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What I thought was suspicious about the pontil is that it looked like it didn't have any transparency, except at the edges. But I just shined a Maglite behind it, and the light shines right through it. It's almost completely transparent. So that makes me wonder if maybe it is original.

So the pontil is original on the first marble? It appears to be a bit sunken in compared to the rest of the surface.

And here is a 2" Onionskin that needs some work, the only question is what kind of work. I thought maybe just enough polishing to make it shine and get rid of most of the scratches and nicks. But that would still leave the large unsightly flaw. So maybe reheating is the answer. None of the other damage is deep, and it looks like there is plenty of clear glass except it looks shallow at the other pontil. (I may have asked about this a long time ago, but I've still not done anything with the marble.)

Here is a marble that I was told was reheated, and it has a remanufactured pontil. It also has some lines and ripples, but it's hard to tell if the lines are in the glass, or on the surface. Some of them can be slightly felt. Most of the lines are short. The marble is about 2-1/4" in diameter.

It's this one: http://marbleconnection.com/gallery/image/4493-onionskinlobedmicacloudsinglepontil2-116mint/

Do you mean this one? http://www.artfact.c...36-c-3028e50da0 Here are some more: http://www.mibcollec...nk_description= http://www.mibcollec...nk_description= Most of what Morphy has listed as Jelly Cores don't meet the defintion requirements stated above. What about the one with the latticinio inside the transparent core?

Is it safe to say that a Jelly Core can't have any bands on the surface of the core, either opaque or transparent?

I'm not sure I see a seam on this one. I don't mean any offense to the seller, just don't know much about CAC Guineas. Otherwise, it looks good to me. http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2557

The link is still there. You just have to scroll down to see it.

What is the definition? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Double-Ribbon-Around-Pink-Jelly-Core-Swirl-Marble-11-16-Plus-NM-Plus-Plus-/400457726303?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=em2fS0OMJQNnnuOaVOGpCFkE%252BPU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

The green being underneath the blue, and all, or most of the color being on the surface, is what made me wonder if it's just a blue/green spiral with added white.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARBLES-MINT-651-Akro-BLUE-GREEN-Popeye-Corkscrew-Marble-/350742275561?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=9KyVFboGWLL7A5OD3Bv8BWksefs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Love that song. Very unlike anything else the Chambers Bros. did. I'm immersed in classical music right now, esp. Beethoven.

And it still hasn't met the reserve. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AKRO-AGATE-1-9-64-WEIGHING-30-GRAMS-MOST-EXOTIC-SUPERMAN-FROM-SUPERMAN-CULLETT-/151008566410?pt=Marbles&hash=item2328cfdc8a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Nice-Collection-of-Vintage-Glass-Nails-/251241114044?pt=Marbles&hash=item3a7f2329bc

OMG! I never noticed that. I'm familiar with that buyer. Seems like a real nice guy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AKRO-AGATE-VINTAGE-RARE-AWESOME-HUGE-1-1-64-HYBRID-SPIDERMAN-WILD-MARBLE-/150996028684?pt=Marbles&hash=item2328108d0c (I'm sorry, but I just can't get over it.)

Too bad I already sold most of my ingots years ago. I could be making a fortune on them. And this seller has zero feedback. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-Rare-Double-Ingot-Superman-1-Inch-Marble-/271156500046?pt=Marbles&hash=item3f222fd64e

http://www.ebay.com/...=item2a292fa2d8 http://www.ebay.com/...=item2a2901aa95 http://www.ebay.com/...=item2a29023993 http://www.ebay.com/itm/AWESOME-AKRO-AGATE-HYBRID-POPEYE-OXBLOOD-/130849987897?pt=Marbles&hash=item1e77445d39

Are you on Disability? If you are, then you should also be on Medicare (different from Medicaid), and your surgery should automatically be paid for. I don't understand why you are having these problems when you are obviously disabled.

I have sent him several emails with no response. Anybody know where he is?

Are those Vacor Galaxies in the bag in the first picture, made out of glass? I was never sure if they were.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400398043296?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#viTabs_0

Is there a difference between gold aventurine and lutz? I have three Kelly Schmidt "CACs" and wouldn't mind having some more.