Proof people knowingly buy forgeries
 

And the seller admits that he could not get it authenticated by PSA.
These bidders are truly morons.

Ebay seller bbcardstor Mantle signed baseball forgery
 

Here is that "lovely" piece from Ebay seller "bbcardstor."

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Many eBay buyers don't bother to read the description. I can almost guarantee you that the winner of this auction will be such a buyer and will be thrilled about the "steal" he just made.

Hideous signatures

No offense to the OP, and although I don't disagree with respect to the above ball, but just because PSA says it's no good doesn't mean bidders are purposely buying forgeries.

I have a few autographs I got in-person that I submitted to PSA on one of their bargain days and they came back no good. If I was to sell those signature and disclosed that although PSA rejected the autograph, I personally got it signed and it was 100% authentic, it would just mean that any bidders in that auction would know more about that signature than PSA did.

Looking at that ball and the seller's description, I can come to no other conclusion that these bidders are true morons.

bbcardstor is pathetic and nothing that they do surprises me....I have a bad experience with them as a buyer of one of my auctions and I had to block them from future bidding.....

They must have more money than they need. I would like to see them send these "treasures" to a reputable auction. The laughs would be deafening.