pens for autographs

[Rays&Mariners]

This is the oldest (I think) autograph I have with a Staedtler. It is from Jan of 2012. Yes, it's only a year and a half old but it hasn't bled.

I think a lot has to do with how you take care of anything autographed. I have maybe 80 or so baseballs that have been autographed with the staedtler and none have any problems with them. I keep them in a dark corner of my home and no daylight and very little fluorescent light gets to them.

I have seen many ballpoint signatures on balls that have bled away to nearly nothing as well so maybe it just comes down to how well the balls were taken care of?

Eric