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-...

It's difficult to fathom that it's 2023 and people are still buying garbage like the below Mickey Mantle forged baseball sold by Ebay seller My_myce_jopi22bf for $400.00.

$400.00 down the toilet.

With the wealth of information on forgeries and autographs, people continue to buy garbage like this.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404437980523?hash=item5e2a61d56b%3Ag%3A4Rs...

Worthless COA from The Chattanooga Coin Company.  I have yet to observe an authentic autograph with a COA from them.