Move or Sell everything?

I'm trying to figure my moving situation too, the only part of going to school that I'm dreading. I plan to sell most of my furniture on craigslist (I bought most of it there originally, so hoping to sell at close to same as I bought it) and just buy new cheap/used furniture when I get there. Most of the smaller household things I will pack in boxes and ship to myself fedex or amtrak like suggested above.

What I'm not sure what to so with is the stuff in the middle, that is too big to put in boxes, but too costly or too sentimental to sell and re-buy (like my 40" tv, some large artwork etc) I don't want to rent a u-haul, no way I'm doing that drive myself and I will still need to hire someone to help me move it in regardless. And all the moving companies have a minimum weight to meet. So then I start thinking well if I can't make the minimum maybe I should just move more of my furniture, it will be easier that selling and rebuying, and then I'm back to square one all over again At least I'm not bringing my car.

One thing I am trying to work out is possibly sharing a moving van with another student. I met one other person in Scottsdale also going to Booth, we may even live in the same building. I'm not sure what he has to move yet, but if it turns out he is also trying to make a minimum, that could work. Might be a good suggestion for some of you coming from more represented cities and have more people to potentially share with.

The Upack and Pods options are great for moving withing the US. I'd love to find a similar service for moving from the US to the UK. Any ideas?

-Craig

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I'm boxing up anything I'm not selling, and getting UPS to pick up and deliver door-to-door (no extra charge). I think their rate is $0.80 per pound. Their conditions are that everything must be boxed to be hauled away at one time, and they need an early estimate (a few days prior to pick-up) of weight and # of boxes. Other than that, I found this option extremely convenient. I expect to have under 1000 lbs, so I figure this will cost me about $800.

Hey guys,

I am a CSA engineer from India working for an MNC.I have been going through all these things for almost 3 years now.Let me tell you moving is pain in butt but it is unavoidable for a person like me who has to be on construction site starting from day-1.
I have been using https://www.uship.com for getting quotes for moving my stuff.

Good thing about this website is various service providers put a quote for moving & then you can choose the lowest bid.(I moved 300lb of goods from Albuquerque to Cincinnati for $500).

Have a look at it.It might solve ur dilemma.

-M.S.DHONI

Definitely sell everything / buy used when you get to the East Coast. Did the same from SD recently -- moving cost us upwards of $7000 including fuel surcharges. That's AFTER we sold 2 bedrooms' worth of stuff. It's just not worth spending that much money to move any longer when you can get such good furniture / furnishings etc new OR used -- full sofa sets etc are now <$500 on sale, and even less at garage sales. Having such a tough economy means it's a buyer's market too -- you will be in control if you go garage sale-ing. Store whatever you find absolutely irreplaceable or invaluable to you, of course, but otherwise it's just not worth it to keep a bunch of stuff that's now so easily replaced....