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 the below laughable and obvious forged Mickey Mantle baseball listed by Ebay seller Missingaddition.

The worthless COA is from In Person Authentics.

The inscribed "NO 7" is a nice touch.

This crap will sell on Ebay because Ebay is heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers.

This is one laughable and ugly forgery listed by Ebay seller Missingaddition.

This was penned by an idiot forger.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Signed-Autographed-Auto-Base...

Worthless COA from In Person Authentics.