10 May 2025 · MoveAdvisor
1.0 out of 51.0
A Plus Moving Group / Redo Express Logistics (aka USHIP VAN LINES INC.) Dispute
QUOTED $10.5K, PAID ~$21K! THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM! PLAN ON LOSING YOUR ITEMS AND SPENDING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE QUOTED AMOUNT BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE!!!!
My unfortunate dealing with these companies began in early FEB of this year. In late JAN, I was selected for a position in Hawaii that required relocation to the area with the caveat that I would need to be on the island within a few weeks. After talking with my wife, we decided to take the position in Hawaii (with a 2/24/2025 start date) and started looking for moving companies to facilitate the move.
One thing worth mentioning before I transcribe my hellish moving experience is that I have a chronic neurological condition that limits prolonged movements of my legs/feet and was the primary reason we chose to have a moving company deal with the heavy lifting of our household items. Another thing worth mentioning is that this was my first major move since my PCS to South Korea in 2001 during my time in the U.S. Army and the GOVT handled my expenses for that move, so I really had no experience with hiring a moving company prior to this.
Matthew Sellars (A Plus Moving Group) was the first individual I spoke with after completing my contact information to receive a quote for the move. He asked me for a detailed, comprehensive list of every large item, appliance, and number of boxes that we would need to move overseas and the timeframe in which we would need them delivered. He and I went through this list at least three times (I even projected 10 more boxes than what was expected to be sent to be on the safe side) before I was given roughly a $10.5K quote for the move. I was told that they would be able to deliver in 3 weeks. Competitor quotes for the same items/timeframe came in between $12-14K, so we made the unfortunate decision to go with A Plus Moving. Evidently, Matt is the sales representative that collects the first portion of the fee that is paid. Matt explained to me that payment for the move would need to be broken out in 3 payments. The first payment for this move was $3,483.75 on 2/14/2025 and this amount is what Matt received. The second and supposedly final payment would be split out with 70% paid when the movers picked up our items and 30% would be paid when the items were delivered. I agreed to these terms and our items were scheduled to be picked up on 2/23/2025.
On the day our items were to be picked up, Rita Moreno called to inform me that our items would now be picked up on 2/24/2025 morning. The following morning, the movers had still not shown up and I received a second call from Rita explaining that the movers would not be there until that evening. I told her that this was my first day of work and this was unacceptable. She said that she would talk to “top management” about a discount for the late pickup (Matt Sellars would also reference “needing to talk to top management” later when I voiced my complaints).
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