Does this look real or fake?

I've been out of the loop for awhile on autographs.

Try to replace some autographs from my growing up years.

Does this look like a real DiMaggio/Mantle? Found this on ebay -- it has the GFA Hologram

Cert --- I know in the beginning they were reliable, but not so much during later years..

Any advice - should I buy it for $138 ... or Run

I've got about 3 days to think about it.

Thanks! - Phil

This is the description

  This is a Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle autographed Photo 8x10. Signature is authenticated and forensically
 examined by the experts at GFA. The Certification number is verifiable at GFAAUTHENTICATION.COM. Seller assumes all
responsibility for this item. Please do not hesitate to ask questions, these are clean signatures of true legends on a flawless glossy
8x10 photo.

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Permalink Reply by Phil Kanakis on November 12, 2015 at 7:42pm

I added another pic ("Just Joe DiMaggio) of an auction that I won a few days ago. It is a Joe DiMaggio ("Yankee Clipper" plaque.

This one was a Scoreboard Cert. - The seller guaranteed it would pass PSA/JSA or would give money back.

Any thoughts on that one? It's the 3rd pic titled "Just Joe Dimaggio."

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 12, 2015 at 8:22pm
Hi Phil,

Those are machine-signed forgeries, out of Florida. They all look very similar, but have minor variations. Zoom into left curves the M's of Mickey Mantle and you'll see how the pen stroke isn't smooth and flowing, but grinds around the curves in tiny movements. That's a key sign you can use to identify these, for starters...but it won't take you long to be able to identify them from a mile away like many members here.

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