Fading Autograph Question

[JRS123490]

I agree with one of the above posters. It's probably 80-90% the ball. Direct sunlight sure as hell doesn't help and contributes a ton, but there's no rhyme or reason on whether baseballs bleed, fade, spot, tone etc..It's a complete crap shoot whether the ball will hold up over time. That's exactly why I stopped doing them. Have had too many good guys turn to complete garbage. They look the nicest, but are also the riskiest. I have had baseballs signed 15 years ago that look almost like they were signed yesterday, and I have baseballs where the signature completely fades or explodes within a year or two.

[JRS123490]

I should also note, I only got ROMLB's signed and never displayed in direct sunlight. Some still faded.

[Georj]

In the photo that you took with the lights off, you can see that the outside sunlight is casting a shadow on the case your balls are in. That surely means sunlight is getting to the balls.

[hawaiian bam bam]

Darn! Just when I was going to start collecting signed baseballs again I saw this thread! Looks like no matter how you dice it, signed baseballs fade overtime!!