1-800-GOT-JUNK? Pricing: How It Works and When You Learn the Price
How 1-800-GOT-JUNK? works out what to charge, when you find out the number, and whether the estimate is binding — straight from their own pricing page.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? does not publish a price list, and that is not evasiveness — it follows from how they charge. Here is the model, described on their own pricing page.
The truck is sold in eighths, from a minimum load up to a full truck, which they describe as roughly 50 to 400 cubic feet.
For a single item, the price is set by that item rather than by truck fraction.
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
- How the price is set
- Volume — how much space your stuff takes up in the truck.
- When you learn it
- On site. The company says it can give an exact price once the crew sees the items in person, so the firm number arrives after someone has driven to your address.
- Is the estimate binding
- The on-site estimate is free and carries no obligation — you can decline once you hear the price.
- Published price list
- No
What this means for you
A volume price is fair — you pay for the space you use, not a flat fee that punishes small loads. The catch is timing: you book a visit, wait for the window, and only then hear the number. If it is higher than you hoped, you have already spent the morning on it.
Getting the price first instead
On JunkerClub the order is reversed. You post the job with a photo, local pros bid on it, and you compare real prices before anyone is dispatched. Pick the one you want and pay your pro directly — there is no platform markup on top.
So what does the job actually cost?
That is the question a volume price cannot answer until someone is standing in your driveway. These are the ranges we publish for the most common jobs — the middle column is what the market charges, the right-hand column is what jobs of that size have been going for through JunkerClub.
| Job | Typical market price | JunkerClub estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Couch or sofa (single item) | $110 – $190 | $90 – $160 |
| Single mattress | $120 – $180 | $95 – $150 |
| Flat-screen TV (up to 42") | $85 – $140 | $70 – $115 |
| Washer, dryer or dishwasher | $110 – $170 | $90 – $140 |
| Quarter truck load | $180 – $280 | $150 – $230 |
| Studio or one bedroom | $350 – $550 | $280 – $450 |
| Small remodel (bath or single room) | $300 – $500 | $240 – $410 |
| Small tub, easy access | $380 – $550 | $300 – $450 |
Ranges, not quotes. What you pay depends on how much there is, how easy it is to reach, and what the pro bids.
What the same job actually costs when companies bid in the open
None of the three companies above publishes a price, so nobody can quote you theirs without a visit. Here is the other side of that: real jobs posted on JunkerClub, and every bid local companies sent back. These are our own figures, not estimates collected from elsewhere.
| Job | Bids | Lowest | Median | Highest | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture Removal — Rockville, MD | 12 | $225 | $525 | $1,250 | 5.6× |
| Mattresses & Beds Removal — Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $800 | $883 | $920 | 1.2× |
That is 16 bids so far, and the ledger is small on purpose — every figure here is a real quote from a real company on a real job, not a survey.
The furniture job is the one worth staring at: the highest bid was more than five times the lowest, on the same items, in the same city, in the same week. A customer who books one on-site estimate sees a single point on that line and has no way of knowing which one. The mattress job went the other way — four bids inside 15% of each other. Neither pattern is a rule, which is exactly why seeing the spread beats guessing at it.
Bid figures verified 2026-09-04. Company names are withheld — a bid is the pricing of the company that sent it, and it is not ours to publish.
Junk removal pricing — common questions
How does 1-800-GOT-JUNK? price its service?
Volume — how much space your stuff takes up in the truck.
When do I find out what 1-800-GOT-JUNK? will charge?
On site. The company says it can give an exact price once the crew sees the items in person, so the firm number arrives after someone has driven to your address.
Is the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? estimate binding?
The on-site estimate is free and carries no obligation — you can decline once you hear the price.
Does 1-800-GOT-JUNK? publish prices online?
No. There is no published rate card — the figure depends on the volume your items fill.
Is 1-800-GOT-JUNK? expensive?
There is no honest way to answer that from their side, because no figure is published until a crew has seen the load. What can be answered is the market: most single-item pickups land between $80 and $200, and a full truck between $350 and $780 depending on what is in it. If a quote sits far above that, the useful move is a second quote rather than an argument.
How much does junk removal cost for a single item?
A single sofa is typically $110 to $190 and a single mattress $120 to $180 at market rates; a flat-screen television runs $85 to $140. Volume pricing means one bulky item costs less than the minimum truck fraction only when a crew is already on your street, which is why the same item can be quoted very differently on different days.
Can I get a junk removal price without an on-site estimate?
Yes, but not from the national chains — their firm number comes after a visit. Posting the job with a photo gets written quotes from local companies before anyone is dispatched, which is the whole reason this site exists.
How much do quotes for the same job actually differ?
More than most people expect. On one furniture removal job posted here, twelve companies bid between $225 and $1,250 — the highest was over five times the lowest, for the same items in the same week. A mattress job in Los Angeles went the other way, with four bids inside 15% of each other. Nobody can tell in advance which kind of job they have, which is the argument for seeing more than one number.
What will a junk removal crew refuse to take?
The refusals are consistent across companies: paint and solvents, motor oil, fuel, pesticides, propane tanks, car batteries, asbestos and medical waste. Almost every county runs a free household hazardous waste drop-off for exactly these, so setting them aside before the crew arrives saves time on the day and keeps them off the quote.
Does the price change for stairs or a long carry?
Yes, and it is the single most common reason a quote moves after someone arrives. Volume decides the base figure, but access decides the labour: a third-floor walk-up and a driveway loadout of identical items are not the same job. Saying where the items sit when you post avoids the surprise.
Where this comes from
Taken from each company's own pricing page and checked on 2026-08-19. Companies change their terms — if something here no longer matches, their page wins.
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