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Originally Posted by mr2686
I'll second that...the Bic Medium Point pen was always my pen of choice and the balls I've had signed with them have held up well (of course, keeping them out of the light for the most part has helped too). Baseballs are tough to collect because you have to worry about the type of ink used, how much the ball was handled (oils from people's hands on the ball makes thouse brown splotches we see at times), how well the leather of the ball accepted the ink, UV light, etc etc.
The bottom line is, baseballs will fade over time, but if you find a vintage signed ball that looks good today, proper handling and display should keep it good for years to come.
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+1 from an old feverish ball collector.
The older AL & NL balls hold ink much better than many seligs as well. The challenge is finding the signature as bold as you can and the ball as white as you can.
