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Bought from dishonest seller... what do I actually have?


sprchik

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I've been had, my own fault. I figured it out about halfway through several days of bidding... so was stuck with what I had already bid on that didn't get outbid.  Luckily I was outbid on many, so didn't get stuck with nearly as many as I could have.

Only 6 here to figure out, and I'm pretty sure I know what 1 of them is already. Very well may be that none of them are what the seller claimed they are. 

Some have 2 sets of pics -- a bright set, that shows details in darker colors really well, but it makes any white WAY too bright. And washes out colors a bit. So there's also a darker set, that calms the white down, and shows truer coloring. Couple also have backlit pics.

 

Marble 1 -- described by seller as "Christensen Agate"

19/32"

Bright:

20171227_024241_zpscjphxuzy.jpg

Dark:

20171227_024317_zps3vyul93f.jpg

 

 

Marble 2 -- described by seller as "Christensen Agate oxblood"

19/32"

20171227_170907_zpskb2q3ixf.jpg

 

 

Marble 3 -- described by seller as "Akro Agate purple slag"

19/32"

Bright: 

20171227_171854_zps7x8c2qzz.jpg

Dark:

20171227_172043_zps0jalobcu.jpg

Backlit:

20171227_172138_zpsqpyiuo4p.jpg

 

 

Marble 4 -- described by seller as "Akro Agate popeye patch"

The line in the middle of the pinkish area there in the center of the biggest photo & top right photo is actually transparent.

5/8"

Bright: 

20171227_172652_zps0fxnojfu.jpg

Dark:

20171227_172727_zpsixcmr41i.jpg

Backlit:

20171227_172804_zpspdjskcfy.jpg

 

 

 Marble 5 -- described by seller as "Christensen Agate"

19/32"

Bright: 

20171227_173018_zpsmerqzlwv.jpg

Dark: 

20171227_173038_zpsoiwem6if.jpg

 

 

Marble 6 -- described by seller as "Peltier bengal tiger" -- this is the one I think I have ID'ed -- pretty sure this is actually a Vacor Bengal Tiger. 

21/32"

Bright, really untrue colors: 

20171227_173142_zps69zeubgk.jpg 

Dark, truer colors: 

20171227_173210_zpscujwkzan.jpg

 

Photobucket was down when I tried to upload these, so I'm using Google+ instead... But I think some of them may look blurry? That's not what they actually look like!!! Hopefully photobucket gets back up soon and I can upload these there, then edit this & replace the pic links. Not impressed with Google+ if it blurrifies my pics...

Thanks for looking, any help is much appreciated!

 

***EDIT 12/28/17 5:37amEST:  The blurry pics from Google+ are gone! Photobucket is back up for me, so the pics here now are linked from Photobucket, and not blurry anymore like they were at Google+***

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Marble 6 looks Vacor to me also.

Marble 5 could be Alley.

Not Popeye on #4.  Possibly Jabo.  Not sure. 

#3 could be an Akro slag.  If it's vintage, then Akro slag.  If it turns out to be newer, then Vacor. 

#2 not oxblood.  I don't have a guess for maker at this time.

#1 ???

 

 

 

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