Thoughts on covering grading fees if card is not authentic?

Triplejway

I am selling some T206's that I purchased recently and received the following question from a potential bidder:

" Q: Is this card a reprint? Will you guarentee full refund incl shipping and costs of grading service? "

I am confident the cards are authentic, but am concerned of the off chance that a TPG could deem the card as non-authentic.

How have others dealt with this in the past? My normal refund policy is for full refund minus return shipping.

Should I guarantee authenticity by stating I will cover TPG fees if card is not authentic, or should I stick with just the full purhcase price, and any grading fees/shipping costs are on the buyer?

Griffins

I think you have to guarantee it is authentic- if it isn't you shouldn't be selling it.
Wayne Varner once told me "we'll never guarantee a grade, but we will guarantee it WILL grade".
That seems fair enough.
I'd insist it has to be graded with PSA or SGC within a reasonable (30 day) period of time.

storm888

The only financially prudent way for a seller to "guarantee" that a card
will grade is to sell the card already graded.

Sellers are required to "guarantee" that a card is authentic UNLESS the
listing states it is a reprint.

I have no clue how a seller can "guarantee" what a subjective review
of a card will determine.

I would never pay failed-grading fees for anybody other than myself.

Sportsamerica

I agree with storm... How do you know they don't already have an altered/ungradeable version, and are looking for you to pay to get one graded..