Buyers Beware of The Mick/Don Mattingly "Signed" Photo

I get sick of seeing eBay sellers post this as being "signed" when in reality it is a reprint. I myself actually got burned on this in the past. 

Here is the "signed" photo to be cautious of: 

As you can see below, this is the exact same "reproduction" as above, yet this seller calls it an "Autograph"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-And-Don-Mattingly-Signed-Phot...

Don't ask me why, but eBay sellers constantly list this as being a legit "signed"/"autographed" photo. It is a fairly rare photo, and yes authentic ones do exist, but this "reprint" pops up far more often.

Here's another example of a moron seller thinking this is authentic hand signed, when it is the same reprint as above:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-Don-Mattingly-Signed-Framed-P...

As you can see, the "signatures" above are all the exact same.  Same spot. Same angle. Same Location. (Duh, they're reprints of ONE legit autographed photo.)

Here is an authentic:
Another authentic that is missing Mattingly's sig:

Just a heads up if you ever come across this piece!

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Tags: Don, Mantle, Mattingly, Mickey

Comment by Null on February 18, 2015 at 8:14am

Here it is once again, this listed by eBay seller yeah9000 

This is NOT a "signed" photo, it is a reprint... and whoever "verbally authenticated it" was a moron:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-and-Don-Mattingly-autographed...

Comment by Null on April 13, 2015 at 9:30am

Never fails, here is yet another REPRINT of this photo that is being listed as an authentic signed piece. This listed by eBay seller lewisfre105 who flat out LIES and says these were signed in his presence... Absolutely impossible, as this is a mass produced REPRINT that everyone seems to think is actually signed... 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-DON-MATTINGLY-ORIGINAL-8-X-10...

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