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feeds@yuku.com (Sony Raju) — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:08:49 GMT

marcial, would a kidney do in trade? i collect autographs, and to have something like that would be phenomenal!

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feeds@yuku.com (sleestack) — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:20 GMT

good luck marcial here is a similar ball signed by 14 hall of famers from the first all star game ever it fetched 7,000 but only because it was kept in poor condition it could have been worth 20,000

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feeds@yuku.com (Marcial) — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:52:53 GMT

Thanks for the advice. The next time I have it out, I will see if I can determine who actually signed it by comparing to the list above. Honestly, I know nothing about baseball, and most of the names mean nothing to me. I will also get some photos.

From what I remember the allstar team was practicing for the game in Tampa, FL where my grandfather lived, and Campanella actually gave him the ball (not sure what the relationship there was). He actually gave him two balls... the...

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feeds@yuku.com (VinnyButch) — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:28:12 GMT

Marcial,

If you truly want to sell the ball, the best way to go about it is to consign it to a major auction house. There are only three or four who'd be worthy of such a baseball if it's the real deal. Mastronet and Grey Flannel come to mind immediately. Both have large websites. They will charge you a commision, but selling it through them is the hobby seal of approval. They won't auction anything unless their experts vouch for it's authenticity. Without a...

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feeds@yuku.com (Jeff Godbold) — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:55:04 GMT

I would say into the thousands! Mickey Mantle alone would fetch into the thousands... I collected baseball cards on a weekly basis as a kid....and I still have them!

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feeds@yuku.com (John Romano) — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:27:44 GMT

Holy Sh!t those are some serious baseball names, Ted Williams is a God in Boston, we named a tunnel after him. However the bottom seemed to have dropped out of the baseball market. I am sitting on about 15 years of Topps complete baseball card sets dating back to the early 80's that are still in the box that have seemed to lost most of their value.

j

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feeds@yuku.com (LovelyLadyDMB68) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:33:09 GMT

Marcial

I sent you the email address of an autograph specialist. Let us know what he says.

Patty

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feeds@yuku.com (aaron florian) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:12:27 GMT

Ty Cobb 1958 : Appraised 10k, bids went up to 1780 and didn't sell (reserve)

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feeds@yuku.com (aaron florian) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:08:52 GMT

I love this thread. Collectibles I've always found fascinating.

The fact that it's the All Star dealio, makes it crazy ... I guarantee you that baseball is worth much more than $200.

Check out this:

Indians

And maybe contact the seller and ask him.

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feeds@yuku.com (Marcial) — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:32:55 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (LovelyLadyDMB68) — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:43:15 GMT

Marcial,

Do you have a list of all the names on the ball? I work in baseball and deal with a lot of historians of the game.

At first glance at the names, my boss says well over $200 but it depends on the quality of the signatures, etc. If you have a pic to post of it, i might be able to get you more information.

Patty

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feeds@yuku.com (aaron florian) — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:53 GMT

Wow, that sounds like a baseball for a chondro right there.

That's kind of a neat heirloom to keep tho.

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feeds@yuku.com (NC) — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:29:13 GMT

Beckett is the publication that used to have that info i think they have a website. I dont know if its just cards or other stuff too.

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feeds@yuku.com (Marcial) — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:24:35 GMT

With all of the baseball fans around here, I woud think that maybe a few of you are into baseball memorabilia. Could someone recommend a site or forum that I might be able to go to find out the value of a baseball I have? When I was a young kid, my grandfather gave me a ball signed by the 1955 allstar team... not sure if it is AL or NL, but it has Mickey Mantel, Duke Snider, Stan Musual (sp?), and Hank Aaron to name a few.

Any help would be appreciated.

Bobby Avila

Yogi Berra

Chico Carrasquel