Will an AAU authenticated 59 White Sox or 67 Cubs team ball sell alright?

KallMaloneSay

I just bought a circa 1959 White Sox team signed ball and a circa 1967 Cubs signed ball as well. AAU authentication services is in town and they can have it authenticated in a week for me at about $150 per ball. I just plan on ebaying them right when I get them back and was told by someone at AAU to expect around $1200 for each ball in the stated conditions (the White Sox ball has many of the AUTO's faded while the Cubs ball is pretty clear with a small stain or two). Does this price seem consistent? Would I be better off just paying more for PSA/DNA? Any help would be aprreciated, Jason

KallMaloneSay

Sorry, 1964 White Sox ball and 1969 Cubs ball. Just did the research, Jason

purelyPSA

I sold an official '64 Phillies ball, some sigs faded, on Ebay a year ago. The net proceeds: $76. I also sold a nice '68 Cards ball - a Series year for them - Maris included. Net: $305. Those figures quoted are WAY off.

Vargha

I sold a 1970 Cubs ball on Mastro (without authentication). It went for a little over $300 if my memory serves me correctly.

purelyPSA

Looks like there's been a 69 Cubs ball that's been offered three times with no bidders @375.00 on eBay as of late.

NickM

'64 White Sox will probably not sell very well. The only HOFers likely on that ball would be Hoyt Wilhelm (pitcher), Luke Appling (coach), and Al Lopez (manager). Minnie Minoso, Gary Peters, and Bill Skowron are the only other big names from the team. I would be surprised if you could get even $200 for the ball. IMO the best place to sell it would be in an American Memorabilia or Grey Flannel auction (they are both good for selling lower-end vintage autographed balls, because their catalog size doesn't require $1000 items).

'69 Cubs, assuming you had Durocher, Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams, and Santo, should bring between $200 and $300, and if Randy Hundley is on the ball too, it should be on the high end of that range. There are a lot of auction houses that could properly market that ball.

I would not put either ball on eBay.

Nick

Vargha

My ball actually came from Hundley's brother. The guys at Mastro were more concerned that some of the more obscure guys were on the ball than they were about Jenkins, Banks and Durocher.

purelyPSA

Willie Smith is one of the guys that Cubs collectors need. The old pitcher/OF was a notoriously bad signer. Back when I was a teenager I sent him two cards and a nice letter, and lo and behold, he signed them. One was a '69 topps Cubs card that I sold on Ebay a couple years back for fifty bucks. The underbidder emailed me and told me he'd have gone higher if he'd have known he would not get it even at that price. I hooked him up with my other Smith signed card, a '66 Angels piece that he was happy about. All that fuss over a Willie Smth signature. Go figure.

NickM

'69 Cubs balls attract the casual Cubs collector in a way that other Cubs balls don't, because that was the year of the choke to the Miracle Mets. The casual collector couldn't care about Willie Smith or any other role player who was a tough signature - he's concerned about the players who were his heroes back then.

Nick