Value of Vintage New Baseballs
AMERTZ
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I am trying to get an idea of what older new "blank" baseballs are worth. IE White, Coleman, Budig, Feeny, etc.
I found a site called keymancollectables and they give a suggested value of such balls, just not sure how accurate this information is.
Anyone with experience on the values?
Thanks
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The vintage blank balls value would depend on the fake signature that gets put on it.
why would someone be looking for that? unless for what I suggested?
maybe there is a simple reason and don't mean to imply that is what you are doing
There are people who collect vintage baseballs in the original boxes and don't have any other motive.
But, I do understand your incredulity.
Oh for crying out loud.......
I am in the process of getting a nice set of untoned/white vintage balls from past MLB presidents up in my display case.
I guess my real question is did I pay too much for my $20 Budig ball I got this past weekend at a show or the $25. Brown ball I recently pick up on ebay?
I have no idea - but even if you overpaid - it's not by much IMO.
those responses usually annoy me too.. but felt it had to be said..
I am not the pile on type and apologize for the offense.
Yes, they were in the original box, actually the Budig was sealed so I wasnt able to get a good look at it and when I popped it out it was more toned than expected. To my understanding the yellowing happens naturally and cant be prevented to a point. The ebay ball had a pic and it was cloud white.
I am looking at a decent Cronin ball right now.
My grandfather passed on two Ford Frick balls to me. These things are banged up, but its one of the few things I have left to remind me of him. They are the foundation to my new collecting endeavor.....
I believe they were made in Haiti - and for some time they made them without using distilled water which allows enzymes in the leather to turn the ball brown.
Where was the Budig ball made? I don't think it was Haiti - maybe Costa Rica?
Steve
<< <i>Costa Rico is where balls have been made since 1987 I think.
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Hi Steve
Rawlings balls - right?
<< <i>I am rarely one to make a post like this but I think I have to.
The vintage blank balls value would depend on the fake signature that gets put on it.
why would someone be looking for that? unless for what I suggested?
maybe there is a simple reason and don't mean to imply that is what you are doing >>
Heaven forbid a traditionalist baseball fan should want 1980s or 90s era players to sign AL or NL balls rather than the generic modern Selig MLB ball that evokes memories of the 1999-2000 umpires' labor dispute that, on the heels of interleague play, resulted in what amounts to the merging of the two leagues. The MLB ball also looks and feels kind of fake, almost like an unofficial Little League ball or cheap knockoff.
Sure a lot of people don't care and won't even notice the difference, but for a knowledgeable fan and collector, a Don Mattingly or Pete Rose AL or NL ball is likely to pull a premium price, especially if the Rose autograph is on a Giamatti NL ball. Even if signed at a paid appearance last week, it creates the question of whether the baseball was signed when the player was active, which can also sometimes make an item more desired and command a premium.
<< <i>The MLB ball also looks and feels kind of fake, almost like an unofficial Little League ball or cheap knockoff.
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<< <i>The MLB ball also looks and feels kind of fake, almost like an unofficial Little League ball or cheap knockoff.
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Let's just say I don't like the pre-printed information on them. I don't like the color, I don't like the font, I don't like the silhouette logo being on the balls, and I especially don't like the commissioner.