Welcome to our forum.
We charge $250 to move a HotSpring, as well. Â It is a bargain for the customer. Â If some damage occurs to the spa, we will be responsible for restitution.Terminator
$250 is a bargain in my opinion.  If you think about it, most dealers will add $200 - $300 to the cost of the spa for delivery to the consumer’s house even if it is "free" delivery.  We all know nothing is free.  However when you move a spa, you are essentially doing 2 deliveries.  I would think to move a spa the price should be closer to $500.
I charge $400.00 within 50 miles of my store. Â Some customers are elated, and others act as if I am the devil reincarnated. Â Either way, still $400.00
Having lost the last spa (it went with the house) I can offer that it definitely was not my intent to part with it. Â The proverbial offer that couldn't be refused cost me the spa, but facilitated the sale. Â The answer as to which way to go, depends almost entirely on the buyer of the property. Â My spa made the house more desireable than any other and the buyer wanted the whole package. Â If I had held firm on the spa not being part of the sale either a) the buyer would have walked, or b) the price would have been much lower. Â As far as I can tell, the $8,000 spa sold the house for $30K more than would have been true otherwise. Â Admittedly this is an overheated market, but both the appraiser and the broker felt that the spa sold the house for that much more than it was worth.Regards,Bill