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 this forged Mickey Mantle photo with the inscription "Happy Birthday."

Laughable.

Ebay seller Cjr2011jj has it listed with a "Buy It Now" price of $159.00.

Believe me, if that was authentic, I know a dozen autograph collectors, including myself, who would have purchased this immediately if this was authentic.

Unfortunately, and eventually, this piece-of-crap will sell because Ebay is so highly-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-Happy-Birthday-Signed-Inscri...