Family Heirloom Or Not?

[johnmh71]

I don't understand what you are looking for. You state that you want to know the authenticity, but you won't submit it to anyone or post a photo so that some of the members on here with many years of experience can render an opinion. Are we supposed to ok it based on your story? It doesn't work that way.

[nebboy]

We also have a Sinclair Oil secretarial signature ball in our family. I also did the research to see if any of these ball were ever really by Ruth. Short story is that history of these balls are wide known. No matter how good the family back story is about it being a true Ruth signature, getting a company like JSA to auth a Sinclair Ruth is not likely going happen. I've tracked the sell of them over the years and the sell for around $200-300 range. Our ball also will never leave famiy, it's still fun to own even if ghost signed.

[Forgebuster]

No John I just couldn't get the pic from my son in law. He is a procrastinator. I am going to post it here in a few for some opinions.

[Forgebuster]

I can't seem to get the photo to upload for some reason. It is in a jpeg file. Maybe too large? Any advice?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Forgebuster

I can't seem to get the photo to upload for some reason. It is in a jpeg file. Maybe too large? Any advice?

I told you (in my email back to you) to send me the file and I will help. It is probably too big or a bad format to post here. A lot of phone pics are difficult (if that is what it is)...LL

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Forgebuster

I can't seem to get the photo to upload for some reason. It is in a jpeg file. Maybe too large? Any advice?

Upload to someplace like photobucket and then post a link to this site. That's how I do it anyway.

Tom C

[Misha]

If it's a cell phone photo that's too large, another "easy" method is to email the photo to yourself. After you add the photo to the email, you can change the size of the file to small. Then send the email and save the photo in that email. It will post fine

[Leon]

The picture was 27MB.....you guys can figure the over on it but our system will allow uploads of about 80kb.....and will resize things automatically at about 1.5mb and lower. Over that size and it probably won't work. Here is the ball in question...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Leon

The picture was 27MB.....you guys can figure the over on it but our system will allow uploads of about 80kb.....and will resize things automatically at about 1.5mb and lower. Over that size and it probably won't work. Here is the ball in question...

27 MB- Yowser!!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Leon

The picture was 27MB.....you guys can figure the over on it but our system will allow uploads of about 80kb.....and will resize things automatically at about 1.5mb and lower. Over that size and it probably won't work. Here is the ball in question...

27 MB- Yowser!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Upload to someplace like photobucket and then post a link to this site. That's how I do it anyway.

Tom C

If this would have been posted to the board in photobucket, at that size, it might have brought the board down or you would have a picture the size of (5) 24" monitors.

[Runscott]

Well, he's right about one thing - it's not a Sinclair ball.

Also provides a moment for philosophical reflection: "Forever" isn't as long as we sometimes think.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Well, he's right about one thing - it's not a Sinclair ball.

Also provides a moment for philosophical reflection: "Forever" isn't as long as we sometimes think.

Like last month? You cant be serious can you? Ball is trash! But I do find the storys about these garbage balls entertaining from time to time.