bumblebee Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Can you blame for me spending $10 on Buy it Now on these thinking they might be MFC opaques? I do not have them yet so I only have this one photo that does not show any nines or cut lines, but it seemed a worthwhile gamble considering: They were found at an estate sale They measure about 3/4" They are the three common MFC opaque colors: Persian Turquoise, Imperial Jade, and yellow. What do you think? When I get them will I discover nines and cut lines, or will I discover I paid $1.66 each for six overweight Chinese checker marbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Nice colors. I can see why you're hopeful. Worth the gamble. Heck, even if they're just oversized game marbles ... they would be quite pretty for what they turn out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted September 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, Steph said: Nice colors. I can see why you're hopeful. Worth the gamble. Heck, even if they're just oversized game marbles ... they would be quite pretty for what they turn out to be. Thanks for a bump of hope. My thinking is it would be quite a coincidence to find game marbles in this size and just these colors. According to MarbleCollecting.com: Quote Generally, you can find them in green (“Imperial Jade”), light blue (“Persian Turquoise”), and yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Just for comparison, here is a picture of the Akro game marbles that are No. 2 size (3/4) in the Chinese Checkers Box. Definitely not your colors. Yours look to be the correct pastel hue. I'll also post one picture of Pete's/Galen's CA pastels box so you have that comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted September 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thanks, Al. That's very helpful. I won't have them for a week or so but I am very curious to know what they are if not MFC. A lack of visible nines or cut lines is baffling in the group shot. If not MFC maybe they are from some toy or game perhaps of later vintage? For $10 it's fun to hope and wait, sort of like a lottery ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Well it was too good to be true. They appear to be two-seam game marbles. You can see the lashes on the yellow in particular. Also colors are more saturated in hand than the pastel appearance in the photo. Still, I learned a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Darn! But you had to take the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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