Steph

Well, she did it! Congratulations to Whitney! And to you, Debra!

Ditto!

All from round your neighborhood Brian?

Supposedly Pink and Peltier had financial interests in each others' company. or so it has been said. don't know how formal that was. Stacy, how's this for a start? Wrangling marbles on a scanner is tricky. Some features could be highlighted better but this is pretty close up ... (click to enlarge)

The black corks are a great group Edna! Nice!

P.P.S., That's one bag I'd try not to open, in spite of the wasps! But I might have to got out and buy half a dozen other wasps to keep me from being tempted to pull those out!

oh that pink is scrumptious, John! yeah, I know, of all the things to care about, right? with the left hand twist, and the mica, and the Akron ceramics .... but that's pink!

Cool one! I've seen other MK/Pelt crossovers, especially in that style of packaging. p.s., omigosh, those are some pretty rainbows!

Not quite true ... I have a few other unopened bags I now recall, unopened for different reasons. But several open ones anyway. :-) Darn, it's starting to be hard to keep track of all my marbles! Ugh, I have too many. Okay. No more. Done collecting now. :rol: :icon_lmao: :rol:

Sure Ray. :-) I've opened other bags. I've been okay with it so far, mostly. One bag only have I chosen not to open. The Fairygrand cat's eyes I was given recently, the "Empire Made" bag with the odd WL marking. (a mystery! and a cherished gift!) I have a tin in which the Anacortes bag fits nicely as is. The tin is lined with 3 layers of bubblewrap. "If" I open the bag, I'll do it neatly and put it below the bubble wrap. The marbles will rest safely above. The collectible value will be lost, but the educational value will be saved. And I'll get to see the marbles. My main regret in something like this has been my Bicentennial bags which I've opened and mixed in with other marbles. I got them early on and was overwhelmed with things to keep track of. Next bicentennial bag might actually stay closed but at the very least it will be specially repackaged for sake of preserving it's origin for myself and those who trust my labelling! :-)

LOL! on you it looks good!

The starting bid on this one was $23. That's what I got it for. No competition, so maybe they usually sell for less. But I'm very happy with this one. Oh Edna, I'm torn. I'm probably going to open it. There's at least a couple in there I want to see closer, and I don't get that many chances to find loose ones! arrgggh

I have something which I feel is of value to say about the things which happen on sites dedicated to lampooning others in a vulgar manner. People can turn anything they want into a joke. Joking is easy. Ethics and responsiblity and logic and standing up for virtue, these may be boring to some, but they're not easy. To live principles well, and reap the benefits thereof, is a challenge and a worthy one. At that 'wonderful' site which we've been discussing of late, Steve K. said, To which Lloyd's response was: I'm not going to use any fancy words to say which type of fallacy that is. It's enough that it is one. Lloyd is patting Steve on the back as if Steve were clever. Steve is not being clever tho'. He is making the case for the exact opposite point to the one he seems to intend. If he is correct that 3/4 of school kids are "sexting" (sending sexually explicit messages on their i-phones and such), and if as he seems to imply this is a problem which needs to be addressed and not merely the set up for a joke, then think about it. It doesn't take above-average brain power to see how related the problem of sexting is to the problem of shock-value humor and language demeaning women for the sake of laughs. To put it more bluntly, how the heck can teenagers be expected to avoid such temptations when the "adults" don't lead by example? Yeah, "wholesome" principles can be boring, or old-fashioned, or however people might want to write them off, and it's easy to fall short. But they beat the alternative. IN MY OPINION

It was in today's mail. Before it arrived I was sure I was going to open it. But at 9 inches tall, it's a little smaller in hand - meaning cuter - than I expected a bag with so many marbles to be. Now I don't know!

Neither did the people the marbles were made for! Just think of yourself as a traditionalist.

Let's get one thing straight. Griff is the man! Griff wasn't digging in fast or hard, but he was digging in firmly. He was doing it Griff-style. His objections to the c-word were clear and they had nothing to do with Mr. Wilcox. Galen's post just gave Griff another chance to make his point about not using the word about women. Griff had started making the point in this post from 3 days before. (asterisks added) Griff is the man!

oh wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Wow! That's pretty live alright! Fingers crossed for Whitney!!!!!

#1. Who first started calling corkscrews corkscrews?

oh no ... I read too far ... sad news :-( Kansas City's largest marble tournament record of 677 players, set last August, was beaten last month by an elementary school in Oregon. Over 750 players. Well, maybe it's not too sad. Means there are people playing marbles! Will KC try for the record again? More anticipation!

Marble Tournament news via Google :-) Anyone have a more "live" source? .... looks like some neat marble things might come up through Google's video search but nothing current about Wildwood. :-) (this video of a British boy is quite cool)

Edna, I was impressed by your Davis. That you have 'em! 'course they look like other mibs. but they're Davis! kewl.

Bump! He had gotten into the 80's for awhile. Back into the 90's now. Obviously a contender! Don't give up!

1986? and from Europe? oh my. I wonder what different perspectives that offers ....

Here's an adorable little group I bought last year. I think some of you got to see it at the Columbus marble show before Marblealan listed it. I noticed it in a show thread pic.

Hi Ray. There was a BIN of $45 I think but I put in the minimum bid of $23. No one outbid me. I didn't know whether to be surprised or not.