Faded Autographs

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jskirwin
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I was sorting and grading a pile of raw when I found a Joe Torre and Ted Simmons auto that had faded. You can see the indentation where the men wrote on the cards with a ball point pen, but most of the ink is gone. Oh to have had a sharpie in those days...

Anyone else have faded autos like this and is there any way to restore them? I've even thought about getting Torre and Simmons to re-sign them, but I'm really not an autograph hound.

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  • Stone193
    Stone193 Posts: 24,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes JS
    I have a Brett auto - psa/dna game used ball from his 3000th hit game. There's probably not much you can do about the fading IMO. I believe that has been asked in a Tuff Stuff article to an auto expert who said that if a Ruth auto, e.g., is faded, it has to stay that way - that's what I recollect.

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    mike
    Mike
  • Southsider
    Southsider Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭
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    I had a small toy football with Mark Moseley's signature on it in my office. I guess the lights faded it into oblivion. It disappeared into nothingness.
  • Stone193
    Stone193 Posts: 24,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    << <i>I had a small toy football with Mark Moseley's signature on it in my office. I guess the lights faded it into oblivion. It disappeared into nothingness. >>


    southsider
    Fluorescent lights, e.g., are really tuff on ink sigs I believe - to "openly" display an item in bright lights, I was told to put the item in a UV protected display holder - same goes for even a baseball card I think.

    mike
    Mike
  • fensfan
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    anyone know who sells the uv-protected holders, and what they cost? I'd love to find a good resource on protecting autograph balls that goes beyond keeping them out of direct sunlight.
  • Southsider
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    << <i>

    << <i>I had a small toy football with Mark Moseley's signature on it in my office. I guess the lights faded it into oblivion. It disappeared into nothingness. >>


    southsider
    Fluorescent lights, e.g., are really tuff on ink sigs I believe - to "openly" display an item in bright lights, I was told to put the item in a UV protected display holder - same goes for even a baseball card I think.

    mike >>



    Yeah, I didn't even think of it or notice until it was already faded. I actually thought the cleaning lady wiped it down!
  • DirtyHarry
    DirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
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    As an Auto collector, I have found that your stuff really needs special attention to keep it pristine. Before I knew better, I just stored auto'd balls in a tupperware container...in the MLB ball box. I was aghast a few years back when I opened one up and saw the "yellowing" on the ball, especially where the paper did not cover it. Take care of your stuff, or it will age/fade and make you unhappy.
    Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
  • Stone193
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    << <i>anyone know who sells the uv-protected holders, and what they cost? I'd love to find a good resource on protecting autograph balls that goes beyond keeping them out of direct sunlight. >>


    fens
    There are a lot of companies offering UV protected cases but I am linking Steiner since they have a sale going on that I saw in SCD, for display cases. I'm considering the case for 15 balls to put on the shelf if it isn't too large. It's normally 200$ and on sale for 110$ and looks pretty good.

    mike
    Mike
  • fensfan
    fensfan Posts: 89
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    thanks mike

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