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 laughable set of Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio forgeries on a photo listed by Ebay seller Elinick.

These are simply laughable!!!

This is the kind of crap that continues to infect our hobby.

I will continue to expose this garbage.

Ebay, in my opinion, is the most dangerous place to buy autographs for those who have no knowledge of autographs.  

Ebay does not filter out the forgeries; in fact, and in my opinion, Ebay is an enabler for this crap by doing zero about it.

The sellers of forgeries know that Ebay is heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Ted-Williams-Dual-Autograph-...

Here is the worthless COA.