Before I continue, below are links showing hundreds of examples of forged Mickey Mantle baseballs, photos, etc. found on Ebay (the most dangerous place to buy autographs if you're a casual collector or impulse buyer).

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Check out this crap listed by Ebay seller  Guitar_Player_2000.

Worthless COA from Jam Memorabilia.

Typical and common mass-produced forgery from the 1990's.

The idiot forger penned the Mantle forgery on a "1994 World Series" baseball.

Laughable forgery.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123968749652?ViewItem=&item=123968749652

Only $1,700.00 for this train wreck.

Forged Mickey Mantle photo with a worthless COA from Jam Memorabilia.  Ugly and laughable forgery.

Check out this forged Mantle, Williams and DiMaggio baseball with a worthless COA from Jam Memorabilia.

Laughable forged Joe DiMaggio listed by Ebay seller Guitar_Player_2000.

More crap with a COA from Jam Memorabilia.  Forged Mantle, Snider and Mays.