Do NOT hire this company!!!!

Melissa Submitted this review about Magic Car Transport LLC
Review made Live: 6/11/2013 12:12:00 PM
AWFUL EXPERIENCE!!
Here's what happened:
April 30- inquired about a quote for shipping my car from Florida to Ohio on May 27th. Received a quote from Magic Car the same day for $480 (standard shipping).

May 2- Paid the deposit of $135 to have them find a driver to ship the vehicle..the remaining would have to be paid cash to the driver at delivery. Anthony suggested I change the order to be "first available" versus right on May 27th.

May 9-I send an email to Tony asking on the status. On May 10 he emails back saying he will have a driver within 24-48 hours.

May 16- I email again inquiring on the status of the order and threaten to pull my order on May 18 if I do not get a concrete date of delivery. He replies the same day saying "we would recommend that you have the actual driver carrier secured and committed in picking up your vehicle". I thought that was his job?! So... he gave me a quote, couldn't find a driver to do it for that price, and left me hanging without properly communicating with me.

May 21- Had an incident where I thought the car wouldn't start. It ended up being fine, but I contacted Anthony to make sure we could still transport it. He says if it won't start it will be an additional $200 but that he will have a driver within 3-5 days.

May 25-May 29 - Myself and my friend Christina leave messages EVERY DAY for Anthony. He never returns our calls. I have now moved from Florida to Ohio, and my car is still down there.

May 30- I call a different transport company (American) and they arrange for a driver to pick up the car the next day. I cancel the order with Magic Car. It has now costed me almost double the money to transport the vehicle because we had to do an expedited delivery.

June 1- My car is delivered in Ohio.

Today June 5- Still no sign of a refund, and Anthony's message in every email states "If you do a dispute within the 7 to 10 days from your cancellation date you will automatically lose your deposit." I have contacted my credit card company and the BBB. Both will be handling this from here on out, and if it's not resolved, I will contact further representation.

DO NOT USE THIS BOGUS START-UP COMPANY!!!

Company Response
Richard H. from Magic Car Transport LLC Submitted this response.
Response Date: 6/12/2013 11:09:00 AM
Melissa we at Magic Car regret that your car was not picked up on a timely manner. You did not mention in your review that we provided you with three different prices to move your car, and you chose the least expensive, it as explained to you that the price that you were choosing was the cheapest, so your car was last in line, since there were other cars paying more to drivers. This was all explained to you at the beginning, but you still chose the least expensive way, that usually takes longer to pick up the vehicle. If you could have waited two more days we had a driver for you confirmed to pick up your vehicle. But when we spoke to you, you told us that you did not wish to wait that you would make other arrangements. Again we emphasize that Magic Car Transport did not lie to you or gave you the run around on the contrary.And your deposit has been refunded in full. R.H.