Mass Bay Movers
Regional · Peabody, MA 01960
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Highlights
- A+ BBB grade — Better Business Bureau grades the company A+
- Eleven-year run — LLC incorporated 2015, three Massachusetts locations
- Mentioned on Reddit — 2 mentions in r/SalemMA, mostly critical
- Negative Reddit word-of-mouth — both Salem commenters spoke against them
- Concealed damage claim — BBB review alleges hidden damage to framed artwork
- No BBB accreditation — graded A+ but never sought accreditation
- Quote competitiveness — a commenter found a cheaper local alternative
Mass Bay Movers runs out of Peabody, and by the Better Business Bureau's account it has been moving households since 2015 — an LLC with eleven years on the books and three Massachusetts addresses. The BBB grades the company A+, though it has never sought BBB accreditation, and that letter is calculated without customer reviews feeding into it. What neighbors say pulls the other way. On a Salem-area Reddit thread, both people who brought the company up did so unfavorably — one recounting a move that went badly, the other pointing elsewhere on price. Those comments are over a year old now, so read them as history rather than a verdict on today's crews, but they are the only unsolicited local word-of-mouth anyone has posted. The BBB page adds one complaint worth naming: among the reviews it excerpts, a customer alleges the crew damaged a framed artwork and papered over it instead of reporting it. The other two excerpts are positive, and the same page lists no government actions. A plausible call for a straightforward local move — the Peabody base and the eleven-year run are real — but go in with the damage question settled. Ask how claims are handled and who pays, get the answer in writing before loading day, and take a competing quote alongside it.
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On Reddit
- NegativeRecommendations for moving companies?Apr 22, 2025
“They came in way under Mass Bay in the initial quotes, they were friendly, professional, timely, and took great care of our belongings.”
— u/The_Sarge_12 in r/SalemMARead the thread ↗ - NegativeRecommendations for moving companies?Apr 22, 2025
“Have used Mass Bay Movers in the past and it was a terrible experience all around. They had great Google reviews, so I don't want to rely on that any more.”
— u/HuskyMush in r/SalemMARead the thread ↗
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Established rating 3.0
- behind the score: Negative Reddit word-of-mouth — both Salem commenters spoke against them
What does a move cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Mass Bay Movers. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Flights without an elevator, counting both ends.
Estimated range
$900 – $1,700
Typical move around $1,300