Steph

Good luck! 55 plus Vintage Marbles Pelts, Arkos etc... Plus 28 damaged. | eBay When you ship them, remember to pack them in a way where they are cushioned and won't rattle around and hit each other during their travels. So that they arrive to their destination in the same condition that they started out in.

Not because of a buttcrack, but because of the multicolor striations, my first thought was also Jabo.

I don't think that is American.

First, take that steelie out of the group. Marble collectors cringe to see the metal near the glass. Next, if you can sort out the ones that don't have nicks or wear, you might want to sell those separately from those that have more wear. Learning to grade the condition of marbles and to identify them by maker are both skills which take a long time. But if you can at least learn to grade condition enough to separate out any mint or nearly mint ones, you might be able to get bigger dollars on those. And then whatever you got on the leftovers could be bonus. Just a thought. Selling marbles can be an inconsistent game. Especially if it's not someone's specialty.

That last one was well-loved! A nice start of a collection.

Clean gently. Too hot or too cold water can crack them.

Nice vintage group! Good find. Not that easy to get seriously vintage marbles at estate sales.

Okay, then my guess is wonky Vitro Opal.

Being a "single seam" makes it an oddball and could make ID-ing harder since it doesn't fit the standard pattern for the most likely manufacturers.

Is the base opalescent?

Not a parrot. Pictures in other lighting, on a less textured background might help us have more ideas.

Pretty sure that's a Marble King.

Quick picture snag from an ebay auction for "Marble King Beach Balls".

Marble King on the right. Am fairly sure about that. I'll accept Pelt on the left, though I wasn't sure at first. Something about the glass texture. Probably just a trick of the light.

My first thought was that the colors looked like modern Marble King but I didn't think it would be MK because the white is an equatorial ribbon instead of end patches. At this point I don't know if it's modern or vintage. If it's vintage, I'll leave it to you guys to sort it out. If it's modern ... could be Vacor.

Wiggly, irregular vanes could point to Vacor.

The supply of 1930's marbles is dwindling. Cat's eyes are more accessible ... and more familiar to people, nostalgically speaking. And there are forums dedicated to them, which has to raise interest. Maybe this is a flash in the pan and sellers need to dump while the getting is good. But maybe their time is come. In 50 years, the "vintage marbles" will be the Vacors being rolled out now.

Peewee German lutzes

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for the lovely thought, Chad.

Beautiful

The color combo in the first made me think of Heaton ....

I do not see Jabo on either. That "buttcrack" which Mojo mentions on the first looks more like a "turkey head" to me. Not saying CAC Turkey. But I would sure have thought at least WV swirl on that one.

I like that Sharp Shooter Marbles bag. That's the most interesting item to me. I would personally bid $20 on it if I had the chance. For the Globos Marmeln, I might be willing to pay over $10. I guess I might go $5 per bag for those other bags. I wish I could make out what's in the yellow mesh at the bottom. The German one is common but looks like it may be a good size, which I would also be willing to pay up to $20 for but I might be overpaying as far as current market value. Now that I'm about ready to post, I see Chuck's answer, and it completely matches what I expected a seasoned collector would say. I was trying to give an answer from the point of view of someone without a large collection already. And Chuck addressed that also. P.s., I really do like that Sharp Shooter bag header.

On the right bases on the color and the seam, I think Vitro or Marble King. On the left, I don't know. My first thought was borderline vintage Asian, but I don't feel strongly about that.

I'm actually wondering about Anacortes Vitro on all of them.