Signed Ball of the Day - Don Newcombe ( ROMLB Sweet Spot w/Inscriptions )

My first reacquired autograph on a baseball since I decided to quit collecting signed baseballs a couple of months ago. So what makes this one different from all the rest? Simple, it's on a black baseball. As I stated earlier I would still collect signed balls but only on the black Rawlings version. I love how the gold pops on the ball. I also wanted to only collect "big" names. Don while Dodger royalty isn't the biggest name I could have gone with but considering the deal there was no way I could pass up acquiring the ball.

1956 MVP Inscription

I was surfing eBay one day for signed balls and came across this beauty of a ball from one of my favorite promoters. He was asking $100 for the ball but as always he had a best offer option for it. I contacted him and considering he holds signings all the time in the Los Angeles area I asked him about selling it off line to cut eBay costs. On top of that I would swing by his office to pick it up so that would also cut out the shipping charge. With that out of the way now I had to work on getting it at a price that I liked and that he would accept.

1956 Cy Young inscription

Thankfully since we have done business before and he has a big enough inventory of this and many other balls he was open to my offer. Scheduled a pick up day and a couple weeks later I had my first reacquired ball since the massive liquidation. 

1949 ROY inscription

I was going to acquire Don's autograph on a nice 8x10 that I found online but when this opportunity came up I just couldn't pass it up. A great looking ball with multiple inscriptions. When all is said and done if I was to buy this ball in person with Don and all of its inscriptions it would have cost me $150. I bought it for a fraction of that. A coup of a buy.

His uniform #36 inscription 

Bobblehead of the Day : Don Newcombe ( Signed )

Don Newcombe made an appearance once again at Frank and Sons in which he was part of another Dodger Day that they hold at least four times a year. I have met Mr. Newcombe before here and received his autograph on a ball but at that time I was not collecting bobbleheads. Since I do now I had to go look for the bobblehead and I am going to assume since it from 8 years ago that is why it is a tad pricer than other ones to acquire. I usually see them on eBay for at least $25 and sometimes ventures into the $30+ territory and this is before you include shipping. Well I kept my eye out and found this auction where it was not the featured item and I seller was nice enough to allow me to do a local pickup which eliminated the shipping charge. I ended up getting this bobble for just $12.50. Not too shabby if I do so say myself.

So off I went to Frank and Sons for Newcombe's autograph on the bobble and also was going to see Wally Moon and Charlie Hough for autographs on some balls ( see other post ).

 

Mr. Newcombe was cordial as always and shook my hand prior and post autograph. Love that he is still part of the Dodger family. Autograph came out pretty good. His "N" was a tad sloppy but it still looks great to me. Onto the next autograph....