I am sorry to hear that. Next time you need a good antique mover, drop me a note! I have a list of VERY good movers that specialize in high end product that have been around a long time and do good work. Plycon Van Lines out of Torrence, CA and Vintage Transport out of Atlanta GA are just two.
There are a lot of fly-by-night movers in Maine for some reason. What was the name of the mover? Bet I know them. A lot of these so-called 'antique movers' are no more than 2 guys and an old truck, with a cell phone. But they work cheap. I've come to find out that most of them don't carry Inland Marine Insurance (they never heard of it) which is contents insurance in case the load is lost or damaged.
Did you pay the fees to them yet? If not, there's some hope you will get your pieces. They will want to get paid if they have it on the truck. If you have paid the movers in full, then you may or may not ever see them again. These small movers I find are often druggies that live on pills and can't hold a job. They buy a truck and run it until it breaks then wander off and go do something else. Been there, done that with many of them.
Now I simply pay the price for the good companies who are more expensive, but are super-reliable.
Hope it all works out.....
Duane Collie
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