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I am considering the junk removal shop offered by this company. I am going to have to pay out close to $300 up front and wonder if anyone can tell me if they have done this mission or worked with this company. Thanks much.

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I've done more than one of these and have been paid. The report is not lengthy or difficult. $300 sounds a bit higher than what the going rate was in my particular area, even with a hefty bonus/shopper fee, but that's great for you. One thing for sure is the money doesn't go as far as one would think. Take whatever you want hauled off and figure 1/2 will be removed for the covered reimbursement amount.

The reimbursement is $288 and the pay is $30. $288 is for their minimum pick up rate. Do they charge out by weight or volume? Thanks for your help.

What I recall is that the fee was based on how much space it took on their truck. What worked for us is that I prioritized our junk removal. Biggest/yuckiest had high priority and so on.

I just did my first as I wanted info. about moving. I found one guy to be extra aggressive on the phone and put down I'm scheduling a move (not true), it was a cancellation job. Once they got here, they were knowledgeable and fine, but their prices for removing two items were very expensive, so I won't use them. The job itself wasn't bad and report easy. Surprised at how fast their growing, #1 removal company.

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I did one a few years ago and for that one, I had to decline the job to see if they would offer me a lower price for cash. They didn't (which was good for their job security) and I got paid. About 3 months ago, I did one where I accepted the offer and paid in cash (and they offered me a receipt which was good for their job security). The minimum charge in my area is $99, and that is what I was reimbursed. You must be in a "high rent district" if the minimum charge is $288! The MSC is trustworthy, just be sure to take the before picture.

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The removal isnt cheap but I have found they will come down in price.

Thanks for all your help. High rent district? I guess so, probably one of the more expensive places in north america.....vancouver british columbia, canada. Gas is $1.55/litre, milk $5 jug, butter $5 pound. Can't buy a house for less than a million and a 2 bedroom apartment rents for $2000 or more. I am moving to Vancouver Island, a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride away where you can still buy a decent home for less than 1/2 million and rent a 2 bedroom apartment for $1200/month but the gas and groceries are just as expensive.

So, you're wondering if you want to take a risk with $300 of your own money? What did you decide?

We needed a load of junk hauled away when we were getting our house ready to put on the market. In my area, the max. reimbursement is around $150, which is probably a 1/4 load (the MSC's guidelines say it's about the size of a small dresser). Well, for the amount of stuff we had, it seemed too much work to do with the risk of a report being rejected. I'd have paid for the extra amount of stuff, but their prices were higher than a local guy I found. So I just hired him. Now there's another shop up, and we still need stuff hauled away, but still not sure it's worth it for the small reimbursement amount.

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I was going to go ahead with the shop but after reading a small dresser would cost $288 I decided to borrow a truck and pay the per tonne rate at the dump. Thanks for all your responses, they all helped.

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