What are the best pens for signing baseballs?
- Thread starter Eliatack
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@Eliatack
Good question! There are so many opinions on this topic, and I think the most successful pens tend to be blue ballpoint, not sharpie. Displaying your ball in a uv protected ball cube (inexpensive at your local card shop or on amazon) not in direct sunlight are key. Air and light are your worst enemies for signed baseballs. Also, getting signatures on actual leather baseballs (as I am sure your minor league ball is) is the key, as the cheap baseballs from Walmart tend to fade really quickly.
Cheers!
Kevin
Good question! There are so many opinions on this topic, and I think the most successful pens tend to be blue ballpoint, not sharpie. Displaying your ball in a uv protected ball cube (inexpensive at your local card shop or on amazon) not in direct sunlight are key. Air and light are your worst enemies for signed baseballs. Also, getting signatures on actual leather baseballs (as I am sure your minor league ball is) is the key, as the cheap baseballs from Walmart tend to fade really quickly.
Cheers!
Kevin
Like a g2 pilot blue 7mm or 10mm?
Those are my favorite pens in my office, but for signing baseballs I would use something like an Aero 1.0 mm ballpoint (used this one for my favorite signed baseball at the STL Fan Fest in 2009, and still have it!) as the g2 pilots are more of a gel and can smear. I also dont know how the g2 pilots ink will hold up on a leather ball.
One tip: Find something to scribble on to get the ink flowing before you hand over to the player (I usually use the back of my hand if I can't find anything else!)
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