WARNING DO NOT USE EXCALIBUR!
WARNING! DO NOT USE EXCALIBUR MOVING GROUP LLC UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE! First, realize THEY ARE A BROKER AND DO NOT DO THE MOVING. THEY ARE A LEAD GENERATING COMPANY; THEY TAKE THEIR PROFIT AND HIRE SOMEONE ELSE. The company they hired, GTS Movers/NW Relocation Services based in Portland, Oregon, stole items and goods upon packing, Misinformation, and misleading information. They stole a camera that I was not aware of. It literally seemed these guys have hired straight off the street for cash. Damage to origin home, was not informed of rights, was 'hustled' into accepting an insurance that covers .60 cents per pound, which was NOT explained to me, was told that it covers up to $10,000 in damages. Not clear who was picking up and dropping off, would not give names of moving companies involved.
They took my deposit, then had ANOTHER moving company come and pick up goods, that they were not responsible for, according to the Excalibur representative, when we first started encountering problems. There was NO communication to us about another moving company, or how to deal with them if there was an issue.
Our stuff arrived in the back of a semi, literally in a big pile, with ZERO organization. Seriously, when we saw this, we were horrified and dumbfounded. Any child that has played Minecraft could do 110% better. Bikes on top of tables, on top of pictures. Over 1/3 of our items had damage, with about ¼ major damage. The insurance that they give you, that sounds like a lot ($10,000) seemed reasonable to me, even if EVERYTHING got damaged, but what are the chances of that? I’LL TELL YOU THE CHANCES… They pay .60 cents, per pound of damage or missing items. So my $1,500 Canon camera that they stole? it weights about 4 pounds, and I get $2.40 cents for that item being missing. THIS IS ROBBERY AND DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AT IT’S FINEST.
Upon delivery, we noticed right off the bat some items/boxes were missing. We call the driver 4 times with no return of phone call. We call all parties involved, GTS Shipping/NorthWest Relocation Services from Portland, and well as Excalibur Moving Group LLC, with a patronizing, yes we will look for it, with NO FOLLOW UP to call us back EVER. This was ESPECIALLY BAD FROM EXCALIBUR, with total disregard for us after we have paid.
There is damage to our new apartments floors, they UP CHARGED us because a 53’ foot semi could not get to the door, they charged us for packing materials twice, and when I caught this, they said since I’ve already paid, they cannot do anything about it.
We paid extra for them to pack our art, as professionals you would think they would know how. THEY HIRE UNEXPERIENCED movers and pay them on the spot, so of course, they packed our art wrong, and 2 pieces are beyond repair and damaged, and insurance, you guessed it, .60 per pound of damage. So we get around $5.00 for the un-reparable art.
ALSO as a side note, not that this is a big deal in the scheme of things, but this should have been maybe a red flag now thinking back in this, the trucks that came to pick up our belongings, where old, from another moving company, with spray paint attempting to cover the old logos, truck was heavily damaged, but really didn’t think much of it, then again, when it was delivered, it was in a 53’ semi that was an old Belkin mover trailer, again in poor condition, and spray paint attempting to modify the Belkin logo. Again no a big deal, but should have been a red flag.
MY ADVICE TO YOU. FIRST DO NOT USE THIS AWFUL COMPANY. SECOND, I was to do all this again, I would DEMAND an in-person estimate, where a representative from the company comes to look at our stuff, I WOULD DEMAND to see the truck being weighed, as they charge around .50 cents a pound, and they failed to produce a weigh slip for us.
They also HIDE so much paperwork from you, with small print that will screw you in the end. They flood you with a stack of it, and rush rush rush you to complete and there are items like the fact that if you cant get a 53’ foot semi truck into your place, they will charge you extra, so make sure that is something you know in advance. There was SO MUCH hidden things that were not explained to us at all, by EXCALIBUR MOVING GROUP LLC or GTS Shipping.
At this point, we are getting our attorney involved.
Check reviews online, BBB, Yelp, Google Etc. all have HORROR STORIES of this company. DO NOT USE THESE PEOPLE, PROTECT YOURSELF and YOU FAMILY from BAD MOVERS LIKE THIS. Also, help protect others by giving these people bad reviews. Its companies like this that give the whole industry a black eye and the resulting horror stories. There are SO MANY BAD STORIES about this company; I’m shocked we didn’t have the foresight to look into them.
PREDATORY Moving companies like this should be PUT OUT OF EXISTENCE. If you check how long they have been in business, its less than 1 year. Which tells me, they make new businesses each time one gets bogged down with too many complaints and bad reviews. Make sure to check trusted places like NCCDB - National Consumer Complaint Database and other trusted sources. Even if I save ONE person from using this company, all these reviews will be worth it.
May 17, 2018
Unprompted review