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Hey Jay, that looks like an Indian blanket with oxblood. I bought one from another collector a few years ago, it's the only one I have, and paid over $200. for it. Nice rare marble! Scott

Hey Jay, the single cut lines are a lot better, on all CA marbles! I do not know what the percentage factors are, but will guess it's at least 15 to 1. Bill, Ken, Galen, how many double cut line CA's do you find, before finding a single cut line CA? Jay your Guinea is a book quality marble, worthy of anyone's avatar! It's the kind of marble I call an exceptional example of the type! Again congratulations! Scott

Hey Jay, what a score! Is it one cut line or two? Ken is correct, worth a lot more than $300. maybe double. If you're collecting CA marbles maybe you'll want to keep it, as never find another like it! Incredible Guinea marble! Burn wood, and sell all the rest! Scott

Hey Bill, I remember a thread on Alan's old board, many years ago, of someone finding Guinea cane pieces, at the Cambridge site. In other words, the canes were made first, then fed into the cutter, or maybe even hand-cut, I don't know, just asking??? This cane theory, does make sense to me, because so few single cut line Guineas, with most being two cut line varieties. Bill, can yours be one of those cane ends, or am I just doing an exercise in pure speculation? Scott

Clyde, I Agree with Griff kind of, the first one's a beechball Joseph, very nice! The second is a 6 or 3 pannel onionskin, either way it's a rare find! I've got three beechball josephs, but no 3 oe 6 pannel onions! Want to sell? Scott

Chris, that's d. OIL. Scott

Nnnniiiiiccccceee, very sophisticated, unbelievable! Scott

Jeff Hail, yes I know it's Hale, but also know that on the marbles subject you'd like it to be Hail Jeff. Jeff I can see by your post that it is way past time for you to attend Scott's school of tuff marble love! You must of forgotten the "exotics" post on Alan's board, that someone asked why the exotics are so pristine wet mint if dug, and someone else replied that they were dug up in a box/chest. I'll only give you one barrel, don't think you can handle the double barrel. You must have forgotten who I am. Do you remember "The King of Akro Agate" marble you used to brag about and post, until I showed up at Amana 2002, and asked you if you wanted me to sign that marble? You know, the boulder lemonade limeade oxblood corkscrew. Then after that those obvious fake marbles you bought from "betahall" you know the ones I told people about on Alan's board. Then the college student Ryan, is that who you got your digger info from? What about those blatant fake hand-gathered guineas you post? Then the kelex marbles, I also posted and told people they were fake! All those fakes were easy to tell. The reason I know fakes because I've made them, not to deceive anyone, nor to make tons of money, but just to see how easy it would be! The "exotics" are much better fakes, not torch-made but machine-made, very sophisticated, that fool most people! Jeff you wouldn't know a fake marble if it bit you on the ass, because it has and you still don't know! Jeff ten years ago, I used to think you knew something about marbles, now you're just an expert, (a has been drip under pressure) you've stagnated, as you think you're the guru, and know more than anyone. This is your wake-up call, there are thousands of people now that have better marble knowledge than yourself, I know because I'm one. So just knock it off with the holier than thou, attitude that you project in your posts. It just don't work any more. Besides your posts are long winded with little or no first hand information, just a bunch of innuendo's, name dropping, and second hand info. Do I believe you were at any of the digs? No. Do I believe that you know anything about Les's or Brian Estepp's business? No. You misspelled Brian's name by the way, if your going to talk about other peoples business at least spell their name correctly. Did you get a Christmas card from Brian, Meliea, & Alyssa Estepp? No, but I did as they are good friends of mine! Do I believe you know anything about the "exotics"? No. Do I believe you'll reply to this and get the second barrel? Yes. Scott

Hi Cath, you didn't need to look any further than your own avatar to see an "exotic" it's the transparent blue with red/white stripes. The beautiful "Miller" Rebel that follows is my marble, it's a book marble, in the Castle/Peterson book. Please don't take it down, as I'm flattered you picked one of my marbles to use in your avatar. The reason they lie about the origin of the "exotics" is the difference between 20 dollars, and 1000 dollars. Scott

Hi Ed, and welcome to the board, it's a good learning place, and hope you'll stick around. Lizzy yours is an Alley Agate Superman, and very nice, not fake! Just a couple more questions on the exotics, then I'll let this die as I know it must be a painful embarrassment to many who have huge collections of these. Question # 1 does anyone have, or has anyone seen, an "exotic" with 1 cut line? I ask because I've seen at least a hundred of them, in hand, and they all have 2. I've heard the story (& it has the distinct aroma of bullshit) about the guy digging with a back hoe at the old factory site, finding a chest full of them. Question # 2 think about this before you answer now. Just How Big Was That Chest????? My guess is that the real story will come out soon, because you just can't hide a huge scam like this forever! They really do get more exotic by the minute. Scott

I'm going to bump this. Really don't see any topic more worthy of discussion, than this. Everybody jump in now so we can see where you're at with this topic! With these being fake it represents a million dollar rip-off & counting! They get more exotic by the minute! Scott

Being a third generation antique dealer collector I'm well aware that any antique (Antique means at least 100 years old, on most collectible items, cars are an exception to that rule.) or collectibles exceeding the $500. price tag, can and probably will be reproduced & sold as old! Marbles are no exception! Don I totally agree with you, also have voiced my opinion many times on this "exotics" topic before. Marvin you are correct, the colors, both base & striping, are wrong! I'm sure I've offend some of my friends at shows, when they open their keeper case of CA's & I point at 4 or five, looking them in the eye & saying, "This one's a fake, and that one is a fake, yes that one too, And that red guinea, that is a blatant obvious fake!!!" The glass on those red guineas feels a little slick oily, and the transparent red has some cloudiness, not the red I see on my CA slags! Not the transparent red I see on my red flames on stark opaque white CA marble! With glass my fingers are experienced, you long time antique dealers know what I'm saying. Landon D., John K., and Alan B., I'm very sorry, though all three are made by the same maker, because I've held all 3 and know them to be fake! You know I'd have told each of you they were fake had you shown them to me before you bought them! I'm very sorry each of you paid $4000. or more! I think all 3 of you guys my friends, specially you Alan, don't know if we can get your money back, but will be glad to go with you and beat this guy, (who sold you guys all those fake marbles) severely about the head and shoulders, but he's made enough off those fake suckers buy now's probably hired mussel or is unavailable! Ken I can see how you would think this topic a can of worms with as much $ as you've spent on those, oh well that book authenticates them for you, so they must be right. Right? Wrong, I don't care that it's in a book, books can be wrong! Think back now, when did these marbles first show up 1998, back then the colors looked more authentic, as if they made them with the same glass recipes, or a stock of clean cullet, the cut lines looked good, but so many colors most of them had annealing fractures, I'm glad or I too would have been drawn in buy these "exotics" Well I admit I did buy one from Les Jones, colors, cut lines, look right, no fracts, marbleles ebay 1998, I'll keep it though I believe it to be fake also. It really has a snakes head with a forked tongue on one pole! Don't get me wrong not saying anything bad about Les, but these marbles are damn good fakes and really pretty! Who ever makes them quickly learned what colors to run and avoid the fracts! Each & every year I see these exotics at the shows, they get more exotic by the minute! Finally who ever makes these must of ran out of cullet, because the latest ones I see look like Akro colors, in a CA striped transparent pattern. Hey the best thing about me is I'm brutally honest! Didn't I tell you Hey the exotics are fake! Why yes I did. Scott