lostmymibs

Played with Master Made??

IMO, I'm with Akro all the way

Excellent work on the WV club site!!

19 hours ago, AvvaRae said:

Anyone going to the Paden City Show this weekend? 

Sure am! Hope to see you there

You will be at a good place with some great peeps!!

21 minutes ago, Ric said:

Killers, Rick and the red one is spectacular...thank you for sharing 😋

Good for you, Ric !!  Treasure her

yes

It is a crinoid.

Crinoid - Wikipedia

Those are fossilized stem segments.  The bottom segment in your example is a cross-section and shows the fivefold symmetry.

neat marble!

Merry Christmas !!

Major killer board, crash!

Thank you for your contributions to this forum!

12 hours ago, crashbelt said:

 Micas were often chosen for Victorian solitaire boards. I've posted a few of my mica sets before.

Sometimes it's nice to get some from my jar of loose micas out for a picture. Not sure the idea of putting them on my piano keys is the greatest artistic setting but hey...........

Musical Micas 😁 how fun!

Is that a red mica on the left??

Yep

peltier

x2 navarre

Another super video thanks to all !!

Despite covid, the shows I've been fortunate enough to attend in 2021 and 2022 show renewal and even new interest in the hobby.  Much has to do with those who contribute many hours to the planning and marketing of the shows. 

IMO, demand for machine mades has not diminished by any means.  For example, Christensen, Akro and Peltier continue to be highly sought after and many yield super high prices.

I agree that finding in the wild is tougher than ever but one must remember that many killers are locked up in private collections.

What a hobby! 

A Merry, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all !!

I see 2 CA's and 1 Alley

Thanks for sharing

hand blown

16 hours ago, Columbusrockhound said:

This guy Daniel trujillo dannyv-8292
Granted, it's a mixed lot of marbles containing newer items, as described, but this guy bid and decided not to pay. When I messaged him, he replied stating he wasn't paying a bunch of money for a bunch of mostly newer marbles. Naturally, my question was why bid then?

Your listings (and grading) consistently set the standard for how to list, accurately describe and grade.  Thank you for your honesty, objectivity, knowledge and passion for the hobby!

As far as the winning bidder not paying for the lot, what goes around comes around.  We shall see but I doubt ebay bans him.

Merry Christmas to all!!

Wow, Craig!

This new site is very well done, thank you