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Carowill

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  1. Agree with Alley and “bad to the bone”
  2. Seams are consistent with Akro.
  3. Possible Ravenswood but let’s see what others think.
  4. Agree unlikely Peltier but MK a possibility.
  5. The Alley Bacon will have either an opaque base of green or blue.
  6. Seller only has 78 sales with 96% positive feedbacks! That alone is a hired flag! PT Barnum said there’s one born every minute!
  7. Definitely not Alley Coral and I am not seeing CAC.
  8. Marbles are unfortunately rarely black or white. There are many shades of gray. Not like a baseball card or coin for identification. Grading is a bit like CAC marbles, where everyone thinks they have one, even when they don’t. Everyone thinks they have a mint marble, even when they don’t. There are some fairly good grading guidelines, but not everyone agrees and it seems to be subjective depending upon whether you are a buyer or seller. I understand your pain, but even if a committee was formed, I seriously doubt there would be a large majority of collectors who would embrace their decisions. When you read the threads on TMC or AAM, the experts are often very divided. I was in medicine for 45 years and there is a saying, “ there’s no always and no never in medicine.” Seems to be somewhat true with marbles.
  9. I’ve worked with Bob Block buying for 25+ years and highly recommend him for buying and appraising marbles.
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