucked it, move it again, stored it .......who knows. But when we finally got our stuff, a lot of our furniture was broken as was a lot of glassware. But in the fine print is the compensation for broken stuff; $0.75/lb. Hardly worth fighting for. On top of that was an itinerary of over 450 pieces. We didn't get through all those pieces and boxes for months before we realized that stuff was missing. No idea where it was, what box it was in or where it went. $20,000 to move and it was a disaster. I guess folks will tell you it's the price to get out of California.
What is the name of the company that charged $20,000!? Unless you lived in a 5000 sq. feet mini mansion or greater...why would it cost that much 🤷🤦🏻
@Atochabsh ⬇see question below.... forgot to tag you.
@@laradiantrr9357 1550 house plus a storage unit.
Bad signs are coming from many directions, the ethical standards are at ground level.
That is so upseting
So sorry you had to go through that.
I would NEVER let anyone pack and take my jewelry.
Can't seem to trust anyone. If by chance you need to move I guess, rent a uhaul, and maybe hire some guys in front of home depot to help you lift the heavier items, then drive it yourself or ask a friend or family to ride along, since some of those drives can be pretty dull. Not great to drive while sleepy.
If you really have no other option, don't let them touch any jewelry or documents, you have to move that stuff yourself.
As for legislation passing, yeah we need it, which means, nothing will happen. Because let's just say half of elected officials want everyone to be angry without thinking. Deregulate everything and act surprised when everyone robs you blind, while asking you to pay for them to do it.
This happens all the time even with established companies
I am also in the process of moving from cali also. I am using PODS and hiring people to load and unload. However I am using a citizen shipper for my boat and having problems also but at least I paid for the insurance. My advice is to use PODS. You pack, you lock, you unlock and you unload. I am not sponsored by PODS. Downside they are a bit pricey and its going to take about 3 to get everything.
She's so beautiful..
Such a touching story. thank you for sharing with us , and for helping her.😁👌
There is a group on fb of a BUNCH of people this happened to. Happened to me and I just ended up with evee! Everything ruined, broken or stolen. Yes, worst, most expensive experience of my life. I could unalienable the people who did this to me ... I hate them so much and feel so violated!
I just moved and it was local the mover stole a lot of my things discovered at the end. He charged me 5 times what he quoted as well in the middle of the move he said how much more he wanted or he was not going to deliver the rest of my things. Terrible people
did you have it all documented so you have proof? Were they fully licensed & insured? Did you report them?
I’ve seen so many stories of the moving company charging more than the original quote and refusing to deliver the items.
It makes me afraid of hiring a moving company.
I have moved several times across the country (in the military and after the military). I would never allow movers to take possession of my jewelry.
This is a shame they did this. I have a friend who recently moved and they tried to do the same thing. It was a guy with a thick Russian accent trying to re-negotiate and hold his items hostage.
Sounds about right, especially the owner of "Compass Movers." They subcontracted out the actual physical job of moving the items, so they are not liable in court. These types of company owners are not responsible for fully vetting the actual moving company, although they probably know full well how to get in touch with the thieves for more moving scams. I'd be willing to bet that the storage facilities and the bidders who buy them are ALL in on the cut....need a good PI to link everybody together.
Similar thing happened to us and other homeowners here in middle Tennessee with roofing and construction contractors....subs all the way, so the "broker" company can't be held liable for much of anything. Of course, the state licensing board, small town lawyers and county DAs, bond/insurance of thieves have proven to be absolutely worthless, so probably sharing in profits as well. Organized crime is rampant.....
I just moved across town and did it all myself. Movers are crooks.
If your from California. Please don’t move here. 😂
My heart goes out to her and her family. I wish I could've told her about the only mover I trust whom I met back in the early 90's when he and a friend were first starting out in the business. Today he owns a large and very dependable moving company, Costa Mesa Moving, Inc., in Orange County, CA. I have moved several times over the years, most recently in 2022, and wouldn't trust anyone but Dave and Costa Mesa Moving, Inc. for the job. Dave is a good man who has teams of dependable and trustworthy employees, and they do all the moving themselves from start to finish.💯
Oh wow! That’s horrible. I had great movers from California to Houston TX. Sorry to hear this
🙋🏽That's refreshing to hear!
🚚🚛📦📦📝What moving company did you use?✨
@Chrissy A ⬇ question below- forgot to tag your name on it.
This story is so familiar. My daughter moved to Austin from northern CA. They almost lost their belongings also. But her diligent husband tracked down everything and acted quickly when the 1st red flag appeared. Am sorry to hear the situation in this piece turned out so badly. We're heading to TX also where we're from originally & have all our relatives there. We will use a PODS probably rather than risk losing everything. At our ages we certainly don't want to start over or risk losing a lifetime of irreplaceable treasures.
If you have sentimental photos scan them and put them on a sd card
Put an Apple Air tag in that pod to track it
Pods has done the same, look up their horror stories some people never were able to find there things all gone
PODS is horrible!
When I was in the army we used a company named gypso, don't know if they're still around, both times I had at least one box missing that I didn't notice until later. I swear these companies need to be regulated by mafia type entities.
I got injured during a fire party drill and was placed on long term limited duty. So they shipped off to shuffle paperwork on the base and can say it's a 5 star mess over there and I bet people are still looking for their stuff decades later.
I had the same thing happen to me 8 years ago. The movers did not bring my things when they said they would. Instead I get a call asking me if I wanted my things or could they auction them off. Then a few days later I get another call telling me it will cost me another $2400.00. I said fine and when they got here, the police were waiting for them.
1. Labels on Everything
2. Driver License Check
3. Tracking Tag
4. License Plate check
5. Follow the Truck until they get onto the main highway headed in the proper cardinal direction.
I used PODS. You pack it, you use your own lock and they pick it up and store for you until you get there. My aunt used a local mover in West Covina, CA and it took them 3 weeks to show up in New Mexico. They stole all the electronics, etc. Everything of value.
Why wouldn't you be RUGHT THERE? I would.
Pods and other companies won’t deliver to a lot of small towns.
PODS are actually illegal in many places. I have heard of people being fined, arrested, and even having the POD removed by the city/town.
@@mayummountainfoundation what a shame.
Sue the broker for aiding and abetting. All her belongings should be counted now as stolen and contact whoever bid on nthe storage unit to return the goods and then refund their money. The movers who pulled this scam can be tracked down and then prosecuted.
maybe she doesnt have the time and resources to do so and proceed with legal action
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Omg I'm so sorry to hear this.
The "buyer" of the storage unit needs to be investigated. Sounds like a planned heist all along
People with more money than sense.
Stop moving to texas😡We’re runnin out of freeway
I will tell my friends and family to stay away from that moving company and that broker. Hope everyone that sees this video will do the same.
So many brokers of things, middlemen, in all kinds of industries, and they act like their not responsible for anything. 💙🙏🏻💙
Never trust anyone when it comes to your personal possessions
Disgusting behaviour. Honestly it seems like the US is becoming a free for all. You have no way to sort these kinds of situations out. People gaining false titles on your home, people selling you back your own belongings, contractors taking tens of thousands for building never done. It's absurd and ridiculous people can get away with this crap.. In my country consumers have rights and protections, a higher authority (Ombudsmen) and courts to bring these people to account.
America is NOT what it once was, wake up.
That's so sad. There has to be someone doing something about this. The person or company that called to move the stuff is responsible. He should be sued.
Please take all pictures, jewelry, and documents with you. Everything else can be replaced. Never trust movers or the post office with items that can not be replaced.