Eric70

Thanks for helping me identify some of those. That at least gives me some type of reference point in which to start from. Did I sort all of those marbles out in proper groups at all? That's where I was having trouble.

And finally this lone marble snapshot...Does any of this help at all?..

Here are a couple of more shots

Here are a few snapshots of the marbles that I have. I don't know if I've grouped them correctly. Of all of these groups there are different sized marbles within them. I have 5 snapshots in total. I will post them following this post.

Thanks to all of you who are helping me along. To answer and respond to some of your posts along the way: Good idea, maybe I should try and post an ad in the local paper. I am in northern Maine, my town has a population of about 150, while I do not know everyone, I do know alot of people and alot of people know that I have some marbles. As small towns go, if someone knows you're into something they will tell you that so-and-so is also into whatever the topic may be at the time. Word of mouth is everything around here and I haven't heard about anyone being interested in marbles, that's why placing ad my be advantageous. I will sort my marbles out over the next day or so. I am going to say I have +/- 100 marbles. Thanks for the general catagories that marbles fall into. That will help in my sorting. I did read a post prior to even posting my topic here, and it was referring to the size of a marble. Is there an actual sizing tool that one can get? I would imagine something similar to sizing nuts and bolts, or drill bits. Thanks again. Eric

\ Hello, I am new in trying to collect/identify marbles. I have alot ( although probably not alot to you guys) of different marbles that I have accumulated. I have some that were handed down, some that were purchased from yard sales, some that were found while dump digging bottles and cans, and some that were found in attics. I Don't know the first thing about marbles and how to identify or value them. What would a beginner such as myself first need to get as a resource? It seems, in trying to do some research, that a person who is trying to collect/identify marbles needs to be around people who have the hands-on experience and knowledge about such things. I am in a really rural area and I would doubt that there are any marble collectors in my area. So what would any of you have to offer in this case? Thanks for the help Eric