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-...

One of the ugliest forged Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio baseball cards you will ever observe.

Listed by Ebay seller Fat_pocket_pawn.

This is laughable.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204313435345?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26ai...