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 Budig baseball listed by Ebay seller Yankeestreasureseller23 with the forged inscription "HOF 74."

It's 2020 and it's unbelievable that people continue to buy crap like this. 

Only two people buy garbage like this; scammers who are going to flip it, and, delusional autograph collectors who think they are getting a deal.

An authentic Mickey Mantle autographed Budig baseball is rare.  Over 95% of them (probably more) are forgeries.  Like this one, they are no-brainer forgeries.

Ebay has profited big-time from the sales of forgeries for the past twenty years and I will continue to expose the sellers of forgeries on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantle-HOF-74-Autographed-SIGNED-Am...