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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 29, 2019 at 3:55pm

It depends on type and brand. Roger Waters used a silver Deco Color pen to sign my Wall DVD and that has held up fine and I expect it to continue to do so. It is not a paint pen like some - but sticking is always a possibility so a sheet of Mylar before a sleeve etc.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on July 29, 2019 at 7:01pm

A silver Sharpie should hold up fine.  It should not break or smear.  It could, however, stick to the inside of a toploader.  I agree with Eric.  Use Mylar to protect your collection.

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Permalink Reply by James on July 29, 2019 at 7:41pm

Yes, it depends on the surface.  Silver paint pen is light years better on basketballs and footballs than black sharpie.  Black sharpie on those two surfaces will easily fade over time or be absorbed by the surface.  If you’ve got a black sharpie-signed B.B. or football, you’ll need to keep it in a dimly lit room.   I posted a Michael Jordan basketball recently.  It was signed in black sharpie but was almost completely faded away.  And so many of the Jordan balls signed in BS look faded or dull now.

Silver paint pen has much more staying power on BBs or footballs.  I have a Wilt Chamberlain basketball signed in silver paint from over 20 years ago, and it still looks awesome.  It also withstands light much better.

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Permalink Reply by James on July 29, 2019 at 8:09pm

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Permalink Reply by marc e on July 29, 2019 at 7:54pm

ive had silver paint pens last for 330 years thart are great the only problem was they could explode

and yes my signed gloves and foots in sharpie have faded even if not in the light

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Permalink Reply by B. Anderson on July 29, 2019 at 8:02pm

What is this sheet of mylar of which you speak to put in a toploader? Please be specific and provide an example. I have many autographs I keep in Avery heavyweight acid-free sleeves in binders, and some are in toploaders, but most are in sleeves.

Does the Deco dry immediately or is it like the paint pen where it does not dry? Both could present quite a problem if you are getting in quantity and can't baby one or two special items.

Is there a silver or gold/bronze sharpie that you could recommend for those purposes--better than sharper with instant drying and not other crap features such as needing mylar?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on July 30, 2019 at 2:56am

You would not use Mylar with a toploader.  You would use it with a board, the same way that you would store a comic.

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Permalink Reply by Magicyoyo on July 30, 2019 at 7:52am

Why? What`s the purpose of using a board? 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on July 30, 2019 at 8:10am

You can store your autographs in binders, or you can store your autographs in boxes.  Mylar works in boxes, just like comic storage.  It requires the use of boards.  Best of luck, Magic Yo Yo.

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Permalink Reply by B. Anderson on July 30, 2019 at 8:13pm

I believe you should use acid free paper / board - not just any board - as paper can deteriorate over time, and this helps. I have seen examples of this--things in binders and in sleeves, but no acid free--just on construction paper.

I put acid free paper behind every autograph, and I make sure the sleeves I use are acid free - not any cheap ones. I hope this helps, and it was what I was told, but I certainly am not expert and am always looking for tips.

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