One day i'll learn....

[brooklynbaseball]

I've found myself in a difficult position....
I recommended a large auction house to a family member to help him complete a set I had sold him. I begged him to move slowly and research his purchases carefully before purchasing anything. Feeling secure, he purchased 2 cards from said large auction house for a decent sum of money, and asked me to get them slabbed for him. Obviously, this did not go well. Both failed. To make a long story short, the auction house asked for the cards back to review, reviewed them themselves and SURPRISE, they say the cards are, in their opinion, authentic. They have offered to have the other major tpa review the cards, BUT will not pay to have them issue a loa or have the card slabbed. My questions to you as a panel are;

If the card is not slabbed or an loa is not issued how can they say the card has been authenticated?

Should the auction house be responsible for the fees paid to the original tpa, in the event the card is not authenticated by the second tpa. Or at least pay for the card to be slabbed or an loa to be provided?

Why should the auction houses opinion, since they have a vested financial interest mean anything?

I'd like to post photos of the autographs in question but am unsure if my upload was done correctly. Any opinions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.