# Afford A Move.com

**Trade:** Moving · **Address:** 58 Main St, Salisbury, MA 01952, USA · **Phone:** (978) 462-3500 · **Website:** https://www.afford-a-move.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.0/5** (high confidence) — from 105 reviews across 4 sources.
86% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 2 reviews, 1 negative.

## The honest read

Afford-A-Move is a Salisbury moving company that's handled hundreds of local and long-distance relocations — Google shows 4.6★ from 174 ratings, and the reviews describe a recognizable cast of crews (Sean, John, Kip, Greg, Carlos and others, often working under owner Doug Maroney) praised for careful handling of big or awkward pieces: pianos, oversized couches into tight spaces, third-floor walkups with stairs and roof lowering.

Specific accounts describe out-of-state relocations, multi-stop jobs, and last-minute saves — in a 2025 review, a customer described Doug personally responding to an SOS when packing wasn't finished in time for moving day. Several reviewers mention this being their second, fourth or fifth move with the company.

What's worth knowing before booking: alongside the praise sits a real cluster of serious complaints. Multiple reviews from 2022 through 2025 describe damage to high-value items — a stone wall, a piano and grandfather clock, a $1,700 dining table — paired with slow or unanswered claims. One 2023 review describes a billing dispute that went to small-claims court, with the reviewer noting they won a $5,000 judgment; another 2023 review describes a final bill roughly 50% over the original quote. BBB gives the business a B- grade with one complaint on file.

Given the split record, worth pinning down a written estimate and asking directly how damage claims are handled before booking, especially for anything high-value or fragile.

**Strengths:**
- Careful with big pieces — pianos and awkward items handled without damage
- Owner responsiveness — personally steps in for last-minute emergencies
- Repeat customers — several on their second, fourth or fifth move

**Concerns:**
- Item damage — recurring reports of broken or lost high-value belongings
- Billing disputes — final bills exceeded quotes in multiple reviews

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- BBB grade B- with one complaint on file _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/salisbury-beach/profile/moving-companies/afford-a-move-0021-142100) — “Better Business Bureau grade: B-”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/salisbury-beach/profile/moving-companies/afford-a-move-0021-142100) — “1 complaint(s) on file (count only)”
- Google shows 4.6★ from 174 ratings _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://maps.google.com/?cid=13302332640931360815&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “Google: 4.6★ from 174 ratings”
- Reviewers describe careful handling of pianos, oversized furniture and third-floor walkups without damage _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2s5SlYyaFJXRmd4VWxCdWVuQllaVEJ3TjFaRGNtYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOk9JV2hRWFgxUlBuenBYZTBwN1ZDcmc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ The team was great! They very professional and very polite. I had a piano that had to be moved and the team was extremely careful with it…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUREM3VYaFJnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDD3uXhRg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I would highly recommend Afford-A-Move. They were courteous, efficient, pleasant, and very hard working lads! I moved from a third story …”
- A 2025 review described the owner personally responding to a last-minute packing emergency before moving day _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xWTVJYTTRRa1ZyYTNKdU5qQk1aRGN6WDBkWldsRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOlVMRXM4QkVra3JuNjBMZDczX0dZWlE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Big gratitude to Doug and his team of strong, hardworking guys who moved me out of my huge property in NH and into a quirky property in C…”
- Several reviewers describe using the company for a second, fourth or fifth move _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pGWVMzRTJha3N5Wm01NlpuQnFZVVJ4UnpGM01uYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjFYS3E2aksyZm56ZnBqYURxRzF3Mnc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ These people are GREAT!
My 4th or 5th move with them was today and always polite, eager to please and they move.
And I learned today they…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURsaThxSXNnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDli8qIsgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Movers, Sean and John, were excellent. On time, courteous and efficient. This was my second move with them and I will definitely use them…”
- Multiple reviews from 2022 through 2025 describe damage to high-value items — a stone wall, a piano and grandfather clock, a $1,700 dining table — paired with slow or unanswered damage claims _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pkWFdITktOazlSVTFwRE4xa3dOR0poVm5JdGRXYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjdXWHNKNk9RU1pDN1kwNGJhVnItdWc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Doug Maroney with his truck damaged my stone wall during a move and  when I confronted him promised to repair it. I have a video of this …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21VMk5tZHZlV3R5VFU5RWVERm9hVnBpVFZnNFRYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmU2NmdveWtyTU9EeDFoaVpiTVg4TXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Our move was a fiasco. Damage to so many things from piano, to grandfather clock, to leather sofa, an eliptical machine base they cracked…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNqMGRTaHFBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICj0dShqAE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Awful experience. Broke numerous items. Unprofessional from the start. Filed a claim 9 months ago for damaged items and still have heard …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNlbl9HbzZBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICen_Go6AE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Worst experience ever!!! User beware!  Not only were they 2 hrs late they were unprepared for what they needed. They didn't wrap my furni…”
- A 2023 review described a billing dispute that went to small-claims court and was won by the customer for $5,000; another 2023 review described a final bill roughly 50% over the original quote _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURsanRIenZnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDljtHzvgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Update, April 2026: It did end in court. I won, by the way. $5000. He didn’t even bother to try to defend himself—he knew he couldn’t.

