Antiques Shipping Stories

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Rocking horse galloped home

I purchased a rocking horse which needed to be shipped. At $120 for UPS, the cost of shipment was more than the value of the horse. uShip came to the rescue with a friendly bidder who was reasonable, quick, and efficient. I definitely will use uShip again and again for any shipping needs!

Great Experience shipping our family heirlooms!

Unfortuately I live 3000 miles from most of my family in California and I found out at last minute that my Grandfather was moving himself to a home and needed money so was garage-saling everything he owned to get more money. My Grandmother has an antique furniture set that no one in my family wanted to buy. I wanted it to be able to keep it in the family but there is no way I could have afforded i ...

first u-ship experience

I had refinished an antique rocking chair as a gift for my new grand-daughter. Planned to send it UPS, but no. It was too large. Steve delivered it in record time and in great condition. Will tell all my friends about u-ship. It was a good experience.

Amazing

Within 3 days, I posted my request to move my grandmother's antique desk from VA to MA, accepted 1 of 6 competitive bids and the desk was picked up and delivered in perfect condition. This is a truly fantastic service - efficient, very high quality and I saved $800 over what a local mover quoted me for moving the piece. I will absolutely use this site again and refer it to friends and family.

1930'S Gas Stove

I wasn't sure about doing this type of thing as I never have done this before but the experience was G R E A T and what made me use the person I had used it matters to read the feed back people have written with there own experience's with there shipments and the process of the whole thing seem to be very easy to do and if I need a shipment done again I will be back to use the site.

table

I had never used this service before and was a little scared but it was really easy and reliable. Dustin took care of the family heirloom and delivered it with no problem at all. Great experience

Great experience shipping a rare desk

I have dealt with several moving companies in the past and was very hesitant to entrust a rare desk to a moving company. I liked the assurances stated by AmericanMoving, their substantial positive feedback, and that they could ship for such a fair price. They delivered on their promise and packed my desk very well. The desk arrived well ahead of schedule, and they even worked around a scheduling c ...

Great experience shipping a fragile item

The curio cabinet I bought on eBay was supposed to be shipped by UPS. However, they rejected it because the glass was very fragile. I told the seller I would arrange for the shipping and luckily found uShip on the internet. I received offers from other companies I contacted, and they all wanted hundreds of dollars more.

My 1st sale on ebay, had to ship item freight

We decided to try to sell an item on ebay. Little did we know that shipping could be a headache when you have a large item to ship. I spent a lot of time looking and getting quotes from different freight companies. Then someone told me about freight.com and I went there to check it out and found U Ship. What a god send!!! I listed my item and destination along with a price and within 2 minutes ...

'Safe' shipment all the way!

I needed to ship an antique safe, a family heirloom, to my nephew in New Mexico. I was having a difficult time finding a shipper via the internet until I came across the uShip site. I tried a few other sites w/o success before I tried uShip. The process was simple and easy. I had my choice of several bids and once I confirmed the bid I wanted I was contacted by the shipping rep the same day. ...

very positive experience

I have an Antique store and depend on expereinced shippers, to ship items through out the United States. I am very pleased to have found uship.They were very professional the items were picked up on time and delivered as scheduled. I will definitley use them for all my shipping needs.

18th Century Grandfather Clock

This was a great experience! The price was wonderful, the shipper was excellent - I would highly recommend USHIP to anyone! The item I had shipped was an 18th century English tall case clock. The shipper had never moved one before but with just a few instructions the team did an excellent job! I was well pleased. The price - Excellent!

A happy ending to a great beginning!

I love a shipping company that really takes pride in what they do! Don set everything up for me with ease! Delivery with a simle :o) This is what I got from David and Freddy, two great guys that know how to pack and move things right the first time! Truly a great experience! I give them thanks for all they have done in delivering my 1937 Mills Studio Jukebox!

Great service

Uship is a great service .I only wish I learned about it sooner .I am recommending Uship to all my Ebay trading partners .I can only hope Uship can keep going strong .

Excellent way to ship

I have never had to ship anything so big so when I found uShip where people would bid for the job I was instantly impressed. My uncle wanted to send me an old (in new condition) cedar chest and I agreed to pay to have it sent. I had NO idea how I was going to do that and not really sure how to start. So, I went to the internet and looked for shipping companies and was directed to this sight. I wil ...

telling my friends

I hadn't heard of Uship, and was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was way better than using the yellow pages. I got a decent shipper for a great low rate. I will definitely consult Uship next time. Cheers, Phil Alexander

Wonderful!

I own an antique business and have always used local shippers. I was nervous about trying UShip, but the shipper I chose to do my very first UShip delivery was wonderful, courteous, reliable, professional and treated my furniture with the utmost respect. Wade45 has made me a UShip believer. I will be looking forward to using your service again. This was my first UShip experience and it was a g ...

rosewood table top

The shipping destination for my table top was New Hampshire. Glen was able to work with me for scheduling delivery and provided a safe delivery to New Hampshire. A nice man, honest, flexible and delivers the goods! Anne

Shipment of large Hammond Organ

Duff once again was very helpful with the delivery of a large Hammond organ. These organs are VERY heavy. Thanks for the careful delivery of it. Jeff S.

