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19 -- it will never happen, but even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. i'll take an akro instead

This is a general newbie question: are ALL pee wee cat-eyes rare? Or is there a cut off manufacturing date or style that determines rarity? I am asking because I thought that some companies are still making pee wee cat-eyes??

This is a very fortuitous thread! I have a lot of older marbles that I would like to clean up for my display purposes only, but have wondered about the ethos behind the whole thing. Lots of polished marbles being sold as original finish, which is downright wrong, but I am sure happens a lot. I have some good ones with just enough small problems to detract from the meant beauty of the dang things. I am getting the vibes that it is okay to polish your collection as needed, but it should absolutely be documented so that future inheritees know the history behind the marble. And I am sure no one in this forum would ever, knowingly sell a polished marble without all kinds of disclaimers, right? Thank you for these great posts that are loaded with good stuff!

Okay, as a new member, I think I have seen a few diaper fold marbles posted that now I can look through my humble collection and see what I got....if anything. (I have seen some awesome older posted diaper folds on other sites that really are fantastic! I think the name is apt). Give me some time to peruse and upload. Hopefully I have something that is a diaper fold. I could always default to a Pampers folding demo, but my daughters how flown the coop many years ago, so I would probably have to purchase a box of diapers just to get the instructions, which is not what I want to do and really veers off the marble topic. Here goes nothing! I will post back with results. Hopefully not a smelly diaper.