I believe that several of us communicated with the Phoenix police department last year. The case number I was given at the time was #612902. I sent a note to the officer I was in contact with, giving him a link to that auction and this thread.
Are there hundreds?
Thousands?
(Was just googling around looking for a boxer sulphide for Randy's thread and saw more different sulphides than I previously imagined were out there.)
They're handmade gold marbles with white stripes. Here are some examples.
http://morphyauctions.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=31120&weid=23424&weiid=8526873&archive=n&keyword=gooseberry&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=1&lang=En