Swissmarble

Yeah, about.. I said I don't want to sell it and if Bill Gates suddenly decides to start collecting marbles I am in trouble Ron

Hi, you have about 2% of the reserve then...... Ron

Hi Mark, thanks. I started collecting back in primary school, I always played and traded for these swirls because they looked different from the marbles I had. But of course these marbles were very well used and pretty beaten up, but it was a start. And I always kept them, they were a real tresure for me in childhood. During the time I was able to get some more at local antique fairs and flea markets, but not the real good stuff. This came with the internet and ebay, but of course you also have to pay for it there. So from time to time I when I have to occasion I try to add something special to my collection. I am 41 now, that means I have been collecting for about 33 years now. But the marbles on the photos are all from the past ten years. Have a nice day and happy holidays. Ron

Hi Edna Yes, you are right, but I didn't know about this board then But hey, it was like throwing a stone in a wasp's nest... but I will not do it again, promise. Ron

Hi everybody I think it is time to jump in here. I am the starter of this auction. And as somebody earlier already guessed, it is not my intention to sell it (I put a ridiculous high reserve on it). There are several reasons I started the auction: - I am sitting here in Switzerland with almost no idea how good my collection is compared with other collections. - I didn't know if there are any other collectors in Europe and hoped they would contact me (what worked out - Hi Jeroen !) - I somehow got bored because there are so many ordinary marbles on ebay lately and I thought it would be intersting to see the reactions if a collection like this is listed. And yes, the reactions are worth the $ 55.00 I had to pay for the listing - it was not a free listing !) - I hoped it will encourage others to put some nice marbles on ebay too, because it's just nice to see some great marbles there from time to time. - I picked up this nice display case lately and was so pleased with the photos - I wondered for how much this part of my collection will go. - And last but not least I wanted to prove that there are some nice collections outside the US too (for all these sellers who just sell to US Bidders...) Well, I now really hope that nobody is mad at me. If soo, sorry. If you still want to see pictures from the pointils of the end-of-day marbles I will gladly try to upload some the following days. Now go ahead and me Greetings from Switzerland Ron PS: The item location is "Weil, Germany" because that is the town in Germany I usually send my parcels from (I live right at the boarder and it's much cheaper to send parcels from Germany)