Guess what I won today

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 06:18 PM

So I went to my annual umprie meeting and noticed two autograph baseballs sitting on the desk. Anyway, to make a long story short, I answered a question and the head of SSM (the companny I sub contract for) tossed me one ball for getting a question right. What I saw next shocked me. It was signed by:

Mickey Mantle
Willie Mays
Duke Snider

PS - It does have all of the certificates of authencity and all that by a company called Score Board, Inc.

CamEdwards · 03-07-2004, 06:54 PM

holy crap. That's freakin' awesome. Congrats.

By the way... where do you live? And do you have a home security system?

Calis · 03-07-2004, 06:57 PM

Yowza! That's frigging awesome. Congrats man.

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 06:57 PM

The ball is locked away in a saftey deposit box.

I am keeping it in the family for a long time. I just dont see the point of selling it.

Nyarlahotep · 03-07-2004, 07:03 PM

What he didn't tell you is that he was startled and didn't catch the ball. Then when he turned around and bent over to pick it up the guy threw a trout up his rectum.

Buccaneer · 03-07-2004, 07:12 PM

Ummm, GoldenEagle? As one that is in the business/hobby, 90% of all autographed memoriabilia are fake. The only true way to ensure its authenticity is to send it to PSA/DNA. http://www.psadna.com/

hukarez · 03-07-2004, 07:18 PM

I want to know what the other ball had.

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 07:20 PM

The other ball had Don Drsdyle on it and I think that is it.

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 07:21 PM

Bucc - have you ever heard of a company called The Score Board, Inc.?

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 07:24 PM

Triple Dola-

If the ball was authenitc, what would it be worth?

Buccaneer · 03-07-2004, 07:37 PM

Yes. Here was a response in the forum from someone asking about Score Board

Quote:

Yes they might be authentic, but the certificates they issued with the signed items are generic. The newer PSA/DNA & Upper Deck Auth. versions have high tech certificates of authenticity with a serial # on the certif. as well as the item in question. So you can match them up if you will. I had purchased yeras ago at close out some auto material, and the certificates were preprinted that Roberto Alomar signed this Dwight Gooden signed that. I could have easily incl' the certificate with a fake ball I signed myself, and no one would be any of the wiser.
And of course Paul Goldins claim to fame was having a son that took over The score board business when he died, and we all know him and love him as that adorable huckster on Shop At Home, Ken Goldin...jay

In my opinion, the context in which you got theball and had it tossed to you leads me to be very suspicious. The Score Board went bankru[t as a public company a couple of years ago. My advice is get it authenticated by PSA/DNA and then go from there.

Hard to say on worth. If it was authenticated by PSA/DNA, it would be worth whatever someone would pay for it (usually on eBay).

GoldenEagle · 03-07-2004, 07:51 PM

I am not going to sell it. I was just interested in what it may be worth.

JeeberD · 03-08-2004, 12:25 AM

I have a baseball that was signed by the entire 1993 El Paso Diables team, including Jeff Cirillo. Is that worth at least 50 cents?

ice4277 · 03-08-2004, 05:54 AM

Fifty cents Canadian, maybe.

Mustang · 03-08-2004, 08:31 AM

Well this site -

http://www.copesportscollectibles.co...tographed.html

Has the exact same ball listed for sale @ $875... but, you can find them for $200 on Ebay.

I'd spend the $ and get it authenticated by a legitimate 3rd party and then use the Score Board COA to wipe your ass with.

OldGiants · 03-08-2004, 08:58 AM

Congrats, GE.

And don't sell it, ever. Keep it and hand it down to your kid.

I've got a few 'valuable' baseball cards, like a Pete Rose rookie card, but I'll never sell them. Much better to pass them down to kids and make them happy.

BigJohn&TheLions · 03-08-2004, 09:40 AM

I got a ball signed by the 2003 Tigers. I checked the price of a new baseball and it was cheaper to get the signed ball.

OK, seriously now. I used to have a '68 Tigers signed ball. My father's last wife gave it to me and let's just say that I couldn't look at the ball without thinking of her... I gave it away to a friend of mine.

