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Oh....Now I have some "beads" that LOOK like CAC stripped . But they are TINY and have a hole at each end. Not sure if getting someone to heat it to close it would do damage that would make it ugly or not. It is 17/32 I have some others that are SOO much smaller but they are 1 streaming cork from top to bottom and about 25/64 but I think are contemporary because they look too clean.

It may be a fishing expedition. He may be a master sales man Get all these bids, weed through and then drop a BIN of 20-30% higher and see who bites. You can read people and interest based on bidding increments, number of time and frequency as well as who follows the dog to the top. OR, he can be fishing for names to sell offsite to and save the fees.

It still looks like milliefiori/Murrine which, I read now, was called Mosaic It is not from stone though What is Millefiori Glass? The name millefiori is a blending of the Italian words “mille”, for thousand, and “fiori”, or flower. In other words, millefiori glass contains a thousand flowers-an accurate description of the flowered mosaic pattern featured on millefiori glass and accessories. The name “millefiori” was coined by A. Pellatt in his book, “Curiosities of Glassmaking.” Prior to that time millefiori beads were simply known as mosaic. The style itself dates back to the Roman times, where millefiori glass such as we know it originated in Murano, Italy in the 15th century and where it could be seen on glassware all across Europe. Today, millefiori remains strongly associated with Venetian glassware. (Glassware produced in Venice, Italy.) What many people do not realize is that millefiori glass did not, in fact, originate in Italy. Italy was only the birthplace of millefiori as we know it today. Millefiori has been found dating as far back as Mesopotamian civilizations and the Roman Empire, and several examples of Millefiori work have been tracked back to the renaissance. After that point, however, the technique all but disappeared until the 18th century. It was reborn in Silesia-Bohmia; however, it wasn’t long before factories in Venice, England and France began manufacturing vast quantities of millefiori canes.

Thank you sir !

You sure this is not clay ? My wife does this for Jewelry using clay and a toaster. She takes several thin layers, overlaps them while making indentions and cuts, rolls them all up and makes a cut and she has patterns that look like your marbles. Like the Milfori

I dunno I know I found a peacock on the bay listed as a Akro experimental and snagged it for 26.00 I always wondered about the correlation between those and pinks since they look the same except for the base color or lack thereof. Will be interesting to see if anyone knows the story

Hah THanks ! It IS the thought that counts, period I tell ya, Paul's Bday gift of Akro corks made this the COOLEST Birthday ever My wife thinks that is silly but she just doesn't get it

Thanks guys And a big thanks to Idigjars. That pile of Akro corks made my entire day I opened the box while I was at auction and all of the 80yr olds came over and went on and on and on about the marbles they USED to have It was fun labeling some and then explaining why a cub scout was called a cub scout or the superman Thanks bud !

I don't work for Jim Russell distillery....I just buy odd or unusual jars

It's all about Beauty for me There are about 8 in that lot I would love piled in a jar hah

I would love some of those,but not at those prices. Maybe 2.00/ea Better looking than any Jabo out there

I found issue with his concern of reheating when the images of the marble he had and claims to have been ripped off on, were not sufficient for him to tell and that SOMEONE ELSE told him it was. So I think jeron's ability to tell what is what from a pic is limited at best and any ascertion made has to take that into consideration I still think he is on a crusade to vindicate his own feelings

The OP is raging and lashing out anyway he can as far as I can tell. All under the guise of "educating" others whilst he, himself, claims to have been duped. With that said, since the duping was noticed after he ha Sounds like a line of crap to me. A birdy told you ? Sounds like your more focused on lashing out in every direction you can in order to make yourself feel better over your own greed screwing you What is your ebay ID ? I would like to add you to my blocked list on principles

The Mick ? Come on...if you want to REALLY show PIZZAZ....then you should elect a MUCH better batter, over-all Like Nap lajoie or George Sissler !

Reminds me of 1980's World Benetton

We do it on a baseball forum I frequent. Everyone who wants to participate posts, the OP keeps editing the main post,adding each name . The posters PM their address to the OP as well 2 weeks before Christmas the OP randomizes the names, then randomizes the senders. The big fun is to NOT open till Christmas day, then when you do ,post it. It's a LOT of work for the OP. The people are instructed to send their address as well as 3 TYPES of cards they like, not specific cards/players but they can choose teams or they can say RCs or Prospects or Veterans. Also, you TRY not to post your information...as it is secret (if possible) and there is the chance that conflicting people can get each others names...and hell ensues Anyway, wasn;t sure if it had ever been considered here. The other criteria we had was person had to be a member at least 90 days with no "shady" Accusations Sometimes it is a blast. We set a 25.00 price for each gift that way a comfortable medium was easy to find. I got a humdinger last year and my secret Santa sent me 3 Jason Heyward RC autos Anyway, may be neat for marbles as well...then again, with some people being so keyed towards highend..I dunno...it;s about the thought, not the value iMO

