Mantle Ball - UDA vs PSA 9

[w7imel]

The reason I asked is my baseball from mantle was from scoreboard. Has ZERO toning and while its not in direct light it hasnt been a box either. But I believe ball was produced prior to the non distilled Haiti balls..And while not proud of it it was handled quite a bit early 90's. I was young and all my friends were like "dude can I take it out of the case?" haha being the cool guy I said "why sure!!!" But still to this day no toning. I have a reggie UDA ball tat I bought years later displayed side by side that is starting to look brownish. Also an In person Johhny Bench at a denver show that has splotched everywhere. All displayed side by side

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by w7imel

The reason I asked is my baseball from mantle was from scoreboard. Has ZERO toning and while its not in direct light it hasnt been a box either. But I believe ball was produced prior to the non distilled Haiti balls..And while not proud of it it was handled quite a bit early 90's. I was young and all my friends were like "dude can I take it out of the case?" haha being the cool guy I said "why sure!!!" But still to this day no toning. I have a reggie UDA ball tat I bought years later displayed side by side that is starting to look brownish. Also an In person Johhny Bench at a denver show that has splotched everywhere. All displayed side by side

Michael, thanks for posting this. I don't mind being ignored, but when it's a legitimate question, it's good to finally get a response from someone. It sounds like you are saying that 'distilled' has something to do with toning. Is that correct?

[thetruthisoutthere]

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.

[chaddurbin]

wait for a nice ball in your price range (either uda or psa). if psa can't authenticate a mantle ball then just close up shop on this hobby.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

wait for a nice ball in your price range (either uda or psa). if psa can't authenticate a mantle ball then just close up shop on this hobby.

You can purchase a decent Mickey Mantle autographed baseball in the $350.00 range with a PSA/JSA cert.

A UDA ball will cost $400.00 or more.

If you take some time to learn The Mick's signature, there are some great deals out there.

I've purchase a few Mantle sigs on baseballs for under $150.00.

Good luck.