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NFT: Techie Question from Dave Te

nflscouting : 8/14/2018 7:30 pm

Hey folks, I am a total computer dummy. Yesterday, there was a story about a Babe Ruth ball that sold for 600K. Well, years ago in the 60s, my grandmother beats the pants off an AL umpire in a poker game & got a ball that she gave me that had these autographs on it;
On The Sweet Spot;
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

Right Side of Ruth and Gehrig;
Carl Hubbell
Wahoo Crawford
Dizzy Dean
George Sisler
Zack Wheat

Left Side;
Frank Frisch
Charles Gehringer
Jackie Robinson
Max Carey
Bill Terry
Yogi Berra

Other Side;
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Bill Dickey
Sam "Preacher" Roe
Ray Shalk
Jimmie Fox
Joseph V. McCarthy
Elmore Glick
and several others that I have not deciphered yet.

I'd like to put some photos up & get your thoughts on it, but I do not know how. Might anyone know how I can do it here?

You can take photos of it from your phone and

robbieballs2003 : 8/14/2018 7:34 pm : link

Just email the pictures to yourself so you can save them on your computer. It all depends on where you want to post the pictures. If you want to post it on something like ebay then you can just upload the photos from your computer. If you wanted to post the pictures on BBI then the photos would have to be on some website for you to do that.

Can't help with the pictures

ChathamMark : 8/14/2018 7:39 pm : link

but any ball with Ruth and Gehrig on the sweetspot, let alone the other Hall of Famers like Jackie Robinson, and Joe DiMaggio, etc. would bring some big bucks if the signatures are authenticated and in good shape, legible/not faded.

Just remember

Jay in Toronto : 8/14/2018 7:49 pm : link

To donate to Eric's campaign after you get your millions. ;)

sounds like

pjcas18 : 8/14/2018 7:50 pm : link

a lot of autographs for one ball. Once you get some pictures might be good to have it authenticated.

Is it from an all-star game type event or something?

Ruth died a year after Jackie Robinson was a rookie, sounds fake unless the players signed it at different times, but if not fake worth a ton (maybe worth more sentimentally, but financially too).

also

pjcas18 : 8/14/2018 7:56 pm : link

if you can't figure out how to post pictures here (basically take the picture, put it on a photo sharing site like photobucket (free) and link it here looking at the bottom of the page BBcode section for instructions. you put the letters img inside of these [] then the URL you get from photobucket and then /img inside [] and that's it.) there are similar sites to photoucket if you prefer.

you can email the pictures to me and i can post for you if you want. I just want to see the ball, it sounds awesome.

make an account on imgur.com

Moondawg : 8/14/2018 8:04 pm : link

you can upload photos there and make links to them.

Sounds dubious

allstarjim : 8/15/2018 12:02 am : link

George Sisler played his final game in 1930, and Yogi Berra didn't play his rookie year until 1946. It just sounds to unbelievable to be true and legitimate.

If true..

BigBlue89 : 8/15/2018 9:00 am : link

First thing is to get those autographs authenticated, otherwise you'll get lowballed on offers.

PSA is considered the worldwide leader in autograph authentication.

Here is their fee schedule per autograph: https://www.psacard.com/Fees/AutographCategory/baseball

It's a bit complicated if you want to send it in, you can give them a a call for all the instructions: (800) 325-1121

Otherwise, you could bring it to New York Comic Con and have them grade it there: https://www.psacard.com/Resources/ShowDetail/235

Question. Why do you always announce yourself?

LawrenceTaylor56 : 8/15/2018 9:43 am : link

Always found that funny.

Some posters here used to sign their posts

Moondawg : 8/15/2018 10:36 am : link

I think it's tied to being unskilled in modern tech, as he admits to above.

Your friend,

Moondawg

My thought...besides a stupid title...

mvftw : 8/15/2018 3:18 pm : link

It was from n All-Star game...

RE: My thought...besides a stupid title...

Mad Mike : 8/15/2018 3:34 pm : link

In comment 14039923 mvftw said:

Quote:

It was from n All-Star game...

It's not from an all-star game, at least not a single one. If it's real, it's a ball someone kept around and brought to be signed by players whenever he had a chance. Lou Gehrig passed away before some of these guys ever even played in the majors, so it wasn't legitimately signed all at one time.

not related to your question Dave

allstarjim : 8/15/2018 4:29 pm : link

But on your posts where you put up the links for your podcasts and so forth, you will probably get more hits if you simply add the clickable hyperlink.

All you have to do is wrap the link in the below brackets like so:

It's an extra, easy step that you should take, rather than expect your readers to copy/paste it into their address bar. A lot of people aren't going to take that extra step, people want convenience. Just trying to help you out.

Why isn't your handle

Mr. Bungle : 8/15/2018 5:10 pm : link

Dave Te?

To Allstarjim

nflscouting : 8/17/2018 11:13 am : link

I am a total computer dummy, but the Big blue Boys showed me how to do the url thing the other day. Don't laugh - still have a flip phone. Last call maee on it? Back in February at the Combine. I'm trying to get modern buddy, but relied on the late wife to do the computer stuff while I happily buried myself in the film room. Joe Walsh says it best - I am an analog man trapped in a digital word! I'm trying though