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Wow, absolutely beautiful. Not quite as much eye candy but this little jewel is worth a post: 8.25" Diameter, footed with swing out tray all original, came with 29 mibs, 1/2+ (+/-) (looking for 3 same cane 1/2" replacements)

How personal! Wonderful gift!

crashbelt: nice board and spot on observation. Story time: These were listed as a BIN 2 days after recent hurricane. The seller whom we will call Steve (Fort Myers, Fa.) communicated with me through several emails and share that the collection belonged to his father that passed away in 1967 and his belonging have been in storage ever since. His property was spared the flooding, but the storage facility suffered significant wind damage requiring him to deal with the contents. He simply started listing the contents as BIN's on Ebay and as luck would have it this was the first one and I was in the right place. He said his father had taken great pride in his collection and he hoped that others would be able to as well. This is but one BIN that has come my way since mid-August that were pretty special. Here is a group of 7 Indians that came from a single source out of a New Jersey estate, seller general antique dealer. Cost 27.50 per marble. I feel very fortunate.

Sry, Missed this box.

Hi folks: These pics are from a BIN I picked up last Saturday, the first is the sellers. There was nothing in the lot newer than MM and only a few of them. I am still amazed at the find. Thanks for looking. Bill

Super, hadn't consider that. The 6.00 I paid for the lot was well worth it then. Now all I need is a marble shirt to have them put on. Thanks Ann

Folks: Stumbled across these on Ebay last month. These buttons are like nothing I have ever seen. Two collar button and four larger ones. They appear to be some kind of clam shell design. The white lights up under UV and the holes are handmade. What are they? Well, I dare guess but regardless they are beautiful! Anyone seen similar ones, never even knew these existed. Thanks for looking, Bill

Sweet!!

Agreed, full disclosure on condition. In a recent listing I questioned the sellers about the number of out-of-round MFC slags present and his response was that he was just dumping out bags of marbles from a large collection without inspecting them. To his defense he made no claim of condition in the listing, letting the pics speak for themselves. I reach back out to him asking if he would be putting together hand selected group for sale. His response was that he didn't have the knowledge base to identify marbles properly. This seems curiously misleading as a quick review of his feedback from prior sales indicates otherwise. What is even more interesting is the source of the slags. Over the years we have all become accustom with dug marbles, they have produced some of the most spectacular examples, most showed signs of imbedded particles or other imperfections. The MFC slag show no wear, no damage whatsoever other than being out-of-round. As if they were culled from the production line and never made it to the dump site. Their source is puzzling. These marbles have filtered far beyond the original listings as re-seller buy them up and re-list them.

Hi Ann, We're in Fayetteville, you?

Folks: How do you grade a vintage out-of-round marble that is otherwise mint? Opinions? Reputable Ebay dealers always inform potential bidders of these defects, but a great deal of sellers treat out-of-round examples as "Mint" or make no mention in their listings. The reason for asking is the flood of out-of-round MFC slags being sold on Ebay. It's like someone took all the culled slags produced and by-passed the dump site. This may have already been address and I know I am late to the party but would like a current understanding on acceptable grading. Thanks, Bill

1st - Hi Steph been quite a long time, but you and the community have never been far from my thoughts. For those who don't know me, my name is Bill. I first became part of the marble community in 1998, at a time when Ebay didn't even have a category for marbles. What do I collect???? Better question is what don't I collect, lol. But my preference is vintage machine made. I also to a liking to early (2005 - 2010) runs of Jabo marbles, especially the handpicked box sets. My likes: Steph will attest, I love addressing questionable Ebay listing and not those listed by individual which lack basic knowledge but those that intentionally mislead new collectors. Oldtimers don't take kindly to individuals that knowing take advantage of others. At 66 I am finally fully retired and enjoying the American Dream that my wife and I fought so hard to achieve. After 7 years I am looking forward to participating in a passion for marbles shared by a group of very special people. God Bless Bill

SWEET!! Looks like you're driving through Redwood National Park off US 199.

Folks: A CAC and a Peltier gone mad, lol.

Folks: Four of my favorite easily identifiable exotics. I would love to have a signed box set! Bill