I'llhavethat1

So would Alley be the consensus on these? The darker patterns make for a nice appeal

Cool marble and nice job catching the 'sparkle' in the pics

Gnome, your 1st pic almost looks like some grinding action on the pontil. Might be older than the 'transitionals'. Winnie, a clear base isn't something I've seen before on those types of marbles.

One bite at a time

What exactly is a 'jorkscrew'?

Pelts with Blue are fine in my book

Looks like some interesting handmades, congrats. 2nd up from the bottom left corner looks really neat

Could have been a jack/target, like bocce ball

Are red/milky white in this style more common? Can't say I've seen the blue combo

Here's another pic.

*edit*some of these in the above pic are 'cane cut' slags and aren't representative of the 9-and-tail pattern (for clarity)

I'd go with non-original on that pontil

Cool, any before/after pics?

Might be trivial but it's the pattern we're talking about here right? ie: similar pattern on marbles consecutively coming off the machine. Nevermind, saw the CAC pic and I think we're on the same page with pattern/construction and so-called 'consecutive' marbles

'close but no seegar' lol, thought this was a bit more fitting thread. Live Bullet is on my stranded on a desert island list

pics?

100 views and no comments, so here's mine I think it would fall more into a cane cut slag category than a mag light Indian. That's a good thing IMHO nice size

You'd think a regular metal nail would be just as effective for whatever game this is, and less chance of breaking. Sure, not as pretty looking but still

Yep, good point Galen. Dollars pay the bills and sometimes the Taxman (landloard etc.) don't take marbles lol

If we take the whole morality/ethical argument (and even marbles) out of the example, I could see somebody needing X amount of money quick and willing to make a deal quickly in order to meet their specific needs at the time. bills need to be paid etc Taking advantage of ignorance is wrong, but thinking broadly, there might be other reasons a seller would end an auction early (just saying)

Might not be a popular viewpoint, but I've often thought that when it comes to a buyer and seller completing a transaction, whatever way works out amicably for both parties is their business and I would not get involved unless I were the buyer, or the seller. (I know I know, boo)

They might have intended for the transparent bands to be opaque, but it's just the way they turned out. Here's an older pic I had that shows some transparency in the greens

Hard to tell from the pics but might be a purple cork on a white /opalescent base which can sometimes appear to have a bit of blue. Like the one in my sig (although not a cork obviously)

Nice alternating colors on the Latt and I see what you mean about the green band although I wouldn't have thought to compare it to a Lutz until you mentioned it. From what I've seen it isn't all that unusual for some bands to have a white edge on this type of marble but it sure looks nice and an indication that a bit more skill went into the construction