Statues & large figures
Crated to their shape and braced so nothing projecting takes the weight.
Collector’s Item Crating
Statues, memorabilia, display cabinets, and the collections people spend years building, packed in crates built to fit, for moves and deliveries around the Bay Area.
Overview
Crating for collector’s items and collections
Collections are hard to move because every piece is different. A signed jersey in a frame, a shelf of figurines, a life-size statue, a glass cabinet full of models: each one breaks in its own way, and plenty of them can’t be replaced at any price.
Small pieces are wrapped one at a time and packed so no two touch. Large pieces, like statues and display cabinets, get a crate built to their size, padded and braced around their weakest points. Display cases are emptied first, and the contents travel separately so the glass isn’t carrying anything.
Tell us what the collection is and roughly how many pieces, and send photos of the largest and most fragile ones. That’s usually enough for a written quote. Paintings and framed art are covered under fine art crating.
What’s included
What we crate
Memorabilia
Signed pieces, framed jerseys, and display items packed so surfaces and signatures stay untouched.
Display cabinets
Emptied, padded, and crated so the glass travels with nothing inside it.
Figurines & small collectibles
Wrapped one by one and packed so no two pieces touch.
Models & delicate builds
Scale models and fragile assemblies boxed or crated so they can’t shift.
Whole collections
Every piece inventoried and packed, so the count at delivery matches the count at pickup.
How it works
From call to settled in four steps
Clear pricing up front and a real person in your corner the whole way. No guesswork, no surprises on move day.
- 1
Tell us about your move
Share your locations, home or office size, and ideal date. It takes about a minute online, or call and we’ll take the details over the phone.
- 2
Get a written quote
We follow up with a clear, itemized estimate so you know what to expect, with no hidden fees or surprise charges on move day.
- 3
We pack & move
Our crew arrives on time and equipped with blankets, dollies, ramps, and our own trucks, and treats your belongings like our own from start to finish.
- 4
Settle in
We place your furniture and boxes where they belong and reassemble what we took apart, so you can get settled instead of sorting through a pile.
Collector’s item crating questions, answered
What counts as a collector’s item?+
Anything valuable to you that’s fragile, oddly shaped, or hard to replace: statues, memorabilia, figurines, models, display pieces, and the cabinets they live in. If you’d worry about it in a moving box, it’s worth asking about.
Do small collectibles need a crate?+
Usually not. Small pieces are wrapped individually and packed in sturdy boxes so they can’t touch. Crates are for large or heavy pieces, display cabinets, and anything that would be crushed or flexed in a box.
Should I empty my display cabinet before the move?+
Yes, or have us do it. The cabinet travels empty and crated, and the contents are packed separately. A cabinet moved with its contents inside is how glass shelves break.
Can you move one statue or display piece by itself?+
Yes. A single crated piece can be its own job, moved across town or delivered elsewhere in the Bay Area. Tell us its size and weight and send a photo.
How is collector’s item crating priced?+
By the number and size of the pieces, the materials the crates need, and the move itself. Photos of the largest and most fragile pieces are usually enough for a written quote.
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Learn moreService area
Based in Santa Clara, moving the whole Bay Area
Being local means a same-day move across the valley is a short trip rather than an across-the-Bay haul. Plus long-distance moves anywhere in California and across the country.
- San Jose
- Sunnyvale
- Santa Clara
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- Cupertino
- Milpitas
- Campbell
- Los Gatos
- Saratoga
- Fremont
- Redwood City
- Menlo Park
- Los Altos
- Morgan Hill
- Gilroy
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