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Signed HR Ball question
Hey Guys,
Im new to the non-card side of collecting, and wanted to get some opinions on a piece. A local BBC dealer (here in St. Louis) has an autographed Pujols ball that is supposed to be his record setting 14th HR in April from last season. I am a HUGE Pujols collector, and the ball has a mlb.com authentication hologram sticker, but there is no letter (to my knowledge) to go with it. He is asking a reasonable price for it ($200 more that a typical Pujols auto'd game used ball) so I thought about pulling the trigger. What is your opinion? Is there a way to be sure its the real 14th HR ball with a MLB hologram? As far as I am concerned, he is a very reputable dealer as well. Thanks all! Brandon |
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Brandon,
I guess my question is what provenance does this item have to justify the extra. The dealer may be very reputable, but if you go to re-sell the ball in the future, how are you going to prove to the next person the significance. Without proof, you will not be able to justify any sort of extra value, except that it is game used. If the money isn't an issue for you, you may enjoy the ball and it's special meaning. Just don't expect to sell it to the next person, as a special ball, without independent proof. Good luck with your decision, Mark
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go to this website and put your cert number in. It will authenticate where the ball came from!!
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/authentication/index.jsp |
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The MLB cert is as good as gold and with the MLB website to look up the cert you should be able to prove authentication when it comes time to sell if need be! Hopefully the MLB cert matches up to the event your guy is saying the ball is from!
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Hey Andrew,
Just curious how MLB can authenticate a HR ball, if the ball isnt specificly marked prior to its use in a game, like with the Bonds HR ball? Do they just take the submitting owners' word on its provenance and then assign it their cert? Thanks! Brandon |
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MLB has an authenticator at every game for occasions such as this. If it was a milestone home run I can pretty much guess the authenticator was waiting for it and was on the spot shortly after the ball landed.
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Andrew,
Great info. I had no idea they did this. It certainly makes sense. Geez, they can figure this out, but we still have the DH in baseball. I guess they can't get it right every time. Mark
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