http://www.kernlife.com/home/Blog/wish/10788 A little background here, I'm originally from the East Coast, Washington DC Metro area. I moved out to California 4 years ago, and I left a bunch of my stuff with family. Now they are starting to ask me when I'm going to get the rest of my stuff so they can do something else with the space it's taking up. That's fair, I think. What doesn't seem fair is that they want to throw my beloved things away! So I need to get this stuff moved ASAP! Tips for finding the best price: move in the middle of the month, or the beginning. The end of the month is the busy part of the month and you can end up paying more. Problem: the majority of this stuff is heat sensitive. To be specific, we're talking vinyl records. A LOT of them. Somewhere along the lines of 2000 records. And I'm extremely protective of them. Two possible solutions: PODS&nbsp; - Maryland to California: $4,461.66 pros: they go from door to door (convenient), offer coast-to-coast moving, offer a lot of space (more than I need actually) cons: more space than I need, high price, packing materials are extra, locks are extra, &quot;content protection program&quot; is extra U-PACK&nbsp;- Maryland to California: (door to door via &quot;ReloCube&quot;) $2160 pros: they offer door to door or terminal to terminal service (slightly cheaper for terminal to terminal), the cost is 1/2 of PODS, they offer different sizes of shipping containers (from a &quot;ReloCube&quot; [approximately 6'D x 7'W x 8'H] to a huge trailer [28 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet tall]), prices are more reasonable, they offer expedited service for an additional fee, they allow you to track your shipment online or via phone cons: hidden charges (&quot;Gypsy Moth Quarantine&quot;, &quot;Trailer Detention or storage&quot;, etc.), no insurance but you can purchase ($2/per pound per piece!) insurance for liability coverage for their negligence, not insurance for your goods reviews: 3 star rating&nbsp;this one is coming from DC to San Fran, and it scares me. 5 star rating&nbsp;from Iowa to California 204 more reviews I've applied for more quotes, but from what research I've done I have found that PODS is one of the most well known options, and U-Pack is one of the cheapest. I'll post more when I get more quotes or information. If this is helpful, or if you have anything to add, please let me know! I'd love to hear about what others have experienced! &nbsp; A little background here, I'm originally from the East Coast, Washington DC Metro area. I moved out to California 4 years ago, and I left a bunch of my stuff with family. Now they are starting to ask me when I'm going to get the rest of my stuff so they can do something else with the space it's taking up. That's fair, I think. What doesn't seem fair is that they want to throw my beloved things away! So I need to get this stuff moved ASAP! Tips for finding the best price: move in the middle of the month, or the beginning. The end of the month is the busy part of the month and you can end up paying more. Problem: the majority of this stuff is heat sensitive. To be specific, we're talking vinyl records. A LOT of them. Somewhere along the lines of 2000 records. And I'm extremely protective of them. Two possible solutions: PODS&nbsp; - Maryland to California: $4,461.66 pros: they go from door to door (convenient), offer coast-to-coast moving, offer a lot of space (more than I need actually) cons: more space than I need, high price, packing materials are extra, locks are extra, &quot;content protection program&quot; is extra U-PACK&nbsp;- Maryland to California: (door to door via &quot;ReloCube&quot;) $2160 pros: they offer door to door or terminal to terminal service (slightly cheaper for terminal to terminal), the cost is 1/2 of PODS, they offer different sizes of shipping containers (from a &quot;ReloCube&quot; [approximately 6'D x 7'W x 8'H] to a huge trailer [28 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet tall]), prices are more reasonable, they offer expedited service for an additional fee, they allow you to track your shipment online or via phone cons: hidden charges (&quot;Gypsy Moth Quarantine&quot;, &quot;Trailer Detention or storage&quot;, etc.), no insurance but you can purchase ($2/per pound per piece!) insurance for liability coverage for their negligence, not insurance for your goods reviews: 3 star rating&nbsp;this one is coming from DC to San Fran, and it scares me. 5 star rating&nbsp;from Iowa to California 204 more reviews I've applied for more quotes, but from what research I've done I have found that PODS is one of the most well known options, and U-Pack is one of the cheapest. I'll post more when I get more quotes or information. If this is helpful, or if you have anything to add, please let me know! I'd love to hear about what others have experienced! &nbsp; en-us <p>Ebay? Make some $$? :)</p> <p>What about an actual full service mover? It might be less than you think. </p> <p>Do it need a&nbsp;POD for the storage?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.kernlife.com/home/Blog/wish/10788/#c_105167 http://www.kernlife.com/home/Blog/wish/10788/#c_105167 <p>Ebay? Make some $$? :)</p> <p>What about an actual full service mover? It might be less than you think. </p> <p>Do it need a&nbsp;POD for the storage?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I think I might try the ebay route for a few of the things I have out there, but the records are very dear to me. </p> <p>I would like to look into a full service mover. Do you have any you could recommend? I don't have a lot of stuff to move though, just the records. I would like to move my loveseat too, but it's a hide-a-bed and extremely heavy and cumbersome to move (plus it's currently in the basement). I'm strong for a girl, but it was really hard to get that thing down in the basement, and bringing it up the stairs and around the 90-degree corners at the top might kill me... </p> <p>I don't need the pod for the storage, storage isn't really an option for me (I don't want the records to be subject to temperature changes for long), I just want to move them from the east coast to Bakersfield. </p> <p>I moved the rest of my stuff (all that I could fit) in my car and drove 4 days straight across the country and that was a long ordeal I'd rather not repeat.</p> <p>The other option I'm seriously considering is to just go out there on a plane with some extra suitcases and pack them full of records and fly back, paying the extra charges for extra baggage and sending whatever doesn't fit through the mail somehow (ups/dhl/usps, etc). Postage is about $1/per record though and that could get expensive. I'd have to fly out there to pack this stuff up anyhow, so the plane option is looking to be the least expensive, and the fastest method. I'll look into the costs for that and post them on here.</p> http://www.kernlife.com/home/Blog/wish/10788/#c_105216 http://www.kernlife.com/home/Blog/wish/10788/#c_105216 <p>I think I might try the ebay route for a few of the things I have out there, but the records are very dear to me. </p> <p>I would like to look into a full service mover. Do you have any you could recommend? I don't have a lot of stuff to move though, just the records. I would like to move my loveseat too, but it's a hide-a-bed and extremely heavy and cumbersome to move (plus it's currently in the basement). I'm strong for a girl, but it was really hard to get that thing down in the basement, and bringing it up the stairs and around the 90-degree corners at the top might kill me... </p> <p>I don't need the pod for the storage, storage isn't really an option for me (I don't want the records to be subject to temperature changes for long), I just want to move them from the east coast to Bakersfield. </p> <p>I moved the rest of my stuff (all that I could fit) in my car and drove 4 days straight across the country and that was a long ordeal I'd rather not repeat.</p> <p>The other option I'm seriously considering is to just go out there on a plane with some extra suitcases and pack them full of records and fly back, paying the extra charges for extra baggage and sending whatever doesn't fit through the mail somehow (ups/dhl/usps, etc). Postage is about $1/per record though and that could get expensive. I'd have to fly out there to pack this stuff up anyhow, so the plane option is looking to be the least expensive, and the fastest method. I'll look into the costs for that and post them on here.</p>