The forgery style actually originates from a guy out in Detroit. He forges the autographs then sells the items on Craigslist for cheap. They are then put on ebay by others.
I understand your point regarding not listening to random people who message you on ebay and good on you for deleting your listing until you get confirmation.
I have taken your ebay username out of the title and updated the original discussion as I think that's the right thing to do when someone acts appropriately