I am a huge fan of vintage minor league team signed baseballs. Some signatures are almost never encountered in a flat format, so the next best option is a team signed baseball. Even these can be rarely encountered, but when the opportunity arises, it can satisfy the need to cross another name off the want list
(at least until a flat signed item is obtained). There are many fine ballplayers who only had a cup of coffee at the major league level, but who were talented enough to last many years in the minor leagues. For me it is about the hunt and successful results. Sure, I would love all my autographs to be on flats, but I would not hesitate to acquire a team signed baseball for those items I have never encountered in a flat format.
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