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I dunno Roany - with a new Jabo run every week - it just might be a Jabo ----- hohohoho

probably a Jabo - LOL

Wth are these clear based marbles with a MK pattern? Are they new ? old? I have heard people calling those citrus.

is it gonna be a run every month again?? cuz that got really old and confusing.

I dont see a Golden Rebel...

the bathroom one is a bit over the top though...

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Lots of posts - some really nice close up photos. Please join in!

BUT That IS provenance. Having photos of the same box from 12 years ago is showing history, and the previous owner may have even more history to provide further provenance. The further back in history the box goes, the less likely it was forged or backfilled because 30 years ago only few cared much about a box of Guineas and it has taken the forgers a few years and some technology to gain the ability and realize the value of forging a rare marble for price. Myself - there is no way I would buy a Guinea or pay over $100 bucks for any marble in todays market without knowing what I am buying because the forgers have become too good at what they do. Way too many handmade cane cut pontils out there - they are still being made today, way too many sulphides, way too many....

gotme! ROFL -

well you can always edit your wall - in case you wanna be a closet collector.....

ahhhhhh schucks! and I thought I was gonna win the lottery!

exactly...so where do we get these "known" examples from to perform our comparisons? and how do we know the known comparisons are for real to begin with? Like the recent discussion we had concerning Moss Agate corkscrews - I was finally convinced throug the ad campaign photos and photos of an original box containing Moss agate corks from a highly reliable source...thats provenance - not just "comparison".

there are a few marble collecting groups on facebook, but none with some really great photos and posts...can we show everyone some good stuff? http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=photos&gid=208395857271 join in and post some of your best stuff!

what proof is offered that those are "good guineas" - how do we know the box has not been backfilled with questionable purchases?

In my opninion this is EXACTLY why forgerys absolutely DESTROY the collecting market. Marbles like this are presented as antique and sell for huge dollars - and then the origin of the damn marble is called into question and no one can be sure....(the cut line is real, the white looks right, the seller is questionable, the seller is reputable, the swirl pattern is wrong, its too shiny, its NM so its been damaged on purpose, its MINT so it must be a forgery....etc etc etc blah blah blah)no one can be sure so .... In the mean time - every marble in YOUR collection is also now questionable unless you can provide provenance. Forgers SUCK!

yeah Sterph! - hilarious, reminded me of smurf.

You gotta figure Ebay is making millions in profits for servicing these online sales.... but they are gonna get so big and so greedy that another company is eventually gonna make a splash and begin online sales that take off...but for now its all we got... I have tried several other online sales venues and they have all failed miserably...except for running my own website which took a TON of time to keep up with. Ebay fees and restrictions have become rather over the top - I certainly will not list with them. Fee to list, fee to post extra photos, fee to do extra days, fees to highlight and advertise etc, then the chink they take out once the item sells...sell a marble for $9.99 and pay $5 in fees and crap...ridiculous.

Nice - they have that Phantom Conq look to them.

Yep -- I found it on the schedule - set it up to record on my DVR - looks interesting!

so when does it air?

So what makes a forged Gropper Jobber box complete with faded label less beautiful and less collectible than a forged German Swirl complete with pontils?

If nobody claims 'em - I guess they are mine....

Drill some holes in some CAC flames and see if they hit any better...

from my perspective - its a great warning - dont bother biddng unless you are willing to pay absolutely top dollar and get over the "Leonel" bid. I haven't found a marble that I want that badly yet. Leonel can do as he pleases, and so will I.