Shipping a sewing machine cabinet.

I needed a sewing cabinet picked up and delivered to me. I like uship because it gives EVERYONE..even the small movers a chance. I have had good experiences moving antique furniture on here. I would recommend this site to anyone. Thanks, Jeff S.

Great experience antique furniture I inherited from my grandmother

The mirror clips holding the antique mirror onto the frame were warped and not safe for re-installing the mirror. Robert Benedict not only made a great suggestion about using carpenters glue to glue the mirror on, he actually went out to the local hardware store, bought the glue, and glued the mirror on for me! Incredible service!!! Thank you U-ship and Thank you Robert Benedict. From: A v ...

Antique Secretary - Great Job!

I had purchased an antique secretary via Ebay - fell in love with it - and after the fact - worried how to get it from Atlanta, GA to Bakersfield, CA.. Signed up with uShip and was contacted very quickly by Legal Transportation.. Quick response - gave me a very reasonable pick up time and they arranged that with the seller. Arrived quicker than I expected and in great condition. Drivers kept me ...

instand cast iron sink!

We moved to new neighborhood and were resstoring our old house, our cast iron sink and clawfoot tub were stolen from our backyard..whaaa!! we looked on craigslist to find a replacement - hundreds of miles away we found a great [better] cast iron double basin sink, discovered USHIP and we crossed our fingers.. all turned out great alastair communicated clearly, coordinated with the guy we ...

Nana's Desk

After my grandmother died in 1982, her desk went to Aunt Kay's. Now that she is gone I was offered the desk from my cousins. They are in all in San Diego, and I moved to Seattle years ago. Although the desk is not a "real antique" (1940's era), I hated to see it go to Goodwill, so I made arrangements to have it sent to me. I am now sitting at the desk typing up this note. Feels nice to be ...

Uship came through when no one else could!

We were very happy to find Uship on the internet. At first we were unsure of using an online service, but we were really desparate as no other shipper seemed to be able to handle our unique and heavy item. My husband had purchased an antique safe (3000lbs)No freight company wanted to touch the job unless we had it crated up and then the cost was nearly $3500.00 but through Uship we were able to ...

fragile rare antique furniture

Odd, rare, fragile antique chair moved far in just a few days. Blanket wrapped, in great condition on arrival, moved just as if it had been in my own car. Better price than commercial freight forwarder or moving consolidator type company.

Shipping an Antique

I was assisting a relative who had inherited a beautiful antique clock but had no place for it in her home. We had no idea how to proceed to sell it. Then, we had received the name and address of a reputable antique dealer but had to get the clock from Florida to Massachusetts! Using U-Ship saved us $250.00!!

Antique sideboard arives safely

I was a nervous wreck trying to figure out how to move a fragile antique sideboard that was being given to us by my husband's family. U-ship site gave me many options and saved us at least $600. The carrier took excellent care of the piece and we are anxiously awaiting when we can actually display it in our home after it is restored.

1st experience

This was my first experience with hiring online shipper. I can't believe how easy it was. The ratings system provides useful comparisons. I would have been lost without this site.

Thumbs Up To Uship for antique Grandfather clocks safe passage AAA+++

My transporter Robert aka "STICKMAN" communicated with me all the way and his professional packing for transport ensured the safe arrival of an easily damaged and fragile item.You would have to know me to understand how anal I am when it comes to items that are damaged in transit due to poor packing.I deal in antiques that have stood the test of time and there is nothing that irks me more then hav ...

Fantastic Shipper for Our Antique Cart

I needed to ship an antique horse cart known as an Irish Jaunting Cart from California to New York state. After reading all the positive feedbacks from Kurt of Summit Transport, I decided to hire him. He also was very competitive on his bidding. I couldn't have had a better experience. I did not know that the pick-up location was going to involve him getting his rig up a long steep driveway, but i ...

Fantastic Experience Shipping Large Antiques

I had purchased a large two piece cupboard and a 19th century grandfather clock from a local antique house. Normally my husband and I would handle the moving ourselves, but I had foot surgery earlier in the week and was on crutches so we needed to outsource the pick up and delivery. The auction house requires pick up of any won items within 3 business days of the auction so I needed to find a sh ...

Large fragile antique breakfront

Allgood moving had great communication and service. Joe keeps his truck clean and carefully organized to be safe and efficient. Joe has a long history in moving expensive antiques and it shows in his expert handling. I will use Uship for all my moving needs from now on!

Very valuable sign delivered perfectly. Super price, great guys

I started by checking the local shippers around S.L.C, Utah. Bids were litterly prohibitive. A friend told me about a sign 6' that he had delivered through U-ship. I signed up and listed a very expensive sign that was not crated (as most shippers wanted them crated) Griz showed up, padded the sign and shipped the sign to Texas for me. It arrived in perfect condition and my friend who received the ...

