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Single-Item Moves

Just one thing to move,

— not a whole house.

The couch going to a friend’s place, the dresser bound for your kid’s apartment, the marketplace find that won’t fit in your car. A vetted local mover — or a neighbor with a truck — brings the muscle (and the truck, if you need one) to pick it up, haul it across town and set it down where it goes, for an offer you set. No moving-company minimum for one item, nothing marked up by a middleman. You pick your help by name, rating, and reviews.

Find your mover now Why it’s better

📦 one item, point A to point B 💵 100% of your offer to your help 🛻 their truck if you need it

Why single-item moves are better here

Three things a moving company won’t do

Gopher isn’t a moving company with a minimum, or a delivery app that drops it at the curb. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — one couch across town or a marketplace pickup on the way home.

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Paid directly

Your mover is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. No moving-company minimum and nothing marked up by a middleman; use your vehicle or theirs, agreed up front, with any gear at cost.

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Booked to done

A helper you pick by name and rating handles it start to finish — picked up, strapped in for the drive, hauled across town and carried in to the exact spot. Up the stairs if that’s where it goes, nothing scratched.

What changes for you

Single-item moves with Gopher vs. a moving company

Same one item, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when a neighbor with a truck handles it instead of a company with a minimum or an app that leaves it at the curb.

What changes

Full-Service Movers & Delivery Apps

The Gopher Way

💵What you pay

×A movers’ minimum — a half-day booked for one item — or an app’s fee stacked with service charges.

✓You name the offer and your helper keeps 100% of it — for the one thing, no minimum, no middleman cut.

💪Who does it

×A crew you’ll never meet, or whichever app driver happens to be nearest.

✓A vetted local mover — or a neighbor with a truck — you pick by name, rating & reviews.

📦What gets done

×A whole-move package you don’t need — or a curbside drop and “not responsible for carrying it in.”

✓Picked up, hauled, and carried in to the exact spot — up the stairs if that’s where it goes.

🛻The truck

×Their truck and rate baked into the bill — or you renting a whole truck for one item.

✓Use your vehicle or theirs — agreed up front, nothing marked up by a middleman.

🛡️Your item

×Dings on a rushed multi-stop route — or left at the curb in the rain.

✓Pads, straps and careful hands — strapped in for the drive, set down where it goes, nothing scratched.

🔁When it happens

×A multi-day lead time, or an all-day delivery window you wait around for.

✓The day and time you need, booked now — for your one item, not a route’s schedule.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No minimum, no middleman cut, nothing padded:

🧰Dollies, straps & padding, at costThe real price for any gear the job needs — only if it’s used, never padded

at cost

👷Your offer to your helpYou set this. They keep 100% of it.

you decide

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From ‘it won’t fit in my car’ to delivered

Say what’s moving and where

One item, the pickup spot and where it’s going — across the street or across town.

Name your offer

Set what you’ll pay for the move, like setting a fair wage.

A local mover takes it

Nearby help with a truck is alerted instantly. Pick yours by rating, or take first available.

Picked up & delivered

Strapped in, hauled over and carried in to the exact spot — nothing scratched.