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Nice. Always neat to see how others display their marbles. I will try and get some photos of my displays up.

IMO Machine are generally diluted as a group. Unless they have the exact same pattern=same run. Not just same colors. Very hard to them that way. Unnlike handmades. I would also wait to pay $3 for a mint example. Than $3 for 3 near mint. Unless you like quantity.

Well said and spot on Clyde.

Nice! Hand ground agates as well?

I like when you find Pelts with their seams so close together. Makes for neat looking marbles.

I was thinking along the same lines as Ric. My vote is for Anacortes Vitro.

Awesome!!!! Good find for sure.

The dirty white sure looks Champion New Old Fashioned to me.

THe other two hand mades appear to have the poles opened up from polishing, but I just can't see well enough in the photos to make a call on the small guy. Fingers crossed its not! Nice looking regardless.

Happy Birthday Steph! Hope you had a great one!

I wonder if that marble is 3/8 because its been polished? Those handmades look polished in those photos.

How much for a nice example of each color?

Was it a burn? Too bad reguardless of the injury type.

This is likely the best thread about exotics I have ever seen. It has managed to stay relatively civil as well. I handled a few at a show, along with the red/yellow guineas........I didn't feel comfortable enough to spend any money.

dont fall into your makeup mirror ,galen but i agree with you...total waste of webspace.....

LOL

That one is in better shape than mine. The clear head makes for a cool display piece.

Geez Lloyd, I hate snakes. I would shoot that one.

Wow!!!!!

I was sort of hoping that someone would start a thread about ballast. I welcome a chance to revisit the topic from time to time.

But this angle was definitely not what I expected.

LOL, me neither. Seems more about slaves as ballast.

Good to NM condition.......no rare figures. Seems a little on the high side to me.

Welcome Hayden!

See any sharks? I would have constantly been looking for them.

I've never met Mike Barton, but I consider him a friend.

I think that sums up how a lot of us feel. I too really like this run, its one of the best in my opinion. And of course I got a box from Mike as well. One heck of a guy.

Beri can make glass in house. She already has the tower for sand. MK used to batch back in the day. BUT,the cost of batching will probably increase the cost of manufacturing of a marble by a factor of about 2 to 3 times its cost right now.

Thats pretty much what I was thinking. Really curious to see what will transpire in a few months at Marble King.

I seen that auction, what an eye popping group. Very nice!