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Single Signed HOF Dazzy Vance Baseball - Opinions on Spalding Ball (Value/Rarity)

Everyone ~

Relatively new to the group, and I wanted to get everyone's input on this recently acquired Single Signed, HOF Dazzy Vance [Nat C. Strong] Spalding Baseball.

PSA Quick Opinion has already given me a "Likely Genuine" on this piece, but my question for the forum is more geared towards the rarity of the Nat C Strong baseball, the condition of the ball, and the rarity of a single signed Dazzy Vance.

Using google I was able to establish a fairly good overview of Strong's biography, his importance to the game around the turn of the 20th century, and if course knowing a bit about Dazzy Vance, learning that his single signed baseball's are rare, but how rare?

I would appreciate everyone's thoughts on the ball, the signature, and the idea of holding on to it, or taking it to auction.

Thanks.

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Dane on April 13, 2015 at 2:19pm

http://www.psacard.com/AutographFacts/AutographDetail/467/dazzy-vance

The ball actually looks like it had some writing removed below the Vance. I see some shadowing and staining, which might be more obvious under different lighting. The PSA $2800 SS ball price is for a clean ONL/OAL ball, I believe. Even if the ball is rare, I doubt it really adds value to the signature or vice-versa. If anything, the ball being a private label ball (unless the ball is worth more than the signature) would lower the value of the signature. That, coupled with it being a side-panel and seeming retraced (the ink color makes it appear like multiple pens are used) would likely drop the value significantly.

I'd say you're looking at *maybe* $600-$800 without authentication and maybe just under twice that number with authentication.