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-...

As we all know, Ebay is a haven for sellers of forgeries.

Forgeries are a huge business on Ebay.

80% of the people who buy autographs on Ebay, purchase forgeries.

Someone wasted $350.00 on these piece-of-crap forgeries of Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio sold by Ebay seller Cliffwiz66.

Look a this crap!!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Joe-DiMaggio-Mickey-Mantle-Autographed-Pho...