My 2 cents.
Toning on a baseball has NEVER bothered me. I love autographs. Period.
I own two Ken Griffey autographed baseballs from Scoreboard (with their original Scoreboard boxes) and both of them have a fair amount of toning.
I also own four Derek Jeter rookie autographed baseballs from Scoreboard. All four are bright white.
All of my Mickey Mantle autographed baseballs are bright white except for one which has one spot of toning.
I also have a 1998 in-person Derek Jeter autographed baseball. It is heavily toned.
Just be happy with owning an authentic autograph.
I also think that some toning adds character to a baseball.
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