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Seeking Advice on Auto Ball

DooFDooF Posts: 113
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I have this ball. I don't know its background. I (tried) to take two pictures:




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Should I just send it in to PSA/DNA for a sig authentication? I am clueless on autographs. Looking for advice...

The little League ball has CARL STOTZ--FOUNDER OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL as the president opposite the autograph.

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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Hard to tell anything from those pics!
  • DooFDooF Posts: 113
    Best I can do without sitting it on the scanner.....sorry...
    I will keep trying. thanks

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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Might be too close to the ball.Try pulling back a little.I went into photoshop and try to shrink them down and sharpen them a little bit.
  • DooFDooF Posts: 113
    ok.. i did them again.... thanks for your help..



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  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    Stotz was the founder of Little League baseball with the first game taking place on June 6, 1939. Stotz served as commissioner of the league until 1956.

    A rough guess would of course put the ball in that era. The Joe D auto look to be legit in my opinion. I would say that the sig is from the early 40's. The ink is showing some aging and the ball isnt an official mlb ball so that will affect value somewhat.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doo
    I agree that the auto is probably old and dated with the ball since the sig is much more flowery than anything that he did in more recent times - here's an exemplar from the psa/dna file that looks like the one you have on the ball. Not sure on the ball cost but a flat would set you back around 75 bucks - the fact that it is not an OAL ball will hurt the value and to boot, his autos appear to be soft right now compared to the Mick who is white hot for psa/dna balls.

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    Good luck on whatever you choose to do.

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    Mike
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  • DooFDooF Posts: 113
    Wow... good information. Thank you for your time.


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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    DooF
    Just to reinforce my feeling on the market for Joe D. - I was just at the Coach's Corner auction site and they are auctioning off one dozen certified balls - you don't do that if they were hot?
    Anyway, if you put this up on ebay - please let us know - I would actually be interested in the ball because it is a little leaguer.
    thanx
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  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    Get it certified.
    Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
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