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 forged Mickey Mantle baseball sold by Ebay seller Bill4144 for $212.50.
When does an autographed Mickey Mantle on a "1994 World Series" baseball with the inscription NO 7 sell for a whopping $212.50?
When it's a mass-produced and pathetically-penned forgery.
First, an authentic Mantle on a "1994 World Series" baseball is extremely rare; then add the NO 7 inscription. Seriously?
Is the buyer just a delusional autograph collector or will they attempt to flip it on Ebay?
$212.50 down the toilet.
Garbage like this is easy to sell because Ebay is so heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers.
It's 2023 and people still have this notion that Ebay filters out the forgeries; nothing could be further from the truth.
The forgery business is huge these days on Ebay; bigger than during the years of Operation Bullpen.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266433778122?hash=item3e08b0d1ca:g:MuQAAOS...
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