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-...

Someone actually paid $299.00 for the below laughable "Mickey Mantle" forged baseball.

It was sold by Ebay seller Hemi_4333.

This looks like it was penned by a 2-year old.

I have zero sympathy for people who buy crap like this.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/354798166259?mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43....