Paying people to help with moving. I don’t know why I waited so long to try this but it costs like $20 to $50 to pay 2 people to carry all of your stuff (and competently pack a moving truck). I will never do this myself again.
Are we talking about getting friends to help you for pizza or about a professional moving service? $20 seems cheap for movers but seems to be about the price for a couple pizzas.
Paying people carries risks. “I paid $20 and it worked great!” just means you took the risk and got lucky. It doesn’t mean that taking the risk was a wise thing to do.
This was about paying people at the price level that requires hiring a random person, not hiring professional movers. I’m pretty sure the $20 guy off of Craigslist isn’t insured when he breaks your vases, and there’s also a chance that if the move goes bad he’ll just disappear (no fixed business address). I’m also pretty sure that there’s nothing in practice keeping him from saying “okay, now that it’s all on our truck we won’t unload unless you pay us $300”, at which point you either pay, or sue him while they have physical custody of all your property.
I’m not insured if I break my own vases, so how does this argue against my point that you should pay other people to move your stuff? If you also want insurance then you should hire a fancier moving company than I do.
Regarding the truck, I always rent my own truck and pay other people to pack it.
If you move your own vases, since any loss is borne by you, you are motivated to take all necessary precautions. Someone who you pay is not so motivated, increasing the chance of loss, but the insurance then mitigates the risk. If you just pay $20 to someone on Craigslist, neither of those is the case.
Paying people to help with moving. I don’t know why I waited so long to try this but it costs like $20 to $50 to pay 2 people to carry all of your stuff (and competently pack a moving truck). I will never do this myself again.
Are we talking about getting friends to help you for pizza or about a professional moving service? $20 seems cheap for movers but seems to be about the price for a couple pizzas.
Both numbers are for hiring people on Craigslist. $20 was in Rochester, MN and $50 was in Baltimore, MD.
Paying people carries risks. “I paid $20 and it worked great!” just means you took the risk and got lucky. It doesn’t mean that taking the risk was a wise thing to do.
You generally pay movers when they’re done, so the only risk is the status quo (they don’t show up and you have to do it yourself).
This was about paying people at the price level that requires hiring a random person, not hiring professional movers. I’m pretty sure the $20 guy off of Craigslist isn’t insured when he breaks your vases, and there’s also a chance that if the move goes bad he’ll just disappear (no fixed business address). I’m also pretty sure that there’s nothing in practice keeping him from saying “okay, now that it’s all on our truck we won’t unload unless you pay us $300”, at which point you either pay, or sue him while they have physical custody of all your property.
I’m not insured if I break my own vases, so how does this argue against my point that you should pay other people to move your stuff? If you also want insurance then you should hire a fancier moving company than I do.
Regarding the truck, I always rent my own truck and pay other people to pack it.
If you move your own vases, since any loss is borne by you, you are motivated to take all necessary precautions. Someone who you pay is not so motivated, increasing the chance of loss, but the insurance then mitigates the risk. If you just pay $20 to someone on Craigslist, neither of those is the case.