Jim, thanks for the great advice. I have six balls thus far: Dale Murphy (My favorite player as a kid.), Feller, Berra, Mays, Killebrew and Rose. I was very careful with these purchases, dealing with reputable people and checking multiple price guides before buying. I got sucked in by a good yarn. That I thought that it was too good to be true should have been enough to stop me from going through with it.Two minutes on the web revealed that the first ballpoint wasn't even available in the U.S. until 1945! Are then any "must reads" for a new collector.
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