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-...

When does an autographed Mickey Mantle baseball sell for $165.27?

Check out the below forged "Mickey Mantle" baseball sold by Ebay seller Marna_8158 for $165.27.

Crap like this sells because Ebay continues to be heavily-populated with delusional autograph collectors and impulse buyers who have this notion that Ebay filters out the forgeries.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Ebay has profited big-time from the sales of forgeries for the past twenty years.

I will continue t expose this crap.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTLE-AUTOGRAPHED-BASEBALL-ON-RAWL...