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Originally Posted by nat
enlighten someone who doesn't know anything about autographs: why are so many of them signed in blue sharpie?
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1. Ball-point pen signatures often provide poor contrast, and can tend to skip.
2. Black sharpie also provides poor contrast on dark cards, and can yellow over time
3. Red ink can fade
So, blue sharpie became the go-to pen.
Steve
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