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Boy, 2 “faux pauxs” in a single post. It has been too long away from the hobby. are spirals and ribbons similar? i may need to post some snakes to make amends. i do have a hybrid spiral/ace, with both milky and clear glass separated by an orange spiral. There is also red/blue “snaking” above the orange on the surface. what categories did I miss???🤔

In the first pic they look like red clearies, except the center mib. as for rarity, I have no clue.

Here are two pics. The center is a two-color red/blue.

Yes, transparent...🤭 I did some digging around and found 4 examples, all red. Don’t remember seeing this type with any other transparent color.

Amazing!!!

How rare are clear- colored snakes with a clear base? I have a red example that I almost tossed, thinking it was a catseye. It is very hard to photograph...

Thanks Ron. the mib on the right is a weird one, will show it to Dani when I can. The construction looks like Vitro, but the colors don’t look Akro to me. It was in a $4 bag, along with an Akro champagne base baby-blue snake. Not a color combo I have seen before. I always love finding new combos.

I will probably take the other mib to the next local IAMC show for ID.

The alley was in a jar at a local antique show for $10. Bought the jar, removed the marble, and gave her the jar and other marbles back😁

Correct, the left was id’d As Alley, my mistake. bad pics but I see a definite “V” in the right mib.

Thinking these are both Vitro? The right example is not a type I have seen before.

Haven’t found my marbles books yet. My mib displays are also packed up in the garage. Got another year before we get into the new house. Going to be an awesome XMAS opening boxes👍 Doing a local antique show in 2 weeks to get rid of a bunch of commons, Chinese checker boards, etc. trying to refine my collections to higher grade items. More quality, less volume.

The seller gave me some more info on the buyer... not happy about this. i am working to help her get back on track.

No plans to change my philosophy at 62...

I had a friend bring me a knife one time that belonged to his grandfather, he thought it worth maybe $100. I brokered the sale of it for $11,000.00. It was a 1928 Scagel in the original sheath, mint. That same “friend” then tried to coherce me to back off an opinion regarding a serious building construction issue just 6 months after the sale. We are no longer friends.. At the end of the day, you have to be able to sleep at night.

Too late already asked. What I do about I it if she responds is another issue. the first time I took my collection to a show I was bombarded by shysters looking to rip me off. Having been a collector of various items for a long time I knew what to expect. there are always people looking to rip you off. Just sad, life is too short, and you have to deal with it at the pearly gates. my father-in-law was a man with heart, paid a guy $300 for a tool box of tools worth maybe $100 because he was hard up. 6 months later he showed up and bought them back for $300. Brought tears to my eyes, I have never forgotten that lesson.

Thinking about asking her who she sold them to, and the phone number...

Yes.... thinking about passing a few Popeyes to restart her collection.

Read this in the Seattle Craigslist. https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/atq/d/rare-vintage-akro-marbles/6715350669.html this kind of action hurts us all.

No idea but they paid $300 for it.

Very nice! does anyone have the travel clock version? I had one some years back and sold it, been regretting it ever since. Never seen another.

Got a similar party going on right now! Me, my wine and cigar, my 5 dogs, and some Moody Blues. fresh Dungeness crab in the fridge, gonna be a good night👍

I drink box wine, smoke cheap cigars, and read marble forums.

We are at 5dogs and 3 parrots🤯

Here they are. i have seen a “sheen” like the right example on a Vitro.