That would be sad. As I said, I have found a few CACs. Some I purchased last month because they had Oxblood in them lol

Danny, I have several listed on the bay right now. Look and LMK. Have a few more here that aren;t listed. Bee, I think you may be right there. I got another local friend into the hobby and he doesn;t bother with ebay he likes EVERYTHING though. I give him any newer stuff I end up with and he goes to Rhynes and sons and buys pound after pound of Jabo classics

Thank you for the gift of the Marble King Rainbows and Bees The Bees ended up in my newest project Jar The Rainbows went into the newest Rainbow jar lol I feel bad the box I sent you ended up lost at your house. I am going to look in my bags and find you some more. I know I have some stripped Opaques here in 1 of the bags Also, the pair of master boxes, incredible

When I got into the hobby Mk Bumble Bees .25-.50/ea Normal Akro Corks 2.00-4.00/ea I watched over the summer as marble King marble prices started to rise. Bees got to around .75-1.25/ea and it was dragging even the normal rainbows up to .10-.15/ea. I was told that marbles drop in the summer and go up in the winter Winter time and corks have been running me .50-1.00/ea, Bees are down around .50/.ea again and fancy corks (What I call 2+colors) are 1.00 and up. A superman was a minimum of 20.00 over the summer but now they can be had from 5/8-3/4 for 10-15.00 a pop. I sold a cork for Sylvia, a true 4 color, for 165.00. I saw an auction end a week ago with 3 corks, all 2 were 3 color and VERY bold, no mini-color lines, just sharp, proportioned 3 colors and a single 3 color with a mild 4th color, sell for 160.00 Germans, in General, were 2.00/ea and up. Now I find them for .50-1.00/ea Is the window narrower than I was led to believe ? Could it not be winter, but more towards spring before the market firms up again ? I am just noticing nothing but a decline in pricing, in-general. Now, for me buying, this is great. I am actually able to pass up piles that contained some of what I wanted and able to find lots of specifics for nearly the same pricing. Corks...I picked up 240, 19 were NM, rest were M/M- for .50 a pop, I was happy.....BUT....these thousands upon thousands of marbles I could care less about, potentially offsetting my investments are devaluing to the point of being jar fodder. I sold several Michaelangelos for 12-18.00/ea, now, would be lucky to get 8.00 for a "normal" coloring and 10.00 for a wilder 3 color. Oxblood patches have literally plummeted.I have been buying those up as I love Akro Ox, but to see marbles I was having to pay 3.00-5.00/ea for, now around 1.00/ea makes me worry about the investment end of the hobby. My collecting, no matter WHAT hobby I am in, has always had to rely on 2 factors. Pleasure Intrinsic value I know a lot of people will not understand that since if you enjoy it, that should be enough, but I was raised by a very odd man. Dad's view was EVERYTHING has to have a value or it is worthless. Now, while I know this is not true I still find myself checking prices,re-checking,comparing and deciding what to buy based on price vs intrinsic. So yah, anything I collect is an investment. I may never sell something I collect,but in my head it has to have value beyond my pleasure......it's just how my brain works. With that said, the market seems to not be leveling out, as I expected based on what people said over the summer,but getting softer and softer Does anyone see this as being normal, based on their exposure to the hobby or is the hobby devaluing based on a diminishing demand ? I was noticing that items i felt were rare back in April..........after being in the hobby nearly 9 months, aren't so rare now. Easier to find and more common place. I have...so many Slags it is almost annoying I am moving out some of the larger one's on the bay and noticed more pricing drops. People who deal with me here know that I RARELY care about marbles over 3.4 unless it is an oddball Akro so moving out some of these 7.8-1"+ slags is no big thing. What I am seeing is minimal interest in marbles that half a year ago were bringing 30-50.00 a pop So again, is this the norm or does anyone else see a market that keeps going soft ? I will keep buying, I enjoy it too much...but with the pricing dropping I may just have to stop buying anything that I feel will help me offset other costs. If I see a lot of X going for half of what it's value, to me, is, I will grab it and try to trade it or sell it....or give it away (haha) but it may that such an event is becoming less and less viable. Sorry for the ramblings, I do that a lot and I am sorry if I keep going in circles here. Sometimes you have to throw several pieces of gum against the wall to get 1 to stick

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haha I like the last photos. I would want something like that formed into marbles

I see Emu as well

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I can;t tell wire pull A from B so I have them all down as Alley I have several hundred and except for the "brain" looking one's that are Champions, I just toss them all down as Alley