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  1. bumblebee
    Nice colorful marbles suitable to a colorful Carnaval !
  2. bumblebee
    https://www.galenleather.com/products/wood-pen-display-box-with-wood-lid The pen slots are 0.8" wide so that should accompany shooters, assuming you don't mind them touching. Only thing I don't like is the lid doesn't lock.
  3. bumblebee
    I have been putting off a major update because it requires setting up a new server with newer hosting software, otherwise the board updates will no longer install. I'm a professional procrastinator but eventually I'll have no choice!
  4. bumblebee
    Wow, that's very fascinating and charming. An active, dynamic community of marble players and makers right under our noses!
  5. bumblebee
    @Steph, didn't I find some newspaper ad from Canada that mentioned a more colorful variety than the usual offering from Asia? My brain betrays me. 😗
  6. bumblebee
    Such a loss. He brought much joy and knowledge and passion to the hobby.
  7. bumblebee
    Nice group! You guys are inspiring me to come up with some sort of custom case where the marble holes contain a bright LED light for backlighting. That would be fantastic!
  8. bumblebee
    Wow, you have patience! Your last one is gorgeous with all that backlighting. Looks like a full moon! Happy New Year
  9. bumblebee
    My macro lens can do better with better lighting, but this is a good example for now. Just beware using a lens like this on your "mint" glass marbles. They're more damaged than you think. 😉 Notice the grind pattern of the facets varies because the marble was being turned.
  10. bumblebee
    Three unusual things on a mildly rotting Halloween pumpkin I'm finally throwing away before 2023. The center one was affixed to something once but looks like slag glass that was pressed into a mold. Left is an undyed faceted agate and right is a vaseline glass tear drop.
  11. bumblebee
    OK people, when your adult child gives you this mug for Christmas, you are officially chronic. To be fair, I am unsure whether I agree with this mug. What I do agree with is that I have a problem. 🤣
  12. bumblebee
    Wow...look at the shooting technique of some of these fellas. Seriously deadly aim, and artful wind up.
  13. bumblebee
    Hah! This is one of the greater lines in contemporary literature. Noted! 🤣
  14. bumblebee
    Marbleholics Anonymous welcomes you:
  15. bumblebee
    Apparently Chad sent some of his surplus karma my way today with a faceted 1.13" agate marble mail. 🤣 I believe this was part of a display piece originally, as the bottom pole has some significant pitting that was filled in with some sort of hard yellow filler.
  16. bumblebee
    Wow such a special lot. Any backstory on these in terms of provenance? I once heard some families in Germany would make their own bullet mold marbles, but haven't heard that since.
  17. bumblebee
    Some Chad-worthy marbles. Perhaps the Universe gave them to me just so I could share the joy here with Chad and Co? 😉
  18. bumblebee
    Three cheers for Chad! Hip Hip, Hooray! Hip Hip, Hooray! Hip Hip, Hooray!
  19. bumblebee
    If you know German agates, you know green or blue dyed shooters are as rare as hen's teeth. So imagine my smile when I gambled less than $20 shipped on these two, assuming they were likely machine ground and newer which in my experience they usually are. Nope! Hand-faceted and as happy in their new home as I am to have them. 😁
  20. bumblebee
    This is the way, people! @RolleyHoleMan, I assume the marble size must be 3/4" or ? Also I'd be interested to learn more about how they are made. Were they always made locally or did the players use the extant German agate marbles that would have been around from the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
  21. bumblebee
    Neat! I always wanted to watch a game of this in person although I'd probably need to read the rules a few times first.
  22. bumblebee
    Done! Thanks for the updates. Forgot about machinemades. Don't know the others but glad to have them onboard.
  23. bumblebee
    I was hoping to put more sellers in that link but so far, here's the list in my current link on the top of the site. Feel free to suggest others: cedarman7,hjdmarbles,orange_orbital,rhgeis65jk,oldnurse85,natwilso-9,arasmus,bobblocksmarbles,oldnurse85-c,wvrons
  24. bumblebee
    Oh, I get you. I wasn't sure if you meant there was a stone Oxblood glass. 😁 Original of course would be actual ox blood (not googling that!) Speaking of agates, there are some quite nice ones if you search eBay for "agate sphere" instead of "agate marble"...sometimes they can be had for a song, although quality in terms of flaws and polish varies.
  25. bumblebee
    I had seen the familiar 7/8" twist ones before in person, but not these intricate 5/8" ones. I have to say many are quite pretty, and at $3 each, I am tempted to cherry pick next time.
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