Marvelous Moving

"Approximately 3 weeks prior to my anticipated move, I contacted Marvelous Movers of Dubuque, and spoke at length with Donny. He asked questions about my home and items to be moved, I explained I have an "over furnished" 3 bedroom, living room, dining room, finished/furnished basement,....and a baby grand (digital, not nearly the weight) piano. Donny calculated my needs would require TWO trucks, one 26ft and one 16ft... and SIX men. The cost quoted was $1200.00. I questioned the amount as I have some experience moving...local and cross country. The amount seemed inadequate...especially for 2 trucks and 6 men. The distance of the move was approximately 15 miles. Donny and I agreed about 5 days in advance on the date and time the movers would arrive at my home. While the time was not a important to me...the equipment/men were. What appeared in front of my house was ONE TRUCK and THREE MEN. The supervisor was concerned about the amount of items to be moved ...in one day with one truck and contacted Donny, and was requested to video the house. Donny asked to speak to me...and told me the move could not be completed for less than $3000.00, a significant increase over the $1200.00 originally quoted. While I was required to move that day under the terms of my sales contract, I had no other choice but to "agree" to a fee of $2800.00. The movers arrived at approximately 9 am, made TWO trips and finished the move at approximately 12:30 am. (I should add that we used my pickup truck for 2 additional loads.) While the 3 men were very accommodating and worked beyond what I feel should have been expected, I have yet to determine the exact extent of damages to my belongings

He and his crew were all very professional and courteous. They did their best to have caution when carrying large items, and some dings and dents to walls or furniture did occur, but that's pretty much expected when moving an entire house. We also had a slight dispute between price after his maximum quote rose 2 times from the original (to his defense, his quote(s) were sight unseen), but he came through and I believe we had a good price for the complete move.