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Ship Smart, Inc. has 4 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforShip Smart, Inc.

    Moving Brokers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3.13/5stars

    Average of 24 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    19 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 4/12/2024

    Years in Business: 23

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Related Categories

    Products & Services

    This company's business is Mail Shipping and Receiving Services and Packaging Service. They specialize in custom packaging & shipping of antiques artwork & personal effects worldwide.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Ship Smart, Inc. has 4 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      783 Rio Del Mar Blvd #9, Aptos, CA 95003-4700
      BBB File Opened:
      2/1/2000
      Years in Business:
      23
      Business Started:
      12/20/2000
      Business Started Locally:
      12/20/2000
      Business Incorporated:
      12/20/2000
      Accredited Since:
      4/12/2024
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      T:
      6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      W:
      6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      Th:
      6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      F:
      6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      Sa:
      9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
      Business Management
      • Mr. Nick Rivera, General Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Nick Rivera, General Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Nick Rivera, General Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (831) 661-4845
        Primary Fax

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      19 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      08/23/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      ShipSmart has engaged in fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. They purposely picked up many items that I did not want to move, and deliberately hid that from me. They broke the contract by having someone other than the authorized contact person approve the move, and by ignoring my pleas during the day of the move to only take what I wanted. They seem to have deliberately not informed the local company of the items that I had requested to have picked up. I was promised multiple time by a ShipSmart employee that photos would be taken of the items before they were weighed and palletized, but none of that happened. They knew what I wanted and deliberately moved twice as many items as I wanted. Had they only moved what I requested, and not heavy furniture, it would have cost at least 2/3 less. I would like $3740 back.I have copied the **** managers, and customer service managers. There is no deniability.When the shipment was delivered, more than half of it was furniture that I didnt want. I kept some of it to try to decide what to do with, but donated most of it to the movers. You can see on the attached inventory list.***************** at Shipsmart acknowledged that they should have sent the pictures, but he insisted that an attorney on sight signed off on what was being shipped even though he was not the representative on the contract. I asked for ************** to send me all of the documentation of the move, but he hasnt sent me anything showing who signed off on the day of the move. He has not mentioned the authorized person, ***.************** indicated that he would give me a parietal refund only if I did not write negative reviews or report the company to regulatory agencies. When I refused to do that, and Indicated that I would report that ShipSmart took responsibility if they did so but that I refused to be gagged, he rescinded his offer to reimburse me Please see the attached, complete narrative of what occurred.
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      Customer Reviews

      24 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      thibault f

      1 star

      08/09/2023

      Despite a very precise inventory, Ship Smart managed to charge me almost 1,000$ more than their quote (+30%!!!!) as they "mis-estimated" the weight of my items...And as usual with these types of companies, you have no choice but to pay immediately as they threaten to charge you late fees...So, do not trust their quote and avoid working with them if you have other choices

      Ship Smart, Inc. Response

      08/11/2023

      We offer our apologies to ********. We operated within what the customer contracted with us. There was additional weight beyond what was estimated which caused the rate to increase. We are happy to reach out to offer a discount in the interest of customer service.

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