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Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage is a family-run moving and storage company based in Beverly, Massachusetts, self-reporting 61 years in business since Gerald Tobin founded it in 1960; it's now run by third-generation CEO Brian Tobin and serves as an authorized interstate agent for Bekins. The company's site describes handling residential, commercial, academic, and life-science laboratory relocations. The available written record is thin — five reviews from 2022 through 2026 — but the residential side of it is troubling. A 2023 review described a downsizing move where boxes of family photo albums and videos spanning more than 70 years went missing after items were split between a new condo and a storage unit during a renovation, and said the company's response was inadequate. A 2022 review said the movers broke several items and took no accountability when asked about it. A separate 2022 review described a move where the truck hit the reviewer's car, walls and furniture throughout the house were scuffed and damaged and drywall was broken, the final price came in more than double the original quote, and the company refused repeated requests over several years to send an adjuster. An older web mention described a $400 price increase and movers leaving mats with exposed spikes facing up in a hallway. The picture looks different on the commercial and lab-relocation side. A 2022 review from a facilities director at a life-sciences company praised the company's storage, rigging, and critical equipment installation work as consistently exceeding expectations across a range of jobs. A separate web mention similarly said post-sale communication was poor but that the physical move itself went well. Given how severe and specific the residential complaints are — irreplaceable lost items, property damage, and years of refused accountability — a homeowner considering this company for a household move should ask pointed questions about claims handling and insurance before booking, even though the commercial and lab-relocation side of the business appears to have a stronger track record.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage, Inc., Bekins Agent. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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Estimated range
$900 – $1,700
Typical move around $1,300
“STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!! This moving company is horrendous... the price went UP $400. The movers places two mats with spikes ... facing up in random hallway.”
“Sadly once I moved past the sales stage, communication with Bekins and the local company, Tobins & Sons in Peabody, MA, was virtually non-existent... the overall move went well and I want to give credit where it is deserved.”
“I think it's safe to say you can rule out Benny's, they have had several complaints here... We used Tobin & Sons / Be”
“Do not use this mover! ... After renovation, we emptied to storage unit, unpacked and discovered our treasured albums of family photos, going back over 70 years”
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Do not use this mover! We downsized our home of 39 years and moved to a condo. While one third of our items were marked to go to to condo, the remaining two thirds went to a storage unit because the condo was going to be renovated. After renovation, we emptied to storage unit, unpacked and discovered our treasured albums of family photos, going back over 70 years, vacation photos and dvds of family were missing. How can a box of these items move from a house to a truck and never make it to its destination!!! i called the company agent who told me if anything was left on a truck it would come into the office. SO WHERE ARE OUR FAMILY PHOTO AND MOVIES??? These cannot ever be replaced and I consistently have sleepless nights about this. HOW DID THEY DISAPPEAR?
They broke several items during the move and when asked about it, did not take any accountability
We used Tobin and sons moving almost 3 years ago to move our house I have been in constant contact with them since the day of originating the contract. They hit my wife’s car with a moving truck. They damaged every wall and surface in our house by scuffing furniture against the damaging the furniture and the painting and the walls and even broke drywall in some areas. I have been in constant contact and repeatedly requested for them to send out an adjuster since day one and they have refused and never returned a phone call. They quoted a price and we paid more than double what was predicted and then of course they called back and said they hit traffic and there were additional charges so we paid almost 3 times what was called to us and they still have yet to fix any in all of the damages that they created to our house and refuse to contact us back. I would strongly recommend avoiding this company at all costs we had a second moving company in our area come in and do all of the work they did times three for $800 not $3800 plus they did not damage anything in the house. At this point we are waiting on a return phone call from them so we can process the claim but they have not gotten back to us despite 15 to 20 attempts to get a phone call back I’ve even spoken to the owner he said he would handle it on three different occasions and I’ve had zero phone calls in return
We use Tobin & Sons for a variety of services from storage to equipment receipt to rigging to critical equipment installation. Regardless of the service Tobin & Sons consistently exceed my expectations. I would highly recommend them to anyone needing professional storage, rigging and moving services. Peter Muto Director of Facilities Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.
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