Al Oregon

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.).

And don't forget about the Vitro "Peewees" mesh bag and the Vitro "Dixcel" mesh bag - both hard to find also.

The trouble is that most marble books do not show pictures of a vast majority of the marbles that you will find. It's like the top 20% are shown in books. Trying to ID the marbles is your first step in collecting. Many new collectors think they have a CA or Peltier NLR when they really have a Jabo or a common West Virginia swirl. Posting pictures at a board like this is a good way to learn. There are some marble sites, like Joes' marbles, that give you a pretty good ID factor on many marbles. Remember, the vast majority of marbles, if they are in mint condition, are in the nickel, dime , quarter and up to a dollar value. But, it's the chance of finding the ones that reach the $20 to $500 range and more that keeps many people collecting. Good for you in trying to find proper pricing before selling your marbles. By the way, Steph is correct on trying to find pricing on eBay. The problem is with the ID's on eBay - search Christensen and see how many "real" Christensens are listed.

Here is one bag that I have with Peltier patches.

Thanks for sharing - had not realized they were labeled as "Moons" rather than "Moonies".