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 [...]

The easy part may be to know what type of pen to use when getting your baseball autographed, or how to properly store your autographed baseballs. But what about the hard part? How do you get a baseball player to actually sign a baseball for you? How do you set yourself apart from other fans [...]

Ok, so you find yourself with an autographed baseball signed with the right kind of ink, one that will make your ball look as crisp as possible for a long time. Now what? Do you put it on it display as is or is there yet something else you can do to protect that collectible? [...]

Whether you are a current or prospective collector of autographed baseballs, there is one important thing you must know. What is the best writing utensil that you must use when you get a baseball signed by a player? If you want to preserve the baseball for a long time so that it has the best [...]

Getting a baseball autographed is a lot different than having a piece of paper, photo or baseball card signed and that’s why autographed baseball preservation is key to keeping your item as nice as the day you received it. The first thing to keep in mind is that while Sharpie markers have become popular for [...]

By the late 1940s, signed Babe Ruth baseballs were everywhere.  The Babe was one of sports’ most generous signers and when he died in 1948, there’s little doubt he had signed thousands, possibly tens of thousands of autographs, many of which wound up on baseballs. If you are a baseball fanatic – and even if [...]

Few pieces offer a more personal  snapshot of a given team at a precise moment in time than a signed team baseball. Unless dated, old baseball photos can offer only a guess as to when they were taken.  An autographed team ball, when all players are represented, can often be pinpointed to a specific month, [...]

Quality autographs, especially those baseballs signed by Hall of Famers, continue to be one of the most collectible pieces of sports memorabilia today. One of the major reasons for the sustainability of these items is the uniqueness and value of each and every baseball. Some of the factors that contribute to this include the player [...]

The spring 2010 catalog auction being conducted by Robert Edward Auctions will include some very rare signed baseballs. In addition to autographed items from all eras, and signed photos of legends such as Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, the collection of hobby pioneer Larry Killeen, assembled with great care over a span of decades beginning [...]

A single-signed John F. Kennedy baseball sold over the weekend at Hunt Auctions’ latest sale. The ball had originally been presented to former Washington Senators’ manager Mickey Vernon during one of JFK’s opening day first pitch tosses between 1961 and ’63. The family of the late big leaguer consigned the ball and a number of [...]