My suspicion is that Charles would have penned a glowing review of Lunds if his estate items yielded a princely sum at auction. What Lund's now requires is an educated review:

Prices: As with all markets, antique prices are a function of market fundamentals, and as a consequence, prices are constantly in flux. Another factor that has a potentially deleterious effect on antiques is... more

My friend and I went into Lunds to sell some assorted household goods he got from an estate, and we really didn't like the treatment we got.
They appraised everything for about 1/3 of the prices given in books and online, but that was supposedly because of the bad economy. So the items were left with them for sale.
Two months later they still hadn't turned up in an auction, and the girl at the... more