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1950 Phila Phillies team signed baseball

davegod2davegod2 Posts: 5
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Hopefully someone can help me out with an opinion here. A friend of mine is looking to unload this ball. The research I have done tells me that this ball is worth between 1 and 2 thousand. But she doesn't have authentication documentation for it, so we have negotiated a price of 700 dollars. It's in great condition and is signed by the entire team and manager. I'll have to send it to get it authenticated, which costs about 200 I think? Good deal?

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  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hopefully someone can help me out with an opinion here. A friend of mine is looking to unload this ball. The research I have done tells me that this ball is worth between 1 and 2 thousand. But she doesn't have authentication documentation for it, so we have negotiated a price of 700 dollars. It's in great condition and is signed by the entire team and manager. I'll have to send it to get it authenticated, which costs about 200 I think? Good deal? >>



    I don't think it's a good deal for you if you are the one buying it. It is a good deal for your friend that is selling it. Here's a nice looking one that sold in August 2010 for only $567.63 and that included buyers premium and it was JSA authenticated. I don't think they've done a lot of appreciating since August 2010 either.

    1950 Phillies ball
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • davegod2davegod2 Posts: 5
    OK thanks. Clearly it's not worth what I thought it was. I found a couple of sites that put it at 1-2 thousand. Hmmmm....I guess I can back out of the deal!
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Many times team signed balls have clubhouse signatures on them too.


    Especially those that are not authenticated by a reliable 3rd party.


    Good for you.
  • Mdube16Mdube16 Posts: 744 ✭✭
    The funny thing about that ball in the auction is that its a reunion ball. You can tell by the logo. Not sayint that makes the ball work 1500 more, but its probably the low end for a 1950 team signed ball. We would have to see the OP friend ball to give a real opinion.
  • davegod2davegod2 Posts: 5
    I don't have a picture of it, unfortunately. It's definitely not a reunion ball, though...
  • davegod2davegod2 Posts: 5
    Here it is:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-Autographed-Philadelphia-Phillies-Whiz-Kid-Baseball-/280790263934?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416067687e
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Linkypoo
    Good for you.
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Here's another one I found that was auctioned in 2007 for over $3200.00. I still haven't looked at the actual one you are asking about, but my earlier post was done in haste and I didn't look at the pics to see it was a "reunion" or commemorative ball so that was obviously not a good one to judge your potential deal by if yours is not that type. Sorry about that, here's another.



    Another 1950 Philly signed ball auction
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • davegod2davegod2 Posts: 5
    Lol. I just told her it wasn't worth $700 and now she's mad at me...
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