As a player the great Mickey Mantle’s accomplishments on the baseball field are many; and that got him a first ballot vote into the Hall of fame. Mantle did so much and meant so much to so many fans as a player he is still discussed over 40 years after his retirement. Although his great [...]

Have you ever wondered what it is that makes signed baseballs worth a certain amount of money? How one baseball can go from costing you $20 or even getting it for free, but end up costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars? If you have been a baseball collector or are a prospective collector, these [...]

Although it can be very fun and satisfying to buy and collect autographed baseballs, if you have received an autograph personally from a baseball player, you know that there is something special that goes with that. I am not saying that buying autographed baseballs is not special, but what I am saying is that there [...]

by Greg Johnson It would be nice to be able to say that all of us autographed baseball collectors have had nothing but good experiences, but unfortunately that is not the case. As a collector you will find that you will run into bad experiences and these can happen in different ways. If you collect [...]

By Greg Johnson We all like to hear the “rags to riches,” “from the ground up,” “from nothing to something” stories. It can be satisfying to hear that what was once worth next to nothing eventually came to be something that people value in more than just monetary ways. This can be the case with [...]

How much online shopping do you do on sites like Ebay and Amazon? How convenient do you find that kind of shopping? With Internet shopping becoming so popular there are many people who rarely go out of their houses to obtain things they need or want. Now, as convenient as these places can be for [...]

Official Major League Baseballs can often cost $15-25, so collecting autographed baseballs can be expensive, especially if you don’t have much budget for it. Most collectors and dealers insist on dealing only in baseballs that are identical to those used in big league games. So how do you build a nice collection without investing a [...]

If you have ever attended batting practice at any Major League Baseball stadium, then you know that it can be a pretty fun experience. Now, if you are on the other side of that, then you should take one day to head early to the ballpark and enjoy the fun of seeing major league baseball [...]

There may be a bunch of different reasons why people like to collect autographed baseballs. Some may do it because it is their hobby, some because the balls actually hold some sentimental value, some because they want to make some money while doing the collecting, some want to just have their own piece of history [...]

You may realize how important it is to make sure that you buy nothing but authentic signed baseballs. In fact, that already may be the first thing on your mind. But, do you happen to know the ways you can make sure that your signed ball is authentic? There are many companies and individual sellers [...]