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-...

So when does a Mickey Mantle autographed photo sell for $41.00?

When it's an obvious forgery.

Why did it sell for only $41.00?

Because knowledgeable autograph collectors don't give crap like this a second look.

Look at this garbage.  You would be hard-pressed to find a more laughable Mantle forgery.

Because Ebay is so heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers, more forgeries sell on Ebay every day than authentic autographs.

I will continue to expose Ebay forgeries; this crap continues to devalue the autograph collectors who own authentic autographs.

Here is that forged Mickey Mantle photo sold by Ebay sellerEntertainmentwired for a whopping $41.00.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-York-Yankees-Mickey-Mantle-Autographed...