Hey all.  As I have been searching auctions I have found baseballs that are smudged.  For some, the smudging is faint but some have significant smudging.  Here is a baseball that I was considering.  Would you, as a customer, purchase this ball based on it's physical appearance or would you pass due to the smudging?  This is the smudge:

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Would you consider this minuscule smudging that would hardly affect the value? Or would it drastically affect the value of the ball as a whole?   

Would you still purchase a baseball that is smudged; would it still retain it's value even if it's only slightly smudged or physically "tainted?"  IE. In relation to the "going-rate" value of, let's say, a Mickey Mantle or Jeter signed baseball, how much would you personally pay for a slightly smudged baseball signed by one of those athletes?  

Feel free to share your experiences, thanks and God Bless! -Mike