- Jan 4, 2001
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An industrial auction was unceremoniously sprung on me and a few people at work with a lot less planning and direction than I prefer to have.
We won various items, including furniture, computers, some electronics, and so on. There's no heavy equipment though (sadly). Some of the individual items could weigh more than 80lbs. It needs to be retrieved from the building where it's all sitting, and then it must be transported 900 miles. It might be enough for....oh, let's say 4-6 pallets.
I don't think there's anyone working at the company anymore who knows exactly what happens after stuff is won at an auction like this.
I've heard of riggers being used, but, well, think of Office Space and the discussion about money laundering. I had to look up "rigger" on Wikipedia to iron down exactly what they do. That's where I'm at in terms of experience with this stuff.
They sound like they're more suited for moving of large machines.
So who do I have to call for a quote?
Moving company? Rigger? African swallows?
We won various items, including furniture, computers, some electronics, and so on. There's no heavy equipment though (sadly). Some of the individual items could weigh more than 80lbs. It needs to be retrieved from the building where it's all sitting, and then it must be transported 900 miles. It might be enough for....oh, let's say 4-6 pallets.
I don't think there's anyone working at the company anymore who knows exactly what happens after stuff is won at an auction like this.
I've heard of riggers being used, but, well, think of Office Space and the discussion about money laundering. I had to look up "rigger" on Wikipedia to iron down exactly what they do. That's where I'm at in terms of experience with this stuff.
They sound like they're more suited for moving of large machines.
So who do I have to call for a quote?
Moving company? Rigger? African swallows?
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