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At first I thought this might be a Red-Shouldered Hawk, but now I think it looks more like a Ferruginous Hawk. It had just finished feasting on a nest of baby robins when I took the photo. It was still hungry and looking for something else on the ground. Look at those talons! I had tried to help the robins by throwing a whisk broom (what I happened to have in my hand at the time) up at the hawk, and I almost hit it a couple times. I'm sort of glad I didn't because it wouldn't be too wise to tangle with that bird. Later, I read up on hawks and learned that alot of them have a hard time making a go of it, and often starve in the winter, whereas robins, of course, are plentiful. A Ferruginous Hawk, if that is what this is, is one of the largest hawks in North America, with a wingspan of up to six feet. Here is video of the hawk, if anyone's interested. http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/Daylilies-Flowers-Animals/media/Animals/2013-7-7Hawk_zps2ae9e568.mp4.html?filters[user]=132771370&filters[recent]=1&filters[publicOnly]=1&sort=1&o=0

All of the flash pics look overexposed. I don't like the tent effect either.

I forgot to bid on this one too. I'm really slipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-8th-Akro-Sparkler-Mint-/190873205650?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=OVeeTDnG4vJ9d3Rp9QopOtgw%252FuU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flame-Marble-/121146661011?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=2n0X%252FSL9ROKFL05ya26vcvW4ri0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christensen-Agate-9-16-Swirl-/271231551841?pt=Marbles&hash=item3f26a90961

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-8-CHRISTENSEN-AGATE-CYCLONE-MARBLE-/380662816629?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=EIvILaSOS63CdXB%252B5qRQL6pev8s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I thought about bidding on this when it was $7.99 and had no bids, then I saw that it was only 5/8", not a shooter, so I thought that was too much, then I checked it again later, and found this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/171065080831?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Can you post pics of some of them?

Good-looking marbles! Any reasonably-knowledgeable collector should not mistake them for vintage, and if they do, they better start getting educated. That's the way it is with anything. So Dave is making marbles again?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Marbles-/771/m.html?item=151066670721&pt=Marbles&hash=item232c467681&_ssn=migrusty75

But I bet the reserve is several hundred. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-BEAUTIFUL-ONE-OF-A-KIND-WET-MINT-AKRO-AGATE-LIFESAVER-CULLET-MARBLE-/310694260353?pt=Marbles&hash=item4856d22e81

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marbles-Polymer-Covered-Glass-Core-Hare-Krishna-1-75inch-/221238950225?pt=Marbles&hash=item3382de7951 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marbles-Polymer-Covered-Glass-Core-Bouquet-1-52inch-/221238950223?pt=Marbles&hash=item3382de794f

I have very few marbles left in my collection, but one of them is Mike Barton Nottmiller.

I brought this posting to MC, not Edna. She has nothing to do with it. I just thought it was an unusual listing, that's all.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONE-HOUR-of-JABO-MARBLES-PASTELS-of-SUMMER-RUN-3-4-w-ADVENTURINE-LUTZ-SPRINKLES-/261224785920?pt=Marbles&hash=item3cd235e800

Even though I'm not much into collecting contemps, I thought some of these are pretty cool. http://www.ebay.com/sch/holt2072/m.html?item=230989876102&pt=Marbles&hash=item35c811cb86&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Wow. I had just been thinking about resurrecting the thread about BigJohn, and asking if there was any news, and here he is. So how are you doing?

And why did they go for so much? http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-AKRO-AGATE-MARBLE-RAINBOW-MULTI-COLOR-LOT-OF-2-/230977977969?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=b8x05XSIIIXemygEaH9iFqpTnBg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

And they don't usually have red spots either, do they?

Never heard of a green-based CAC Guinea and I don't see a seam. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marbles-Transparent-Green-Christensen-Guinea-Rare-/140962635406?pt=Marbles&hash=item20d2071e8e

Some of those are amazing!

But if only the major flaw was left to fix by reheating, then would only that area have to be reheated, and not the rest of the marble? I was wondering if glass might be needed from the rest of the marble to fix the flaw. And if the rest of the marble had already been polished and glass removed, then glass might not be available.

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If I hand-polished the second marble to remove the scratches and nicks, while attempting to preserve the basal pontil, then later decided to have someone try to fix the major flaw by reheating, would that make their job easier (and less costly)? I would think it would, but just want to be sure.

Well, at least it's better than if they had left a gaping hole that you could see right through. I hate those.