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).

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/ebay-mantle-dimaggi...

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/examples-of-mickey-...

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/most-common-mantle-...

Check out this forged Mickey Mantle baseball sold by Ebay seller 19bronco19 for $330.00.

What a waste of $330.00!!!

Ebay seller 19bronco19 writes "Will Pass PSA, JSA, Beckett or your money back!"

Seriously!!!

In the auction description, Ebay seller 19bronco19 shows a photo of a BAS Authenticated Mickey Mantle baseball to convince potential buyers that the forged Mantle baseball will pass BAS, JSA or PSA.

That's why selling forgeries on Ebay is actually easier than selling authentic autographs; with Ebay so heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers, it's no surprise that Ebay makes a mint from the sales of forgeries.

Here is that forged Mickey Mantle baseball sold by Ebay seller 19bronco19 for $330.00.

For just $30.00 or so more, the buyer could have purchased an authentic Mickey Mantle autographed baseball.

Here is that obvious forgery.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-autographed-official-major-l...

Worthless COA from The Inside Pitch (who?)

Here is that photo with the BAS authenticated Mantle.

I hope the buyer does submit it to BAS, PSA or JSA.