GoldenEagle · 03-08-2004, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Well this site -

http://www.copesportscollectibles.co...tographed.html

Has the exact same ball listed for sale @ $875... but, you can find them for $200 on Ebay.

I'd spend the $ and get it authenticated by a legitimate 3rd party and then use the Score Board COA to wipe your ass with.

That describes it to the tee. I would like to get it authenticated and then use it as the centerpiece of a memorabilia collection. Of course I am going to have to wait until I get out of college before I can do that.

RawIsDan · 03-08-2004, 12:49 PM

You know that's the one problem I have with getting sports items that have been signed already. Unless I actually see the person sign it I can never fully belive it's authentic.

ice4277 · 03-08-2004, 04:54 PM

Make sure before you take the ball to get it authenticated that you wash it, so it looks as new as possible.

Craptacular · 03-08-2004, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RawIsDan

You know that's the one problem I have with getting sports items that have been signed already. Unless I actually see the person sign it I can never fully belive it's authentic.

Exactly. I won't ever buy something because it's supposedly been autographed by someone famous. To me, getting an autograph was always about getting a memento from meeting a person, not just to claim to have something they signed. I don't understand why there is a market for this kind of thing.

03-07-2004, 06:54 PM	#2
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03-08-2004, 12:25 AM	#13
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I have a baseball that was signed by the entire 1993 El Paso Diables team, including Jeff Cirillo. Is that worth at least 50 cents? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-08-2004, 08:31 AM	#15
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Well this site - http://www.copesportscollectibles.co...tographed.html Has the exact same ball listed for sale @ $875... but, you can find them for $200 on Ebay. I'd spend the $ and get it authenticated by a legitimate 3rd party and then use the Score Board COA to wipe your ass with. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-08-2004, 08:58 AM	#16
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	Congrats, GE. And don't sell it, ever. Keep it and hand it down to your kid. I've got a few 'valuable' baseball cards, like a Pete Rose rookie card, but I'll never sell them. Much better to pass them down to kids and make them happy. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

03-07-2004, 06:57 PM	#3
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Yowza! That's frigging awesome. Congrats man.

03-07-2004, 06:57 PM	#4
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	The ball is locked away in a saftey deposit box. I am keeping it in the family for a long time. I just dont see the point of selling it.

03-07-2004, 07:03 PM	#5
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	What he didn't tell you is that he was startled and didn't catch the ball. Then when he turned around and bent over to pick it up the guy threw a trout up his rectum.

03-07-2004, 07:12 PM	#6
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Ummm, GoldenEagle? As one that is in the business/hobby, 90% of all autographed memoriabilia are fake. The only true way to ensure its authenticity is to send it to PSA/DNA. http://www.psadna.com/

03-07-2004, 07:20 PM	#8
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	The other ball had Don Drsdyle on it and I think that is it.

03-07-2004, 07:21 PM	#9
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Bucc - have you ever heard of a company called The Score Board, Inc.?

03-07-2004, 07:24 PM	#10
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Triple Dola- If the ball was authenitc, what would it be worth?

03-07-2004, 07:51 PM	#12
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	I am not going to sell it. I was just interested in what it may be worth.

03-08-2004, 05:54 AM	#14
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Fifty cents Canadian, maybe.

03-08-2004, 09:40 AM	#17
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	I got a ball signed by the 2003 Tigers. I checked the price of a new baseball and it was cheaper to get the signed ball. OK, seriously now. I used to have a '68 Tigers signed ball. My father's last wife gave it to me and let's just say that I couldn't look at the ball without thinking of her... I gave it away to a friend of mine. __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

03-08-2004, 12:49 PM	#19
RawIsDan High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	You know that's the one problem I have with getting sports items that have been signed already. Unless I actually see the person sign it I can never fully belive it's authentic.

03-08-2004, 04:54 PM	#20
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Make sure before you take the ball to get it authenticated that you wash it, so it looks as new as possible.

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