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"Open" information posted on a website is still covered by copyright protection, even if it is not published on paper. You'd still need permission from the author.

They are definitely Tom Thornburg

Start a gofundme :-)

Please don't shut the board down. I feel it still has enough activity to justify keeping it open

The bag is probably old, but its not original to the box

Chocolate marbles are for sale again at Trader Joes

I was thinking the same thing George. Looks like it had a light tumble.

I dumped 4 cases of old Block's Box catalogues at the recycling back in June when we moved because I couldn't find anyone who wanted them. Got tired of storing them after 20 years.

Bump. Don't forget the Northeast Marble Meet is this weekend. Columbus Day weekend in Cromwell CT. Bit of a juxtaposition between an Italian guy who thought he had found India, and an English guy who committed regicide, but there you have it. The leaves are starting to change here in Connecticut, so come up for a weekend, or even a day, of leaf-peeping, apple cider and marbles, marbles, marbles. Link to the show website: http://www.marblemeet.com Link to the auction calendar: https://new.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/94363_northeast-marble-meet-2016-auction

Great group of marble collectors out there on the west coast. Don't miss this one if you are in the area. Wish I was.

Some cold roll lines. The glass must have been a little too cool coming out of the rollers. Thanks for looking an pointing out any apparent errors in the catalogue. I think most people would agree that I grade very conservatively. But, errors are made. As has been my policy for the past 30 years, everything is sold completely guaranteed. If there is an error, then you get a full refund including return shipping. My return rate has been about 1 in every 800 lots sold. I have more non-paying bidders than I do returned marbles.

Marble has some cold lines on it, but there is no damage.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll take that one out and look at it and adjust the description. Appreciate it.

Thanks for the proofreading Greg. I'll fix that one :-)

The auction catalogue for Marble Auction #1117, which will be held live at the Northeast Marble Meet next weekend, is currently online at LiveAuctioneers. This is a 200 lot auction of marbles and related items. You have been pre-registered for this auction. Please see the catalogue at https://new.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/94363_northeast-marble-meet-2016-auction for more details. You can leave absentee bids there, and also use the link to bid live during the session on October 8.

Last day to make your room reservation at the special rate of $99.

If US sellers don't use Ebay's Global Shipping, then if the buyer claims they did not receive the item, the seller has no recourse and Ebay refunds the buyer's money. This happened to me three times in a 6 month period about 2 years ago and I finally gave up and just started using the global shipping program. I ended up out of pocket over $200 before I finally decided to throw in the towel and give in to Ebay's bloodsucking.

He's shipping from Netherlands, although $24 is still almost double what it would cost to ship from there.

Those were from last year's auction, Greg. This year's auction will be posted during the coming week. Nice marbles coming up too :-)

The 37th Northeast Marble Meet is coming up Columbus Day weekend, October 8th & 9th at the Radisson Hotel in Cromwell CT. If you're planning on getting a hotel room, you have to make your reservation by September 21. After that date the room block will be released. Don't miss out. Last year the hotel sold out on Columbus Day weekend and this year it is sure to sell out as well (holiday weekend soccer tournaments, etc.). Don't be disappointed like a number of collectors were last year, make your reservation now. You can make your reservation directly at https://www.radisson.com/ntetmarble2016. The website for the Northeast Marble Meet is http://www.marblemeet.com Also, I have some tables still available for the show on Sunday, but they are going fast.

No. We'll be down in Delaware for a Marching Band competition that weekend. The kids take preference over marbles :-)

Added to the calendar on marblecollecting.com

Maybe he dunked it in water before he photographed it.

Any unwanted marbles can be sent to the Marble Rescue that I'm setting up. People set up dog rescue and cat rescue and horse rescues in their backyard all the time and plaster them all over Facebook, so I'm setting up a Marble Rescue.

Final was $632.