venwood

HE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AND NOT TALK DOWN TO THEM LIKE YOU ARE DOING NOW AND HIM TEACHING ME ABOUT MARBLES IS A JOKE AS IT IS NOT THAT HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

28 minutes ago, Alan said:

There is a difference between "condescending" - and advice that will help quite a few people from mis-identifying marbles as buyers by seeing things that aren't there - often by projecting hopes upon them.  This avoids disappointment and over-paying.

I can't count how many times I've seen buyers buy a marble hoping it was a mica - to find out that its scattered oven brick.  There are many, many more examples - such as damage quickly interpreted as a "pontil".

Being capable of accurately identifying marbles is the biggest help to collectors in their journey.  Moving away from the growing "I hope it is rare" trend is important IMO.  With fewer people going to marble shows a few times each year, the opportunity to learn with marble in-hand has become much less common that it used to be.  Marble show attendance is a way to factually learn at an accelerated pace with an immense sampling set.  But now that has waned and people are struggling to learn only by looking at a photo - some of which are poorly focused and over-exposed.

HOW ARROGANT AND SUPERIOR YOU ARE!

24 minutes ago, Alan said:

By the way - this is what oxblood looks like:

 

 

REALLY!

BLA

25 minutes ago, Alan said:

There is a difference between "condescending" - and advice that will help quite a few people from mis-identifying marbles as buyers by seeing things that aren't there - often by projecting hopes upon them.  This avoids disappointment and over-paying.

I can't count how many times I've seen buyers buy a marble hoping it was a mica - to find out that its scattered oven brick.  There are many, many more examples - such as damage quickly interpreted as a "pontil".

Being capable of accurately identifying marbles is the biggest help to collectors in their journey.  Moving away from the growing "I hope it is rare" trend is important IMO.  With fewer people going to marble shows a few times each year, the opportunity to learn with marble in-hand has become much less common that it used to be.  Marble show attendance is a way to factually learn at an accelerated pace with an immense sampling set.  But now that has waned and people are struggling to learn only by looking at a photo - some of which are poorly focused and over-exposed.

BLA BAL BLA!

16 minutes ago, jameswymer said:

Nothing at all condescending about this. It is good solid advice. 

Glad you know the meaning of condescending! SORRY YOUR POST GOT HIGHJACKED!

1 hour ago, Alan said:

No ox.

I recommend that instead of hoping/looking for some thing you want in a marble - you look at a marble for what it is dispassionately.  Otherwise its easy to see reds as oxblood, damage as pontils/transitionals or an odd flake as "aventurine" or lutz.  And that will help you identify marbles accurately when you buy.

Just got to say newbies really do love the condescending post to there posts

WHEN WERE THESE STYLE MADE BEFORE CATSEYE OR LATER!

5/8

WHITE RIBBON CORKS ALITTLE TO OTHER END AND THERE IS A MARK THERE TOO

JUST A TAD BIGGER THAN 1/2 INCH

JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION!

THIS I KNOW FURNACE LOOKS SAME! 

LOOKS CHAMPION FURNACE!

GREEN BASE WITH BUBBLES

SOMEONE SAID OTHERWISE 

JUST THROUGH THIS ONE IN CAUSE I LIKE UMMMM!

GREEN BUBBLY BASE NO CLUE! 

ALLEY

ONLY ONE PICTURE WILL TAKE TIME TO FIGURE PICS OUT AGAIN BUT PRETTY SURE ALLEY!

ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO I STARTED TRYING TO IDENTIFY ALL THE MARBLES I HAD COLLECTED THRU THE YEARS

EVERYTIME I PUT UP A SWIRL  I GOT ONE ANSWER WEST VIRGINIA SWIRLS

NOW A DAYS I AM GLAD TO SAY ALOT MORE HAS BEEN LEARN ABOUT THEM

YOU ALL ARE NAILING IT SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO DRAG OUT THE BAGS OF SWIRLS I HAVE AND SEE WHAT I GOT

THANKS!

I never step out but I would say master!