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How much money to take is a very good question. It all depends upon your level of collecting. My 1st marble show I took a $100. It was gone in the first room I came to. The second show I took $500 and that lasted about an hour. Soon after I was up to $1000 which took me to another level. The most I ever took to a show was $5000. Set your priorities and know what you are looking for and approximately how much it will cost. Going to shows is the best way to gain knowledge and see the marbles in hand. b-80

Romanoak, Everybody has been patiently waiting for you to open your treasure chest and sell some mibs. I hope it didn't hurt to bad. I too was very busy and didn't get a chance to get beyond the second floor. RK

The Des Moines, Iowa show was very well organized and ran extremely smooth. Handmades seem to rule as many high end pieces changed hands. The ball room had easy access for all the vendors and was busy most of the morning despite the rain. Chad Cline and Scott McBride kept everything moving with door prizes and a marble shooting contest. Notable absentees were Claire & Stan Block, Elliot Pincus, and Bernie Benvinediez (sp) among others. Even the legendary couple Judy and Gary Huxford who ran the Amana show for 30 some years made an appearance. Chad announced that he is forming an Iowa Marble Club to keep the local interest up which should help attendance. I'm sure Chad will have pictures up soon. This is definitely an up & coming show that all should try and attend next year. Roy Katskee

Hansel I saw your post about candy & marbles. I would like to refer you to the Grist/Huffer "Big Book of Marbles" p. 182. or the Marble Mania book by Stan Block p. 214. I bought this box in the mid 90's at the Columbus, Ohio show from Betty Barnard This box contained 120 chocolate covered marbles from the Brock Candy Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A 1935 date is found on the inside. They were actually chocolate covered marbles from which you ate the covering and found yourself with a marble. I thought this might add to the discussion. Roy Katskee

Where is the milk glass tooth pick holder in the form of a marble shooter? Roy

George Patrick of Grand Island, Nebraska a long time marble collector passed away June 29th. He was 82. George and his wife Betty were charter members of the Great Plains Marble Society. Both were very active in their pursuit of vintage and machine made marbles. We continue to lose those treasured collectors that gave our hobby it's legacy. Roy Katskee

I had one in Amana a few years ago and was asking $10,000 for it. The top bid I got was $,7000 so I kept it and took it to Seattle where it sold much closer to what I was asking. It had NLR's one side and comics on the other.

20% on my invoice.

The Lennox Inn was a 3 day outdoor marble pool party - never to be seen again! Roy

Morphy makes 40% on each marble sold. He can't lose!

AHH the good old days when marble collecting was indeed an adventure!

Hi Jerry, I've still got the group of Chinas that I bought from you by the pool at the Lennox Inn in Columbus. How many years ago was that anyway. Hope to see you back in marbles. It hasn't been the same without you and Lloyd. I would give a lutz just to look at Lawrence's girl friend again. Roy

Leave it to Jerry to sell his used shoes! He should change his user name to "Rareshoes" Long time no see Jerry. Roy K.

Alan was a good and honest man which is hard to find these days.

This show belongs on your "do not miss list".

This was another great effort by Scott McBride, Charles Williams and the rest of the K.C. crew. It was busy the whole day. Actually there were dealers actually staying past closing time because of the crowd. I noticed quite a few younger collectors in the crowd. Probably 20 to 30 years old. That is what we REALLY need to see to keep the hobby alive. Made a trip with some collector friends to the Toy Museum where Larry and Cathy Svacina have their collection on display. It gets better every time I go there. I'm sure others will add in as to what happened. Roy

Have you sold the Master Marble packing box yet? Roy

Lynn Christian was way ahead of his time in collecting marbles. I met him in 1980 at my 1st Amana meet. We became close friends over the years. Lynn was from Ames, Iowa so we crossed paths many times looking for that illusive one of a kind marble. Lynn was an antique handmade collector as he thought they were the only "true" examples of the original method of marble making. He bought and sold some of the rarest marbles seen by by collectors during the early years of the 1980's. I am proud to say he was my friend. Roy Katskee Omaha, Nebraska

The Kansas City marble club is a very hard working group of collectors. This show should not be missed.

The Great Plains Marble Society is hosting their 14th annual marble show on August 14th in Omaha, Ne. Comfort Inn 72nd and Grover st 1 block north of I-80 at the 72nd street exit. Rooms are $69 per night. Reservation # is 402-934-4900 Table rental is $30 Show runs from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. Admission is free. Dealers from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska have reserved tables. This show always flies under the radar, but there are always some great marbles offered for sale. Contact Steve Campbell at 712-527-9162 or email [email protected] or Roy Katskee 402-572-7512 [email protected] Roy

It would be a huge advantage to move this show to a decent time of year. I for one would attend but not in the winter months. RK

Charles, That is definitely a 360 Indian. If I knew you had it in Kansas City I would have bought it. I'll be watching when you list it. RK

These Jabo guys totally blew it. A "limited run" was one thing, but but every few weeks they went to the well again. In Kansas City they could hardly give them away. In fact when I sold a group of marbles I gave them a freebie from the ones I bought at Amana in 08. It is a shame to see greed so well and good in the marble world. RK

We are looking forward to another K.C. "Event" For most of us this kicks off the new marble show season. I've got my mibs packed and ready to go. Roy

I currently have two sulphides that i am selling. A standing dog and a prancing horse. Contact me at [email protected]