Great experience shipping my Antique 1920's Monarch Stove

I purchased my Antique 1920's Monarch Stove thru Craigs List in Minneapolis, MN. I live in Big Bear Lake, CA. I used 'UShip.com' and within 2 days my stove was pick up at the sellers home and my stove was delivered to my home less than a week. My stove was in excellent condition and the service provider, Wade was friendly and helpful. Wade traveled over 1800 miles cross the States. The fee was wel ...

Great Experience

Fantastic man, very trustworthy, handicapped serving our country. He is not bitter about that. He is not giving up but keeps going with everything he can. Shippment had high value and it was handled as such. This man is polite honest and I could not have hoped to find a better person to deliver my goods. U-Ship should treasure this man and customers should demand no less than he offers.

Fragile heirlooms shipped with care!

I was VERY nervous about shipping these 4th generation fragile Newel Post lamps from rural Az to Massachussets. I didn't have the thousands of dollars the "Art" shipping companies wanted. Gus's quote wasn't cheap but is was reasonable. Gus put me at ease from the start. He asked informed questions about the items that let me know he knew what he was doing. He personally packed them up and stayed ...

I got my dream sofa!

I am planning on opening a boutique in New Jersey selling fine jewelry and designer clothing. I had seen an antique sofa that I loved, but could not seem to track it down to buy for the store. After weeks of pricing out antiques and antique replicas, I took the advice of a salesperson in a high end furniture store and shopped on Ebay. I was hesitant to shop on Ebay because I did not want to hav ...

Uship was the answer to an unpleasant eBay seller!

I purchased a piece of furniture on eBay for what I considered to be a real deal, but I hadn't requested the shipping cost ahead of time (my error entirely). When the BAD news came back--that shipping would be 75% of the purchase price--I asked to be released from the contract (out of Christmas kindness, as it were). The seller turned a bit nasty, and it became clear that the seller had an in-hous ...

Good Shipper

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Great Experience!

This was perfect if you are always in front of a computer like I am! James (or his wife), got back to me within a few minutes with each email and everything was delivered faster than anticipated. They were both very nice and we will definitly call them back for any more deliveries. Thank You!

Old G E Monitor Top Refrigerator, OH to CT

An eBay win was shipped to me by RapidRunVanMan, in a very successful fashion. I have had Very Good Luck with the folks I have accepted quite reasonable bids from here on uShip. Not only would I use uShip again, but this shipper, and the other are favorites of mine. Even the Seller of the item turned out to be Extremely cooperative! Readying, Loading, Securing, Shipping and Delivering a hefty ye ...

Railroad Bell for Christmas

When I won an Ebay auction for a real railroad bell for a Christmas gift for my brother, I had no idea how I was going to ship it since I was responsible to pick it up. That is when I discovered uShip and found a personal service shipper that was professional and caring and delivered my bell as promised. Getting a 200 pound brass railroad bell from Minnesota to Southern California in the snow se ...

excellent care for my antique items.

I used Qualityvanshipper to transport and antique gas pump! This item was heavy and somewhat fragile. I met him one morning as agreed upon to take delivery. He was on time, just like clockwork! Communication was excellent, timing was great. I'm happy.

Delivering a restored antique carousel horse

I had purchased a restored antique carousel horse, manufactured in 1911, and used uShip to transport it from New Hampshire to Missouri. This was my first experience with uShip, and found the website to be easy to use. I was apprehensive at first due to the value of the item being shipped, but the communications from the transporter helped a lot. I was more flexible on time than he was, so had t ...

etransporters-EXCELLENT service!!! Love this shipper!!

Couldn't have been a more pleasant, efficient situation. I would love to work with etransporters again!!! Nice people.

Will always use Uship for our shipping needs.

We have a small antique shop in Rome, GA and sold a table to a couple from Ohio who were passing through town. They really wanted the table but couldn't take it with them. They thought that shipping could be arranged later; we had doubts. Well, after many quotes and many calls, it was becoming apparent that the cost and time frame were just not going to work. We were at the point of refunding ...

I had a very unique shipping problem and SDDriver really was great.

I sold an antique perm machine on ebay. I live in Iowa, and the buyer lived 600 miles away in Sturgis, SD. The item was listed as a "you have to pick it up" since it was about 5 1/2 feet tall, 2 ft wide by 2 ft deep. It was not too heavy, but it had bakelight clips (16 of them) that hang down from cords that are attached at the top of the machine. I called UPS to see if they could ship it, as t ...

Great experience shipping my antique Murphy Bed

I purchased an antique Murphy Bed (won from an eBay auction). Stickman (Robert Benedict) was the mover from whom I requested a quote. I chose him because his feedback was so good. It was the right choice -- the item arrived in perfect condition, and the communication was superb. I would definitely use uShip again.

Excellent experience shipping unusual items.

I had 3 wind-up record player cabinets shipped to me in New England...these are antique wood cabinets with delicate gears inside. Mike at UShipWeHaul was amazing, working around MY schedule for delivery and very professional. The price beat the other LTL companies I had contacted, and the service can't be beat. I'll use UShip again, and Mike if I can!

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