Mike Schmidt Autographed Ball - with "HOF 95" Inscription

  Product Info:

Mike Schmidt hand autographed Official Major League Baseball with HOF95 Inscription. GTSM Hologram and Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports.

  Authenticated By: Athlon Sports

Athlon Sports Collectibles is a division of Athlon Sports Communications, a Nashville-based company best known for publishing and sports marketing. Each year, Athlon Sports publishes 15 preseason magazines covering professional and collegiate sports. Items sold through Athlon’s Collectibles division come with paper certificates of authenticity and tamper-resistant holograms.

  Product Info:

Autographed Mike Schmidt Baseball Inscribed "HOF 95" (MLB Authenticated)

  Authenticated By: Sports Images

Sports Images stakes its reputation on providing only authentic, top-quality memorabilia to customers. The company receives its products through private signings and reputable vendors. To ensure authenticity, Sports Images issues a Certificate of Authenticity and serial numbered hologram with every piece of memorabilia sold. Memorabilia buyers can use that serial number to register their product in Sports Images’ online database. 

  Product Info:

""Mike Schmidt had the hitting power and the defensive skills to make his way into the Hall of Fame as baseball's greatest third baseman. The Philadelphia Phillie hit 548 home runs 40 each in three separate seasons and won 10 Gold Gloves. The three-time National League MVP was selected to 12 All-Star Games and holds the record for most homers hit by a third baseman in a single season with 48 in 1980. Mike Schmidt has hand signed this official MLB baseball and added the special inscription 'HOF 95.' A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included. ""

  Authenticated By: Steiner Sports

“The Steiner Seal Means It’s Real” is the motto of Steiner’s memorabilia division, and every product they sell delivers on that promise.   Steiner Sports broke into the sports business world in 1987 and since then, the company has established itself as a leading supplier of authentic, signed memorabilia. Steiner has exclusive autograph deals with a number of athletes including Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Tony Hawk, Johnny Damon, Joe Torre, Tiki Barber, Paul O’Neil and Curt Schilling. Steiner acquires its signed merchandise through paid athlete signings. Each piece of memorabilia is inspected for quality. If a signed collectible passes this examination, it is affixed with a Steiner Sports hologram in the presence of a Steiner Sports representative. Once the tamper-proof holograms have been affixed to the product, it is catalogued and inventoried. A notarized affidavit is prepared and signed by both the athlete and a company representative. This document records the date and location of the signing and includes details about the specific item signed. This document is kept within the Steiner Sports flagship office. After this, a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is created for the item. The Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is the size of a credit card and made of durable plastic. The text on the card reads, “This certificate is your assurance that the enclosed item of sports memorabilia has been personally signed by the state sports/celebrity/celebrities.” It also displays the Steiner logo, a facsimile signature of company president Brandon Steiner, and on the reverse include a hologram specific to the product as well as a description of the item and matching barcode. Some Steiner products, however, come with a card-stock COA rather than the card version. Once the COA has been issued, the item is secured within the Steiner Sports main office and is not handled again until purchase.