William

Some do look nice 👍

That's what I thought, a wild Christmas tree 🎄

The eyes of a Marbleaholic 😂

Love at First Sting ❤

It's "Beginning to look a lot like Christmas?" 😊

Thanks everyone for your added input on the difference between the "real deal" and fantasy....all great information for the collectors 😊👍

Yeah, I overpaid for each one of the 4 I grabbed with more or less knowing that they weren't legit...Spring Valley is a bit of a haul one way so wanted to come home with just a little bit more than the 2 pieces of Akroware 😊

Well, the "score", all Jabo I believe from fantasy land 😁...btw, the 3 that look mostly or half white are actually pink and grey.

All good! I had plans on researching anyways after getting home....also big difference with staples when it comes to galvanized 😊

Looked into it a bit this morning...staples are rounded at the corners, not flat. "Back in the Saddle" debuted in 1941, a full 10 years before plastic bags were used for marbles. Would be a mesh bag otherwise. Pulling back the corner of the paper too expose its quality. Add these telltale indicators to the aforementioned indicators mentioned above equals all modern, inside and out. I thought so all along, but community input and opinions, a valuable tool and reminder for collectors. They were only 6-8 bucks apiece, didn't want to come home empty handed and I didn't break the bank either. Still nice looking marbles. I'll post pics once I extract them from their fantasy packaging 😁

Very nice Rainbo, Bruce! I'm sure some of our collector friends in the Pacific Northwest like this one...Seahawk Rainbo! 😁

I have a number of these, this variation of Rainbos....maybe I better look a little closer at!

I have a few that are similar 👍

Nice Masters, guys! 👍

I think so too, actually she spotted them first (as I was absorbed in that batch of mibs). All I heard was "Bill, Bill, come here quick!" Very thankful a second set of eyes has developed. Guess she pays more attention to my Akroware and mibs than I thought! 😊

Marbles seem to not move very quickly at all at this place, other than this vendor restocking with these various bags after I picked up all his jars over a month ago, everything I passed over at other stalls over a month ago was still there. I'll give it another month or more before I go back. Besides, I spotted a little hole in the wall antique store down the street from this place on the way back through after our lunch I didn't know was there. Didn't stop, already a long day, but will check it out upon our return 👍

The one with the football helmets...I remember when I was around 7-8 years old collecting those whenever we my parents would take us to IHOP (International House of Pancakes) for breakfast back in Indiana 😊

Welcome, Brian! You joined a knowledgeable and friendly community in MarbleConnection! Have fun 👍

Once again, really digging that pinky/peachy color in the leaf. My first piece with this variation of glass 😊

Was just happy to score! Here's some other bags from the same vendor, who, by the way, is the same one I got that jar from that had the Sparkler! I looked these over good and passed....

I'll wait until Al pop's in with an opinion, then go from there...but I'm with you all on 0 originality...

Piece #2 today...

Akroware picked up today...

Oh, yeah! Going to get some better pics for the Akro Product thread 😊

Kinda thought so...still probably won't open them? Would like to take closer looks at the contents, but that's just the marbleaholic in me 😋