Good morning!
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I literally just got into looking at marbles a few days ago. What prompted my searching was that I'm making a rolling kinetic ball sculpture and wanted cool balls 3/4" to use. I picked out the steel ball bearings, wood balls, black and basic colors, and marbles was one of the last things I searched. Low and behold it quickly became the most searched item. I wanted 3/4" but now it looks like I might go with a range of 5/8", 3/4" and 1" marbles.
Where can I buy 3/4" marbles?
Is there a place you can buy small quantities together or better assortments for 3/4" marbles?
Are there any other bulk marble sites? (The ones that I've used are Land of Marbles, Ebay, Glass Marbles, and Marbles Marbles)
My main issue* is that marbles are really expensive when you start getting a decent variety. I don't need 7000 balls just to get a semi-decent deal, but I want some irridecent, crackled, swirls, etc. Currently my options are the Big Box from Land of Marbles, the Assorted Ebay Sellers, and that's about it. -- Otherwise I think I might just start selling marbles myself! Buy a bunch in bulk that I want, syphon off the top and then resell them in assorted how I wish I could've bought them!
(Again I'm new) I don't understand how people buy marbles. Let's use an example. Jabo makes their latest run, who does Jabo sell it to? I looked on ebay and Jabo has some really nice looking marbles, I wouldn't mind spending $17 for 25 assorted marbles, but I want to know more about the consumer chain.
[i did look at the links of stores in the forums, are these stores really it?!?! Sorry, but they seem really primitive. Are there really no other marbles sellers?]
*I don't need handcrafted 1860's german marbles, I just want interested and varied designs in 3/4". (The big box of marbles tackles 1", and 5/8" is really common since that's a standard playing size.)
I FORGOT TO SAY THANKS! Thank you to everyone who may comment, and thanks for everyone who bothered reading this! I really appreciate it!!!!
