Al Oregon

Good find!

Great start to a collection.

Baseballs are white so...

Now back to the important part of this post since I am a bag collector (LOL). Here is a couple pics of a similar Champion bag that was posted by Alan B. some time ago. (Did not notice that it was same bag as Steph posted).

Marlow Peterson had packaged some of those in bags some years back. Here is a picture of mine.

Looks like Akro to me

This listing was pointed out to me and I was asked if it was fake or...? http://www.ebay.com/itm/141545200587?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D15%26_stpos%3D%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26_nkw%3D141545200587%26_rdc%3D1 In looking at the listing, you can see where there are staple holes in the header so the bag has been opened and the marbles replaced by newer MK Watermelon types. I asked the seller and she said that she got it that way. I noted that her listing said "NEVER OPENED" and she should correct that. Her last reply was a bold "THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST." If anyone knows Sheila, they might contact her and let her know that dishonesty is not a good policy with marble collectors.

Some Alley Taters and PPP's

Couple pics I had saved on some Champion New Old Fashion that appear similar

Wow - hope you remember where you found it - go back and hunt for more.

Very sad to hear. I enjoyed talking with him the only time I met him at a show out west.

Is there any chance that any in the group of 4 are European?

Nice site.

Good info. I have not sold on eBay in a few years and will be starting after the first of the year to sell some of my duplicate packaging (bags, etc.) and some corks, etc.

Sorry to hear that.

Hopefully here are the others

I'm not good on counting threads but here are some pics of MM Mesh bags that look close. I have 3 other pics that I need to re-size to upload. MM Mesh Bag (22).bmp

This one was Esther Williams playing marbles - I did not note who posted it - not my picture.

Great info, Ron. Thank you again!

Some of the reds are orange-ish but close enough for Veterans Day coming up...

Ones like this?

I don't think that I bought it from Alan but...? That marble might be the same as "Hot wheels" - I remember they were hard to tell apart.

Winnie, not sure on time frame. I think the "pumpkin" marble was 70's or 80's. As for the Nationwide bag, I found one with the 3 metallics in it also. Here's a pic. Also, these bags were used by insurance agents for promos. Here's a picture of one, front & back. Also, there are filled ones of these, too. The Champion made bags are a crapshoot sometimes. Even with the original one that I posted, if there were older headers/labels like this in the factory sale, this could be a filled one. If so, at least it had some good Champion marbles in it.

Agreed - does have Jabo look.

The Champion bags are ones that have a "poor" history due to all of the filled bags that occurred after the factory sale where people bought empty bags, headers (labels) and marbles. When the Champion marbles ran out when they were filling the bags, others were put in like MK, etc. But you do find original Champion bags and some of them have great marbles in them or, at least, interesting ones. This is one I got recently with some varied Champion marbles in it, including misshapen flame and "Pumpkin Swirl" (I think it was called by David C.).