What is the best thing to write with when autographing a baseball (so it lasts longest)?

Question

What is the best thing to write with when autographing a baseball (so it lasts longest)?

Answer 1

Definitely a pen or a Sharpie. But make sure that it's flowing already and that it does work when it needs to, because if the ink doesn't come out, they can't use it.

Answer 2

The best thing is a Sharpie on the sweet spot.Sharpie has a line of pens that are extra sharp just for autograhps.You ussually can buy these at any stadiums gift shop.Do not use a ball point pen.Talk to any memorabillia collector and they want a crisp clean signature on the sweet spot of the baseball with a SHARPIE.

Answer 3

Without question, a ball point pen.   A sharpie will eventually bleed, and look terrible.

Answer 4

A pen or sharpie.

Answer 5

a ball point pen for sure.  

Answer 6

I would use a pen...they last long and the autograph looks good...with a sharpie on a baseball it tends to bleed a little bit so the signature doesn't look as good.

Answer 7

No sharpies. Just a good old fashioned pen will do. Remember: There were no Sharpies in Babe Ruth's day. Try and keep them out of the light. So they don't fade.

Answer 8

Sharpie or a pen that gets deep into baseball fabric, make sure they sign it on sweet spot of ball.

Answer 9

Ballpoint pen.  Period.

Sharpie is the best on cards, but THE the WORST thing to use on a ball.  Within a few years, the ink will dissolve into the ball and you will have nothing but a blank ball again.