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Then again you can always give some positive info and wish for the best as well---it rarely happens but it is worth a shot😁. There is a seller with eleven Vacor Atmospheres listed at $200 on ebay right now. They have been there for awhile. I contacted the seller because they were listed as being 3/4" and told him to relist them as they should be closer to 1". The seller corrected the posting. Lets see how many will sell after this post. I recieved thanks--but no discounts. A bottom feeder am I. Marble--On!!

Upper left—Master. Upper right—Akro Lower left Pelt Lower right—Akro All are imho. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble—On!!

I agree. The first one is a very cool looking "Imperial" imho. Nice marble that one. Marble--On!!

I hope that I am not around to see it Ron. The "WV Marble Club" is top notch.--Link below-- https://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/home/ I wish you and your members well and thank you for all that the club has contributed to my and all of our addiction to these little orbs. Marble--On!!

Cock a Doodle Do!!! Vacor "Rooster" imho. Nice marbles these! All opinions are welcomed. Marble--On!1

It is a nice looking marble. I would say a Jabo "Contract" of some form or run. Marble--On!!

Really?--I would be happy to find a Kokomo--or another like it--not a Pelt imho. Marble--On!!

OK, you have to explain the difference in marbles and sizes to get a proper ID--Just sayin. I will call them when I see them. Good luck getting off the nic. Marble--On!!

Very cool indeed. It just may be the lighting invloved. Love it--the whole works. Marble--On!!

Fire, I will give you this--you post some hard ones. That Lipstick red that you posted was a Pelt to me until it was revealed--how about this one? Not a Vitro imho. Marble--On!!

Ooohh a bit out of round it is. Still a nice marble. I will stick with my ID. A@W Rootbeer rocks! Puffer huh?---Me too--beats cigs all to H#%$L. Marble--On!!

You are showing us a ¾” marble—Little?? It is a MCR imho, it may be a MCS but the lines look right to me. The 3 colors and a nice blueish green base glass does it for me.. All opinions are welcomed and appreciated. Nice one— Marble—On!!

I just hate saying this but the red one has been touched up. The truth hurts sometimes but I will give my opinion regardless. They are cool toys and @wvrons will give you a better idea of the whole history of these. All opinions are welcomed. Marble—On!!

I feel your pain. I went through the same pain of trying to get a Jabo to be an Akro----many, many times. This one is not an Akro—it is a Jabo imho---or a late Vitro—pretty much the same after Jabo purchased Vitro. Jabo “Classics” do show up with cut-lines and they can sometimes fool the very best. Get a feel for these Jabo types. The glass is just different; you can almost feel it with your eyes closed after awhile. They, (Jabo) made some very nice marbles—just not an Akro. All opinions are welcomed and appreciated. Marble—On!!

This is a very cool shot of a hit mark on what I believe is an otherwise mint Master Made Marble. I circled the hit point. We all think of glass as a solid object—immovable—like a rock. The fact is that glass even in its hardest forms is subject to pressure and it will have some elasticity to it. If anyone has ever experience old glass windows and the flow that it has subject to gravity—you will understand what I am saying. The hit mark (circled) was where this damage started. The hit forced the glass around it inwards, forcing the glass around it to expand and be forced inwards. Kind of like a tennis ball that is hit, it got flattened out a bit. After the hit the glass could not stand the pressure without forcing a nice round chip to explode out of the surrounding glass. Nice example! Love it! Marble—On!!

Quite a scary looking marble. I might buy it if it was listed right. Marble--On!!

Check out this link. Alley made a lot of different colored "Corals". You may have one there. https://www.westvirginiaswirls.com/named-marbles Marble--On!!

I agree both Jabo--nice images. Marble--On!!

The red/yellow/ blue are Vacor “Fiesta”. The one with the green looks like a relative—no name that I could find but not an “Atmosphere”. Most Atmospheres will be 25mm plus or minus a mm or so. They came bigger and much--much more rare. Marble—On!!

Nice group Gladys! The second image—the one on the left, is a very nice looker. Marble—On!!

Could it be a messed up Pelt? Those big ones get a little crazy sometimes. Marble--On!!

Akro or Master imho Fire. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble--On!!

X3 on the Champion. The big red one may be a Vacor “Rooster”. The one next to it is more than likely a Vacor “Dragonfly”. The lower blue one is probably a Vacor “Bluejay”. Marble—On!!

On the top, the middle green/white and the right hand orange/white are some maker besides Jabo imho. The right hand one may be an Akro—or not. The rest of them look like Jabo to me. All opinions are welcomed and appreciated. Marble—On!!