catfish

Wowzers!

Judging by the condition of many of those, I wouldn't spend more than 15 bucks on them. Nothing more than commons really, but those can be fun to go through. Pelt Zebras can be had in mint condition all day for 10-15 bucks. But with damage....nada. 50 bucks seems like a stretch to me.

Hard to tell for certain from the pics, but it looks like a crackled marble. One thats been heated then cooled very quickly.

thanks Dani. I agree about the backgrounds. And you are correct. Digital cameras, especially point and shoots....try to do all the thinking on what the final picture should look like, and although they do a great job most of the time, they are not 100 percent. Thus the different backgrounds to "fool" the camera.

I use camera flash too. About one foot away. I used to use the dual lamp setup, but its a pain in the butt...takes up too much space. Dani is right about the manual focus and high f-stop (for greater depth of field). You can see two light sources in my photos, but that is because my flash is a twin head. The difference between flash and screw in bulbs is a lot. Your cameras flash has a lot of output power. And its a clean light that you can get rid of the rest of the ambient light with. not saying you cannot use 2 light bulbs, but its not very handy for packing around. I suggest spending about a half hour experimenting with your camera and flash. Different settings, distances, etc. You should find a sweet spot somewhere along the line.

Good one RAR! One of my favs to use is...(o)(o)

^ what Andrea said. They can also have more than 2 colors and be a "hybrid".

I just put new tires on my truck a week ago....and guess what....no date. Seriously, trying to force anybody to sign/date anything is crazy in my opinion. Its the crooks that try to pass it off as old that suck. And its also the fault of the buyer for not educating themselves...period. If you got the coin to gamble thats fine, but if getting burned is gonna hurt you then you need to research. I find no fault with someone "reproducing" things. Heck, look at cast iron toys/banks...there are many, many items reproduced....and its all ligit.

Go Steelers! Hooyahhhhhh

Thats what I am talking about! I would join and help out, but work....

Alan, that is just outragous! I may have to go find me one of them there star marbles. WOW!

Holy smokes! Killer contemps!

Bill,

What makes you think my announcing in this forum that an eBay sulphide is new, would have prevented the high bidders from bidding?

When this batch of sulphides was made, some 4 to 5 years ago, I had several sold on eBay as new. That's about the biggest audience of marble collectors I know of.

The colored glass eagle sulphides were amongst them, but not commissioned by me.

What I had done, was to ask a friendly marble maker in Lauscha to obtain some miniature coin sulphides for me, which at the time were being sold on eBay as antique, and for big bucks. My friend did know the maker, who apparently was unwilling to sell them directly to me. So my friend made me a few, including some of his own design (the eagle amongst them), all of which were sold on eBay as new, and at a loss.

A continual heads up would be nice, but how should it be done? Here on the boards for an elite few?

Who should have warned the high bidder of the $20 cork that just sold for $260 on eBay?

Who should have warned the grandmother I saw pay $25 at a local flea-market this weekend for a 1/2 pint of ordinary Jabos?

Or the collector who invested some $100,000.00 in Christensen exotics and was turned down years ago by Danny Turner of (the old) Running Rabbit when he wanted them resold?

Did the people (which includes me) who spent tens of thousands on California sulphides ever consult the article in Antique & Collectors Reproduction News (June 1994)?

Ever hear of the collector who killed himself some some 10 years ago when he found out he wasted a fortune on John Deere marbles?

Most of us have been burned; some worse than others.

Sure, we'd all like to be educated, but contrary to what they may have taught you from kindergarten on, you'd better learn to do it yourself - no one is going to continually spoon-feed you.

Hansel

Hot damn! Well said.

Where's my clapping hands gif file..............................................................................................

There are some very hard to find Vitros in there! nice!

Well you just gotta rub it in huh ? you ripped me completely off for that mib Mike and you know it of course your going to deny it, but facts are facts you gave me a bunch of crap common mibs for it after you said there was a bunch of good stuff in there. No worries what go's around comes around !!!!!!!

No kidding?

black or red

Great stuff there Dani, that yellow and teal cork is Schweeet!

I think BT (bill Tow) still has a group of pea-wee CAC slags.

Hi Squirt, now thats a neat avatar. thanks sweetie

marie

I have misplaced the Munchie.............

But, the best results come from Handmades in my opinion.....

S~

I agree. Splattman worked over a couple of my handmades and they turned out fantastic.

Great shots and a cool experience!

I totally agree. Just because someone dies doesn't make them suddenly worth a shit.

Yet this all gets rolled back into something about you Steph. I just don't get it.

I think Scott just calls it as he sees it. If you don't like it, you don't have to read it.

Some truely fantastic colors in that run!

I would imagine that retaining some share of the patent would allow him to still use it. Not sure if he would get a cut though. That kind of paperwork may be all but impossible to find.