skeen was quoted around $3,500 which she paid in full.t after they loaded her stuff, they jacked up the price to nearly $12,000. eight months later, nothing has arrived. in december, the florida attorney general filed a civil suit against spartan van lines, which is named as one of 15 aliases the company has used since 2014. the allegations range from using unskilled, untrained laborers, to holding consumers' property hostage. are they holding your stuff hostage? >> yeah. they want more money. to me that's being a hostage. >> reporter: we called three highly rated moving companies and used skeen's list of furniture for a comparison. the estimates came in between $6,000 and $8,000. well below the $12,000 demanded by spartan van line. in an e-mail, the company told skeen that if she doesn't pay, her belongings will be sent to auction. >> there's no reason for this. you know, other than people trying to make money. >> reporter: her misery is echoed across the country. angry spartan customers like enpfeffer -- jennifer taylor bell are still w