Best Pen for Balls/Silver for Bats

[17ROCKIES12]

I was wondering what the best pen is to get game used baseballs signed with. Is it blue BIC? or does something else work better?

Thanks

[Sabresfreak]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

A blue Bic pen has always worked good for me. I cringe when I see someone using a sharpie or a black pen on a ball.

[geoff]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Use Only Blue Pens.Black pens fade over time.Sharpie's also fade on balls.I also hate when I see someone using Sharpie's on balls.On Photo's use blue Sharpie's.I learned over The Years of doing Autographs what works.

[Skizzick]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Blue bic crystals work the best. They write the first time they're used and the ink always stays sharp. NEVER SHARPIE!

[xpress34]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Blue BiC Crystals are good, but I personally prefer Blue BiC Velocity. Using them for over 10 years and have as yet to have an auto fade and I display my stuff.

- Smitty

[Griffey24fan]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Uniball jet stream 1.0

[mlupo]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Personally, I only use BLUE Papermate classic ballpoint pens, I was always told by long time collectors to use blue Papermate and I have noticed that is the brand provided at most signings when you pay for autographs. We can argue about what brand is better, but as long as you use blue ballpoint pen you are probably fine.

[Chris78]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

I have been using blue BIC Atlantis this season and they always write the first time. They seemed even better than the blue BIC Crystal.

Chris

[allstarsplus]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Uniball jet stream 1.0

Yep, that is what I switched to for my signings last year. The signature is so much more vibrant.


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[caffeinated2003]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

I have been using Staedtler fine point.

[Shipp_96]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Though I agree with everyone on here about the Blue Bics, I have to say that the two baseballs I have gotten signed with black Sharpies are still going strong 10 years later. Maybe because they are MLB authentic baseballs, and not the cheap ones. But I have displayed them in a UV ball case, and never seen them fade one bit.

Both were instances of the players (Zito and Chavez) that were signing at A's Fanfest, and since they had a Sharpie with them...that is what they signed with. Both baseballs are signed on the sweet spot and still look nice.

Do not get me wrong, it is not my preference, and when possible I go Bic Blue. But I just wanted to say I think the Sharpie is getting a raw deal, from my personal experience.

[freddiefreeman5]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

All of mine are signed with blue ball point pens except one. That one is signed with a black ink ball point pen and it is as strong and vibrant as the others after several years in a UV protected ball cube.

[Klattsy]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

Jeez, and here I was using Sharpie's all this time! I had no idea! If anyone has the exact brand name of the Bic's I would appreciate it. Would be glad to switch to blue...
Thanks,
Mark.

[Griffey24fan]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

My favorite bic was always the white barrel ones. Just the cheap ones 10 pack for .99 at Walmart.

[jake33]

Re: Best pen for baseballs

I kow people are against using sharpies on a MLB ball, but I have great success with them. I will have the player use a sharpie then put the ball in a dark closest for 24 horus, then seal it in a zip lock bag for 3 months and the autogrpah olds great. Looks better than a pen and you can see the auto from across a room.