Steph

Welcome. There are some nice old marbles there. It would be helpful to make a separate thread for each group. That's less confusing and has a better chance of getting more people popping in to help out.

You could try a "transparent swirl" grouping on ebay ... or you could put it in with a generic West Virginia swirl group. These are relatively common but could still be worth more than just the few cents of the most common cat's eyes.

Wow, they both look different from what I was expecting. The green and yellow goes into your Vitro Hybrid cats eye group. The blue and white one is a "transparent swirl". In the West Virginia swirl family.

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So ... got some sweet mibs 2 and a half years ago ... big variety ... and mostly went off in the Pelt direction with my sort. Left some Akros and some swirls in the sorting box which was under my bed. And one thing led to another and I never got back to the swirls. Until today. Lookie what I found. The black-looking one on the right has a glowing base.

I don't remember having these. But there they are, found yesterday with a few straggling marbles from that surprise box which mysteriously appeared on my porch a couple of years ago. Did they come with that bunch, or did I slip 'em into that sorting box because it was convenient? I need to invest in labels and use them religiously. In the meantime, enjoy some marble innards.

The sort is back on. lots of boxes got piled in front of my marble section and I'm just now digging in and I just found even more Jabos ... that I don't even remember moving over. Wouldn't be surprised if I have a thousand more now to figure out what to do with. Gotta get a bigger box.

Don't know about the top middle. Tint on bottom right makes it look Asian. That plus the cold rolls mean put it in your "no value" pile. And yes, it's a cat eye. The rest could be Vitro cats. Start grouping the nicer condition Vitro hybrids together. If any are conspicuously damaged they go into the no-value pile, but start pulling out he nice condition ones. The bottom middle is interesting. Could be a different maker, but probably safe putting it in a generic Vitro hybrid lot. You could have some ebay success with small groups of those listed for $10, say. Top right is interesting. More views please. Bottom left is an earlish Vitro cat eye, with desirable colors. Could be worth a dollar, or more with the right audience. The earliest Vitro cat's eyes can be worth a dollar or more with nice colors even if they're just a single color. Most single color cat's eyes aren't worth anything. The early Vitros are an exception.

not sure about the top right. Definite yes on Row 1, #1 and #2, and on row 2, #1 and #3. Probably all Vitro. Probably yes on the bottom middle, but it's ... .different. If that's not a modern marble king, then it could end up worth a little something because it's so different and has eye appeal. The single color (or essentially single color) ones go into the commons pile. The bottom right one goes into a nicer Vitro hybrid cat's eyes grouping. Does the top left have a blue-tinted base or is that a blue ribbon giving us reflections inside? The cage style marbles are more common than the ones like the bottom right, but with as many colors as seem to come through on that one, I'd put it in a nice-ish Vitro grouping. Just not sure what to make of the top right. Am expecting it not to be valuable, but can't guess what it is. Maybe more views would help.

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One more note: Peewee cat eyes -- definitely 1/2" or less, not a smidge over, might bring in more than the basic 5/8" marbles.

Note, there are modern 4-color marble kings, which won't be worth as much as the vintage. But they're still worth more than the usual cat's eye.

Next example is your own, Jjay. The one on the left is an example of one which might pull in a few dollars. Maybe more. Don't know. But it's a good one. The one on the right is an example of the common configuration, which some people might pay a few cents apiece for but which can lower the value of marble lots if it's mixed in with vintage marbles. Left -- good pattern with with four white vanes alternating with the others: white, yellow, white, yellow, white, green, white, green Right -- common, not collectible pattern with the vane pairs together: white, white, yellow, yellow, green, green.

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I'd call the blue an "Ace". That was Akro's opalescent base corkscrew offering. The color I most often see for an Ace is the black ribbon. I think the orange ribbon maybe second. I don't often see blue ribbon ones with the fire identified inside. So congrats on that one.

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Here's that same marble with some two-color St. Marys cat's eyes -- also valuable though not as valuable as the 4-color.

Here is a valuable cat's eye -- 4-color Marble King St. Marys cat eye. I think I payed $25 for it. Last I checked I didn't see me being able to replace it with such a nice example for less. Mine is in the 5/8" range. A boulder version would be worth a lot more.

My husband's rolling toy -- about 10 inches tall -- it says 1961 (which makes it older than him -- maybe came from an older sister). It has clearies in its feet -- very worn clearies. I wetted one down a little for the picture.

Cat Eye still is looking like what I thought -- need you to confirm though from what you see in hand. But I'm gonna call it a keeper. (Or something to list separately if you're selling.) I think the most exciting marble in the bunch is still the white base handmade with the different colored ribbons.

Some German. Some Cat's Eyes. Germans: Row 1, #1 Row 2, #3 All of Row 3. Row 1, #1 looks special to me. Row 3, #2 may be valuable -- I think it's an Indian. But I'm not sure of values of Indians -- just know they're at least a little special. Row 2, #1 is a Vitro Cat's Eye. How many ribbons does it have? For Row 1, #3, my best guess is Mexican Cat's Eye. Row 1, #2 is a cat's eye -- does it have 4 white vanes? Are the vanes in this order -- green, white, green, white, yellow, white, yellow, white? If so, I think that's worth a little something. (And I think with that combo it would be Asian.) Row 2, #2 is Asian or Mexican ... but either way that's considered a common. Worth a few cents. When the color pairs are together -- e.g., green next to green, then white next to white, then yellow next to yellow -- that is common and not valuable. Gonna move this to the main forum so maybe more people will see it and might comment on the handmades.

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