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  14. Real Or Repro?

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    LOL, unconfident bidding??? Have you seen the marbles being sold... Have you seen the 100% feedback? Speak for yourself. Just to let you know I am the ebay seller in question, been selling marbles on the bay since 2004, and I just like anyone else make mistakes. However I have never claimed to be an expert, I only have a decade of collecting under my belt, a dozen marble shows, and a lot more to go... Was the comic a repo? NO it wasn't. Did I make up a name on a marble I didn't know what to call it? Yes I did. Is that same marble similar to a marble king bengal, just a little bit. However in my hand it isn't, it is peltier all the way.

    I will gladly take back any marble the customer doesn't want. I am not here to screw over anyone.

    Kevin.

    P.S.

    Thanks zaboo, Stan and Sandee Case say hi to you guys.

  18. Flouresent Popeye

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    Here is a grading scale to go off.

    9.7-9.9 (Mint +): There is no damage present, even under magnification, though the marble is not quite a perfect "10."

    9.3-9.6 (Mint): To the unaided eye, this describes a marble with no damage, though under magnification there may be one or two pinpricks, a hint of wear, or an abrasion or rub spot. Marbles in this range may have a small "as-made" such as a pinprick-sized blow-out pit or a touch spot.

    9.0-9.2 (Mint -): Mint (-) marbles will have no missing glass, with the exception perhaps of some microscopic pinpricks. There may be minor wear, a sparkle or two, or a tiny subsurface reflection or moon.

    8.7-8.9 (Near Mint +): These marbles are almost in the Mint range, but may have a tiny flake or moon, or two, as well as a few sparkles, subsurface reflections/moons, minor "as-mades," and/or minor wear. Near Mint (+) marbles will have at least one angle from which they view Mint.

    8.3-8.6 (Near Mint): This range describes marbles that have the same sort of description seen on Near Mint (+) marbles, only to a higher degree. One side should still be viewed Mint.

    8.0-8.2 (Near Mint -): These marbles will have the same sort of damage seen on specimens in the upper Near Mint ranges but only more so. No side will be viewable as Mint, but the damage will not be deep or cover more than one quarter of the marble's surface, with the exception of overall wear.

    7.7-7.9 (Good +): The difference between marbles in this range and those that are Near Mint (-) is highly subjective, though such marbles will have over one quarter of the surface covered with damage, but not more than 50%. A Good (+) marble should be able to be reconditioned (polished) without too much glass required to be removed.

    7.3-7.6 (Good): Good marbles will have substantial damage, some of it deep enough so that polishing may not remove it all. Roughly half of the surface will have damage, and wear is generally heavy.

    7.0-7.2 (Good -): More than 50% of the surface has damage, including substantial chips, and you would probably not want to collect such a marble unless it were extremely rare or if you planned on having it reconditioned. Polishing will probably not remove all the damage without substantially reducing the size of the marble.

    6.7-6.9 (Poor +): Poor (+) marbles are so beat up that there has to be a really good reason it would still be desirable. You would be taking a risk to try to have such a marble polished.

    6.3-6.6 (Poor): Marbles in Poor condition have so much damage you can barely tell what type it is. These are beyond repair.

    6.0-6.2 (Poor -): A marble in this condition is so beat up that there would be no reason to want to own it, unless it happens to be a unique example.

    5.9 and under (Non-Collectible): Throw it away!

  22. Alley Anacortes Salesman Sample Box

    in Archives

    Posted

    Hey John,

    Thanks for the market explanation. But isn't this just part of the market? I mean unlike the NYSE exchange that has set times world wide and access by nearly everyone who wants to participate you don't have side bar auctions such as the one being held in Ohio this weekend which is a walk-in special and no absentee bidding (on-line). So if the 3/4 golden rebel sells for $100 dollars (the one at the said auction) does this mean that it is only worth $100 even though 5/8th's golden rebels sell on ebay for $400? I am not talking about side bar one on one deals i am talking about different parts to a collective marble market.

    It's kinda funny because I had this same conversation at the Las Vegas show last year with someone who was saying that marble prices have gone down and he referred to ebay. At the same time Morphy had an auction and brought in premium prices so i referred to his auction. At that point which auction do you go off of? The difference between the to markets is that Morphy has people actually get to come in and look at the marbles they are purchasing plus there are the collectors that don't do ebay.

    This is just my opinion

    Thanks,

    Kevin.

  23. Alley Anacortes Salesman Sample Box

    in Archives

    Posted

    John,

    Ebay is the last place to "place" a value on a marble (or related items) and the same goes for shows or any other auction place. You can buy a marble on ebay and sell it for 3x as much at a show and vice versa. There are plenty of collectors out there that either don't use ebay or don't surf the web period. You can never tell what you're going to get until you get it.

    Kevin.

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