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07-14-2020, 10:06 AM
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Just as an experiment. I decided to see how much exterior light was coming into the room from the window. So, I turned off the light in the room, closed the door and shut off the computer screen...this was the result.
This photo was taken at 7am today. This is a southern facing window so the sun is to the NE and never passes directly in front of this window. Despite this, I think this is probably more light than is ideal. Again, the case claims to filter out UV light but doesn't quantify that in any way. So, I don't know how much faith to put in that. I feel like black-out curtains might be a good idea. 
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07-14-2020, 10:50 PM
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Buy some of these (or similar product):
https://www.amazon.com/Trasfit-Chang...55136017&psc=1 Put them in the case under the glass and take it out in the sun to see if they react. It will give you an idea you how effective the UV blocking glass is. Last edited by PhilNap; 07-14-2020 at 10:51 PM.
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07-15-2020, 10:29 AM
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The more I chat with different people...the more I am beginning to learn that baseballs in general can be finicky. Some will fade without any apparent reason. I have a ball for instance that was signed 6 years ago. The player wrote a bunch of stats all over the ball on all sides and signed it. It was been in a UV cube on a shelf and the writing has faded on all sides equally...not just what was exposed to light.
But, that being said, I do think UV light is part of my issue here. I took out all the balls from the frame and photographed them individually (to document the collection) and two balls that I had signed had an interesting pattern. I have noticed that the balls that I had signed have tended to fade a bit in general. But, the Dale Murphy ball is much stronger on the left side of the ball and the Phil Niekro is much stronger on the right side...the fading is less in these areas. See below:   After I noticed this, I put the balls back in the case the same way they were and I looked at the case standing in front of the window. The darker areas of those signatures were covered by the frame. I took a photo (bare in mind, the balls were put back in the frame so they might be slightly rotated differently but they are all in the same place): The Murphy is top row left and the Niekro is the second row from top far right.  So, I think there is a double issue here. I think UV exposure is playing a role but I also think some of the balls had bad ink/ball condition. I think curtains are a good move to at least remove the UV issue. Any thoughts?
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07-16-2020, 07:57 PM
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I have over 150 plus signed baseballs and have stopped getting balls signed due to the fading problem. Some signatures are as strong as the day the ball was signed, others not so much. As others have mentioned the problem is due to a number of issues. Ink and how it reacts to the leather. Heck it might get down to the diet of the cow. Perhaps the way the hide was tanned or even cut. The pressure the signer exerts to get the ink into the hide. How the ball was handled. As big as he is, Gaylord Perry signs very lightly which is death to a signature. The signatures in my collection that are fading are Dale Murphy, Gary Carter, Gaylord Perry, Bob Horner (completely gone) and Bud Selig. All were in person. As much as I like the way a signed baseball displays it has been awhile since I've had a ball signed.
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