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He skipped town after stealing all the proceeds of his last few auctions from the consignors. 10's of thousands of dollars. I personally have talked to a few of them so this is not gossip. Most of the marbles sold were paid for and not delivered to buyers either. He has been tracked down to somewhere in Tenn. His house is empty and he's moved out. DO NOT buy from this guy. He is a first class jerk and crook. Should be in jail for these crimes committed over state lines. I don't know if legal action is pending or not. Craig

These came in from Canada today. 11 same cane ribbon lutz marbles. They were all found together at a farm auction. All are 1 1/8" to 1 3/16". I put a 5/8" marble in the pic for reference. A few moons here and there but who's complaining? Amazing group! (Don't know why the clear ones have an amber tint in this pic) Enjoy! Craig

Many remember the discussions over the California Sulphides that turned up a number of years ago. This is not to open up any type of debate about them. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any examples of these that might be for sale? Thanks, Craig

bump...marbles end tonight, box on Tuesday. Thanks, Craig

Has little sharp points all over, I would say porcupine.

Here is a group of ringers I found together in a jar. All are 9/16". Craig

Mike, those are Akro Flinties. They are found in the 150 and 200 tins. The Peltier game marbles have never been opalescent that I have seen. Craig

Kansas City.

I have some amazing auctions running this week. Buymarbles eBay Auctions One of the most rare box sets I have personally seen or owned. A National Onyx Gropper Salemans Sample Kit. eBay canceled the auction on me today for not saying 'PayPal' 50 times in the listing. Here is a link to the new listing. Onyx Box Auction A really nice Peltier Blue Galaxy w/ oxblood Thanks for looking! Craig

Here is an actual piece of papyrus from ancient Egypt. Looks like a game similar to marbles. Pretty cool image. Craig

Here is a page from the March 1881 Harper's New Monthly Magazine. The article is a discussion of the roots of Albany, NY. and the Dutch who settled there. Notice the origin of the word 'knickerbocker'. The first settlers were there in around 1615-1623. Interesting stuff... Craig

I recently came across a copy of The Vocabulary of Marble Playing from 1955. It was distributed by the American Dialect Society. I have scanned a copy into PDF format for anyone interested. It is fascinating reading. The download is approx. 9 megs. Vocabulary of Marble Playing Enjoy! Craig

Actually, there have been one or two 0 bidders in the last few months that register with new names and are running up numerous marble auctions. Alan, a few of mine and others are having the problem. I have been canceling all 0 bidders on my auctions and banning the user. However, they just pop back up with a new name. In this instance, it isn't the seller doing it. It's just someone trying to mess with peoples auctions. Man I wish I had that much time on my hands. Craig

My favorite is the English color onionskin. It is mint and 1 5/8". Here it is next to a 5/8" marble for size comparison. Craig

These two divided cores are really unusual. I have only seen these two with these thick ribbons like this. Anyone else have similar? The largest is polished, the smallest is mint. Craig

Took a few pictures today of some recent handmade aquisitions...The largest ones are over 2". Enjoy! Craig

Must be plug night! Lol... Have some great marbles on eBay this week. http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/buymarbles*c...QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Here's a few samples: 1 3/16" Double Pontil Cane Cut Slag Rare Cherub Face with Wings Sulphide Yellow glass Latticinio Lavendar Glass Indian Lot's more - check out the link above! Thanks, Craig

Just got this interesting bag. Has what looks to be a Gropper / Peltier or CA box of slags on it. It is small at around 3" x 2". The material is similar to silk. It is imprinted on the back of the bag with Chinese characters that read "Made in USA". (Thanks Hansel). It came with Peliter rainbos and one 7/8" blue slag. Also interesting is it says that the onyx marbles come in 12 color variations. That's alot of colors for slags? Anyway, just thought you would enjoy seeing it. Craig

Picked this up at the Kansas City show. A TRUE black, red and yellow popeye. A real stunner! Enjoy! Craig

I will be there! It's gonna be 70 degrees by Thursday. Will be a fantastic weekend! The room block is sold out but they will get you a room. Almost at the 50 table limit. Look forward to seeing everyone. Craig

The room block has sold out, but the hotel will give you an $89.00 room rate if you say you are with the KC Marble Collectors. Tables are approaching the 50 mark, just a few left. This is going to be a great show! Hope to see everyone there. Craig

Yep, and over 45 tables sold. Just a few left. If you need a table, better contact me soon! Craig

Here are a few of mine. This one looks clear, but it's a German Handmade with gooseberry type clear lines in it. Let's see some more! Craig

Here are some cool cats. Oxblood with green aventurine. All of them that have green have aventurine. Love the blue green one in the middle. These are all 5/8" range. Enjoy! Craig

Bump...lot's of nice stuff ending Sunday night.