Rustydusty319 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Novice to the marble world. I have been picking up marbles for sometime now. Where do I start to find what's valuable or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Hi Dusty, Welcome. You could post an overview of your collection and we might be able to give you a general feel for what you have. First thing to mention though is that when you're pulling the collection out take care not to bump the marbles around too much. Condition is paramount. One ding could reduce the value of a marble by more than half over its mint value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Welcome! Check out some books on marble id or try web sites such as Alan's Marble Connection. When you begin to learn makers and can id marbles, you then learn their values. Not sure where you are located but a marble show is invaluable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustydusty319 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Here are a few that I pulled out to show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustydusty319 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 A couple more hard to capture all the details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Those are some nice marbles from the 1940's to 1960's. Maybe some from 1930's. I don't see pricey ones. It's a solidly vintage group though. That's a good sign. And someone might recognize more value in some of the swirls than I do. There's a red, green and white one near the top I'd like to see the other side of. (That's what I wrote in response to post #4 before I saw the notice for post #5.) In Post #5, at least two of those look like Vitro cat's eyes. Maybe all three. Cat's eyes are generally among the less valuable marbles, but you have a three color hybrid there and that raised the value of the cat eye. I'm not sure how much to. But treat that one nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustydusty319 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I assume one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustydusty319 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Sorry not so clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 The red/white/green ones are Vitro All-Reds. The red/green/blue/white ones are Marble King Tri-Color Rainbows. All likely from the 60's (or maybe late 50's). Not valuable. But good to have for a well-rounded vintage collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustydusty319 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 The dark one at the bottom when the light hits it has lighter blue misty swirls inside any ideas on this one? I think it's beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I don't recognize it. How about starting a new thread in the ID section for that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 P.s., folks will be curious about its size. Is it 5/8" across (that's standard) or 1" across (that would be big) or ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome to marbles! The best hobby, in my opinion, that you can have. I'd say hang in there...the first several hundred hours of study can be rough! Don't get frustrated, figure out what you are interested in, and be patient. Look at your marbles, put them away, then take them out again. Work on IDs, watch threads, but be OK with the fact that you can't always figure them all out right away or ever. Follow your passion, collect what you like, be patient (unless you have deep pockets) about purchases...trust me, there will always be marbles to buy. I've found organizing them, and photographing them and making an inventory is a great way to go for your keepers. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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