A Christy Mathewson autographed baseball was among the top sellers in the All-Star FanFest Auction held in St. Louis on July 14. The single-signed ball sold for $50,600 which included a 15% buyer’s premium tacked on to all winning bids.
Mathewson’s death from tuberculosis long before he reached old age makes his signature rare; [...]

Most collectors prefer their autographed baseballs in three forms:

Single-signed baseball
Team-signed baseball
“Theme” baseball

The single signed baseball is popular with collectors for its simplicity.  The player signs his name on the ’sweet spot’, the narrow area between the seams.  They’re easy to [...]

The sports memorabilia market has its share of fakes but these days it’s actually much safer to buy a signed baseball than ever before and know with some certainty that it’s real.
The internet has created the opportunity for non-genuine signatures to thrive in the marketplace, but it’s also afforded buyers with a remarkable number of [...]

So how do keep your hand-signed baseball in good shape?  It does require some care and maybe a small investment on your part.
Let’s start with the autograph itself.  It’s best to have your baseball signed with a ball-point pen, preferably blue on color.  While Sharpie markers may be popular with collectors of 8×10 autographs, equipment, [...]

Over sixty years have passed since Babe Ruth signed his last autograph.  A generation has grown up, worked and retired since the Babe died of cancer in 1947.  His impact on American sports remains huge and the interest in Ruth memorabilia-like the Babe himself-is larger than life.
Babe Ruth autographed baseballs are still the most coveted [...]