I…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURSa3M2SnJnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDRks6JrgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ They quoted me $1300, and after the move, showed me a bill for $2000 much to my surprise.
After the move, I could not find a granite piec…”
- furniture moving _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2s5SlYyaFJXRmd4VWxCdWVuQllaVEJ3TjFaRGNtYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOk9JV2hRWFgxUlBuenBYZTBwN1ZDcmc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ The team was great! They very professional and very polite. I had a piano that had to be moved and the team was extremely careful with it…”
- piano moving _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2s5SlYyaFJXRmd4VWxCdWVuQllaVEJ3TjFaRGNtYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOk9JV2hRWFgxUlBuenBYZTBwN1ZDcmc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ The team was great! They very professional and very polite. I had a piano that had to be moved and the team was extremely careful with it…”
- long-distance moving _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURqbk5pNmVREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDjnNi6eQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I called Afford A Move on the recommendation of a friend, and I'm so glad I did. We relocated from NH to NC and the task seemed pretty da…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR0eE9lWU1BEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDtxOeYMA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ My parents recently hired Afford a Move for a relocation from their lifelong home in NH all the way to VA. The owner, Doug, worked with m…”
- junk removal _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pOcFgxQkhObEZSUTNobmRtMVFZbUZTU21NeFkxRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjNpX1BHNlFRQ3hndm1QYmFSSmMxY1E%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I can’t say enough good things about this moving company! They helped my family move and also took care of removing junk from our home, a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pGWVMzRTJha3N5Wm01NlpuQnFZVVJ4UnpGM01uYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjFYS3E2aksyZm56ZnBqYURxRzF3Mnc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ These people are GREAT!
My 4th or 5th move with them was today and always polite, eager to please and they move.
And I learned today they…”
- Specializes in Moving _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://maps.google.com/?cid=13302332640931360815&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “Google: 4.6★ from 174 ratings”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURfdE1TWjZnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID_tMSZ6gE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Earlier today my family moved from South Hampton NH to Exeter NH. The pros at Afford A Move were professional, personable, friendly, and …”
- Also offers Junk Removal _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pOcFgxQkhObEZSUTNobmRtMVFZbUZTU21NeFkxRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjNpX1BHNlFRQ3hndm1QYmFSSmMxY1E%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I can’t say enough good things about this moving company! They helped my family move and also took care of removing junk from our home, a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pGWVMzRTJha3N5Wm01NlpuQnFZVVJ4UnpGM01uYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xb89b610ee2cc302f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjFYS3E2aksyZm56ZnBqYURxRzF3Mnc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ These people are GREAT!
My 4th or 5th move with them was today and always polite, eager to please and they move.
And I learned today they…”

## License

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## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Afford%20A%20Move.com&query_place_id=ChIJUzN6oOrm4okRLzDM4g5hm7g): 4.6★ from 174 ratings
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/salisbury-beach/profile/moving-companies/afford-a-move-0021-142100): Listed on this source
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Afford%20A%20Move.com&query_place_id=ChIJUzN6oOrm4okRLzDM4g5hm7g): Listed on this source
- [Porch](https://pro.porch.com/salisbury-ma/movers/afford-a-move-com-26210398/pp): 4.4★ from 113 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Vicky Panaccione · 2026-07-31**: Doug Maroney with his truck damaged my stone wall during a move and  when I confronted him promised to repair it. I have a video of this and photos. The next day when I asked him to schedule the work, he said next week.   After weeks of calls and no action, it’s clear he does not stand by his word. …
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Adam Gilman · 2026-05-12**: Friendly, professional, caring, moved a large desk without any issues. Highly recommended and affordable
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Brenda Cunningham · 2026-02-12**: Will not return phone calls or emails. Poor business practices, highly deceptive.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · elizabeth hartnell · 2026-01-10**: So I had this enormous fireplace insert in a uhaul for 3 days( another story), and it weighed more than expected and was extremely awkward as well. Not knowing what to do I thought about Doug Maroney from Afford A Move in Salisbury. I called and Bobby answered. He was polite and professional and fel…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Julie Bridges · 2025-12-30**: I can not  say enough great things about the two men that came and helped me move. It was rainy foggy and icy day and these men wrapped and covered my stuff to keep everything dry and safe. All my belongings were moved without any issues or damage. The move was difficult I lived on the eight floor w…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Carrie Mock · 2025-11-11**: I can’t say enough good things about this moving company! They helped my family move and also took care of removing junk from our home, and the entire experience was amazing. The team was so friendly, professional, and went above and beyond to make everything easier for us during a stressful time. T…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Thomas B · 2025-10-27**: More than a decade ago I contracted with Afford-A-Move to move an oversized item into my basement. Having had a very positive experience, I contacted them again for a quote when I was ready to move my entire household from our home in Massachusetts to New Hampshire.

The entire process was seamless.…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Dick Monahan · 2025-10-20**: Bob and Yassil were great! They knew what they were doing, were most pleasant with the bunch of family who were ready to comment if they weren't, and we didn't find a single ding on anything.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Nancy Reed · 2025-10-14**: These people are GREAT!
My 4th or 5th move with them was today and always polite, eager to please and they move.
And I learned today they also do junk removal.  Wish I had known sooner, but I do now for the next round.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Erin Farley · 2025-09-05**: Yassil and Malvin were professional, kind, courteous, respectful and I couldn’t have asked for a better, more seamless move! Truly wonderful! Cannot recommend them enough for your move!

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