Good news!
I want to send my deepest thanks to all of you that have provided input on this baseball. Your research, and guidance have really helped me.
Special thanks to Mike, Ken, Brendan, Rich (great research on the west coast barnstorming tour!), and Chris.
This community inspired me to get the ball authenticated earlier this morning at a PSA collector event in California.
I want to share good news. Psa's top Ruth authenticator, with 30 years under his belt, says the following:
1. The ball is a real league ball.
2. The babe Ruth signature is authentic.
3. It was signed on October 25th, 1924 in San Francisco, CA
4. it is his expert opinion that this was a game-used baseball that was signed by Ruth after hitting it out of the park. Of course, there is no way to verify this. Nice story though.
I plan on selling the baseball. Several of you have suggested that I use a top tier auction house, and a person has also suggested selling this on eBay. looking to maximize my net, so I want to keep the fees as low as possible while getting to the right audience. Open to other guidance here.
Warmest regards.
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