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Young Guns vs. Junk King
Estimates by phone or photo, firm price only on site. Each location is an independently owned franchise under Neighborly, with a royalty and ad fund fee.
Sources checked 2026-11-03
How Junk King prices a job
Their pricing page says crews assess the job on site to give an accurate price. You can send photos for an estimate by text, or call for a firm price on four items or fewer and an estimated range on larger jobs. The page is explicit that an estimate is not a firm price until the crew is on site.
No price list appears on the page. It offers a coupon with a minimum-job exclusion, and says they will beat any written estimate.
How Young Guns prices a job
By how much of the trailer your load fills, with the ranges published on this site: $95 for a single item to $575 for a full trailer. Labor, dump fees and cleanup are included. Text a photo and we send a firm number, then confirm it on site before we lift anything.
Young Guns is an independent business run by its two owners in Jacksonville. It is not a franchise, so no royalty or marketing fee is part of the price.
Side by side
| Compared on | Junk King | Young Guns |
|---|---|---|
| Price list on the website | No. | Yes. $95 to $575 by load size. |
| How you get a price | Phone or photo estimate; firm price on site. | Text a photo, get a firm number, confirmed on site before we lift. |
| Phone quote | Firm for four items or fewer, a range above that. | Firm from a photo at any size. |
| Who you deal with | Customer care line, then the local franchise crew. | The two owners, by text or call. |
| Ownership | Neighborly franchise, 8% royalty and 2% ad fund per their franchise page. | Independent, Jacksonville owned, not a franchise. |
| Will beat a written estimate | Yes, per their page. | Our number is published. Bring theirs and compare. |
Who owns Junk King
Junk King is a franchise brand of Neighborly, a holding company of home-service franchises. Each location is an independently owned franchise. Neighborly's own franchise page and third-party listings describe an 8 percent royalty and a 2 percent ad fund fee on gross sales, paid by the local operator to the franchisor.
To be fair: the national brands are established operators with big trucks and plenty of satisfied customers. If you have used one and were happy, nothing here says otherwise. The difference is structure, and structure shows up in the price and in who you deal with.
Junk King questions
- How much does Junk King cost in Jacksonville?
- They do not publish prices. Their page says an estimate by phone or photo is not a firm price, and the firm number comes on site. Our ranges are published, $95 to $575, and firm from a photo.
- Is Junk King locally owned?
- Each location is an independently owned franchise, per their site, under the Neighborly brand. The operator is local; the brand, royalty and ad fund are not.
- Is there a local alternative to Junk King in Jacksonville?
- Young Guns is an independent Jacksonville business with published ranges and a firm quote from a photo. Text a picture and compare.
Sources
- [1] Junk King pricing page
- [2] Neighborly, Junk King franchise investment page
- [3] BizBuySell, Junk King franchise listing (fees)
Checked 2026-11-03. Quotes are from the pages linked. Junk King is a trademark of its owner; it is named here only to compare services. Spot something out of date? Email junk@younggunsjunkremoval.com.
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Text a photo of the pile and we send back a firm price. Most jobs get picked up the same day.