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-...

When does an autographed Mickey Mantle baseball sell for a whopping $126.00?

When it's an obvious and laughable forgery.

The below forged Mickey Mantle baseball was sold by Ebay seller Thorntonspawn1 for a whopping $126.00.

Does the buyer of this garbage really think they purchased an authentic autographed Mickey Mantle baseball for $126.00?

Seriously.

Not only that, it's penned on a Budig baseball.

If that was an authentic Mantle on a Budig baseball it would have sold for over $1,000.00.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Autographed-Rawlings-Officia...