Best ball and pen for autographs

[djson1]

Are there any suggestions as to which are best silver/gold/metallic ink pens for the black baseballs? These pens tend to smear easily and I was wondering if there were some that were better than others in drying faster and the appearance on black baseballs.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by djson1

Are there any suggestions as to which are best silver/gold/metallic ink pens for the black baseballs? These pens tend to smear easily and I was wondering if there were some that were better than others in drying faster and the appearance on black baseballs.

Staedtler is the best "marker" for signatures period. The majority of sports card companies use them for cards and other items. The ink seriously will dry after its signed on almost any medium.

The best thing to do is just go buy a ball and test out 5 or so different pens and scribble on the ball and see which is most appealing to you.


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[Runscott]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

The best thing to do is just go buy a ball and test out 5 or so different pens and scribble on the ball and see which is most appealing to you.

You can get scrap leather easily enough. I only mention this because I was looking for baseballs to do my 'baked shellac over steel pen ink' testing, and someone suggested I use scrap leather instead. You can nail it to something round if that helps.