I hired Pacific Coast Van Lines to move my personal belongings, two of my company's offices, and a storage container across the country. Everything was picked up over two days on August 20th and 21st 2002.
Next thing I know, Ron Ratoviz, the guy who gave me the "not to exceed" bid, gets fired from the company. The new owner, Lee Fischer, who changed the company name to Pacific Coast Moving and Storage, promises delivery within 5-7 days, and says he's available 24/7 by cel phone. Funny thing is, an article comes out in the LA times about moving scams. I call Lee in a panic that I hadn't done my homework on them. Lee promises that he's not one of those guys.
The next two and a half months were a *ing nightmare, full of lies and deception. Lee cried the whole time about how badly Ron had misquoted the move, and ended up not honoring the bid. Just getting a hold of Lee was nearly impossible most of the time, then when I did reach him, it was always a different story.
When my stuff (except some missing items) finally showed up more than two months after the promised date, the driver made several accusations as to how crooked the whole deal was, especially considering Lee's company is not licensed to do interstate moving.
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