536th HR inscription ARod

[joelsabi]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170793139097&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

seller claims its the actual HR baseball (LH 002158) but the MLB database gives no additional description as such. more likely a baseball used on this event date.


similar baseball sold by Heritage but only said it was a baseball from the game. a variation of the inscription however on the heritage baseball. LH 002163

http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=151121&lotNo=41055#Photo

you be the judge.

[marino13]

Collectors are picking up on the "extra inscription" to make the item looks better. To those un-educated collectors, they would assume that it is an ACTUAL HR or base hit ball when it is NOT!

Unless MLB hologram says so, it is just a baseball from that particular day!

The last Yankees HR I saw auction and authenticated as such - Teixeira at Detroit!

[marino13]

What do you think of this, then?


http://www.sarge92-collectables.com/2011-Jeter-3K-Game-Used--SS-.html


Some uneducated buyer might think that it is a GREAT deal for a game used baseball DURING JETER's At-Bat signed by Jeter.

[salmon]

Are the descriptions on the inscription decided by the player, or is a buyer buying these baseballs and then sending them in/going to a signing and instructing the player what to write?

[salmon]

What do you think of this, then?


http://www.sarge92-collectables.com/2011-Jeter-3K-Game-Used--SS-.html


Some uneducated buyer might think that it is a GREAT deal for a game used baseball DURING JETER's At-Bat signed by Jeter.

When you say at-bat, are you referencing the second at-bat where Jeter hit the home run? If so, those baseballs were marked "J" with a number. That other baseball for sale could have very well been used during Jeter's other at bats since they used the regular baseballs, but the inscription does make it look inconsistent. A better more accurate inscription would be "3000 hit game 7-9-11".

[marino13]

Are the descriptions on the inscription decided by the player, or is a buyer buying these baseballs and then sending them in/going to a signing and instructing the player what to write?


From my experiences with players' signing - both public and private - you paid EXTRA for the inscription. And you request the player signed as such!

Some will sign any inscription while others wont!


As for being inconsistent - I think the buyer have the "idea" in mind on how exactly he/she will get the most money out of the additional inscription!


I would have gone with 3000th Hit Game - no date or "game used" is needed since it already stated as such on steiners and MLB database!

[salmon]

From my experiences with players' signing - both public and private - you paid EXTRA for the inscription. And you request the player signed as such!

Some will sign any inscription while others wont!


As for being inconsistent - I think the buyer have the "idea" in mind on how exactly he/she will get the most money out of the additional inscription!


I would have gone with 3000th Hit Game - no date or "game used" is needed since it already stated as such on steiners and MLB database!

Joel, I apologize for bringing up an off topic subject but marino13's mention of the Jeter 7-9-11 baseballs reminded me of our discussion in another thread about the marked baseball.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=44806&page=2

marino13, if you have any thoughts or information you could add to this subject since it also falls in the same neighborhood of possibly misrepresented items.