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Originally Posted by kt4hx
Is black light helpful with reading faded signatures? Just curious.[/URL]
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In some cases, yes, because the ink will fluoresce differently than the leather of the ball. I have seen at least one auction listing (for a Gehrig signed ball, if I remember correctly) where they somehow photographed the ball under black light in order to show the signature which was otherwise obliterated. It would have been a good idea to do something similar in this case because you clearly cannot read any of the signatures listed. It seems to me that they must show up pretty well under the black light (or are there other similar lighting types besides the typical black light that could be used?) for the authenticator to be hanging themselves out there like that. Not only would they have to be able to make out the signature, but also tell if it's real or not. Although, admittedly, the likelihood of someone faking signatures and then obliterating them to that degree would be very slim...