greg11

I just looked at his past auctions and he's actual sold some... unbelievable, anything eventually sells on ebay.

this seller is a one stop shop... marbles and panties http://www.ebay.com/sch/revelade/m.html?item=221635040650&hash=item339a7a558a&pt=Marbles&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Anyone get anything good at Morphys today?

yeah scott

this one is my favorite out of the batch. 1- 19/32 mint.

ton of sulphides, great selection of marbles, one of their best.

any famous people collect marbles?

Lot # : 233 Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD Description : President McKinley Campaign Sulfide Marble. We believe this to be an American made melted pontil circa 1896 probably produced by J.H. Leighton and Co. glass factory. He was producing melted pontil marbles at this time. The ceramic inclusion was probably made by the American Marble and Toy company in Akron, Ohio. Samuel Dyke was in the political novelty manufacturing business since the election of 1884. Dyke had many associations with McKinley including being appointed to represent the United States as ambassador at large for trade in 1898. The sulfide is a thin disk which the lettering is the typical color of blue unique to Akron made ceramic. One side of disk is stamped McKinley and protection and the other side is stamped sound money and prosperity. I would like to thank Paul Baumann and Brian Graham, curator for the American Toy Marble Museum for they're valuable input. This rare American sulfide has great surface condition. Surface shows as made cold roll marks which I like to see. Condition (9.5). Size 1 - 1/8". http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/17755027/president-mckinley-campaign-sulfide-marble-?tab=0&cpage=5

someone went through a lot of work to get this detail. I dont know anyone making such detailed sulphides, even the germans, cool find, what an odd way to find a marble.

mibtalk, thanks if you are talking about my avatar, its a very small marble about 9/16 but looks like candy or a circus. Sometimes the small marbles are overlooked 5/8 size 7/8 size

January 10, 2015. Indianapolis Marble Show. Comfort Inn & Suites at the Pyramids, Indianapolis IN 317-875-7676. ontact Beth Morris 765-438-2318 Located off Interstate 465 in the Pyramids office complex, this hotel is a 30-minute drive north of Central Indianapolis It features spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and serves a daily continental breakfast. Cable TV and tea- and coffee-making facilities are standard in every room at the Comfort Inn and Suites North at the Pyramids. All modern rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 15 miles from the hotel.

This marble is in the December Morphy auction....interesting how it ended up there, its a featured marble as well, so they are expecting it to be one of the high dollar lots.

Also.. wondering if anyone knows how Les's wife is doing

Anyone know the fate of clydes collection? Makes me wonder what to do with my collection...its not like coins where if the family had no interest they could take them to a coin shop.

cool little box, I will let you know if mine matches when it arrives.

nice patina on this board, with bun feet 3 mint same cane with mica, and flower end of cane.. 13/16 -7/8

yeah, thats what I was thinking but it looks like some mica in there.. could be the picture... TRANSITIONAL, Bullet mold. Transparent clear marble (very slight bottle glass green tint). Seam running pole to pole. Ground pontil at bottom pole. A couple of pits at the top pole. One tiny flake, but no rubbing. England, circa 1920-1960. 23/32". Near Mint(+) (8.9).

100 bucks buy it now on ebay, I cant tell if these are bullet molds, or mica... odd looking pontils, comes with a little wooden box.

vanished. a couple contempts were sold on ebay and that was the end of it.

I like them a lot, some are very cool

The thing about clyde (CT)....he would call you on the phone just out of the blue. He would ask about how you are doing, how your family was doing etc. He would not talk about his own issues which pretty much everyone I know does... He actually cared about people. He even sent hand stiched christmas angels his mother made to people.Clyde had an odd taste for marbles. He was a horder but always would seek out the odd ball marbles, the stuff people would over look. For example, when the akro dug hand gathered appeared he made sure to get an example of all of them and would mail out extras to people he knew. Clyde was a true friend, or an example of what a friend should be... no alternative motives, nothing, he was there to talk, or there to celebrate a find. Clyde was never negative and there is something to learn from that despite all of Cyldes health issues, he was never negative. Clyde was a coin collector, and a military watch nut. I bet you anything clyde was looking at his marbles before he passed. Craig said it best.. Clyde is now finally able to get out of that chair.. sometimes bad things happen to good people

This is the part of getting older that I hate. I am 47 and have lost so many friends over the last couple years. Get some rest Clyde, you had a hard run.

from the uk horde same cane heavy mica

i might make the 3 hour journey although i am up to my ears in handmades right now... i have a connection in the UK that is sending me packages of dripping wet mint handmades. Same canes, and some unbelievable over an inch examples. The UK horde! Sami just sent me a box with pre priced marbles... pick which ones you want and send the rest back....it's non stop !