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It looks very "Steampunk".
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Look out! I'm not getting in your way! lol. After watching youtube videos of collections, I needed to lie down.
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Great topic and timely. Not sure if there is a resurgence in the marble hobby or it has always been. Watching Mr. Bahr's video got me interested in the hobby. I don't expect to acquire that many marbles. I want for the eye-appeal. I like Jabo and Mega's. I do have one's that are described by ebay sellers as Akro, Peltier Vitro maybe? If the price and condition are right then I will buy the "maybes".
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I just bought a few Tac knives on ebay. I like Mega Marbles and Jabo's. Just not everyone. I'm not a completist.
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I use the rabbit hole term as of late. I hope your son was sleeping when you threw and pulled them out. lol. I started in mid-Feb of this yr. I buy/bid eye-appeal marbles. I like some of those Jabo's and Mega narbles. I have 4 books. Seems like the hobby has an older group like stamps and coins. The younger crowd goes for Pokemon collectible card games. Big money in Magic cards.
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Good morning, Sounds counter=productive to buying and selling that you liked. Wouldn't you grow attached to those items? I have a bad habit of getting rid of something and buying it back yrs. later. I couldn't tell you how many times I did that with books. Maybe that I'm in my early 60's I won't do that. Nope, I re-bought a few books on rocks and minerals.
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No! don't jump at the expensive one's until you get the eye-appealing one's like Jabo's that are affordable. You might burn out. I started in mid-Feb. Yeah, you are right re. one's that look nice under the right light and then you bid or buy and get it in the mail and it's meh. Keep a flashlight handy too or look at them in the kitchen light. If I can walk around with a bright light, I'd have more dates for the weekend.
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Someone else from Pittsburgh? I'm in the Sq Hill area.
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You fell in love and fell down the rabbit hole. Welcome to the club! 😄
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Totally agree! I like some of those Jabos with aventurine and oxblood. I like Mega Marbles. I know they aren't rare but hey I'm out to please me. I let some of the ebay sellers know I'm new and they sometimes include an extra marble. If it doesn't fit in my collection, I place it in a mason jar.
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I remember my dad saying, the item is only worth what someone is willing to pay. I stopped selling to dealers (in re baseball cards). My brother will get my stuff and I will beyond caring. re. marbles, I collect what is eye-appealing like some Jabos and Mega Marbles and certain color combination(s). I don't chase on ebay. I rarely buy anything over $15. That being said, after a month and change of collecting, I have marbles that I enjoy looking at in the kitchen when I make my espresso in the morning. They are contained in plastic organizers.
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Hi, Consider me a me too! Michaels Craft store has decent plastic compartment organizers by the brand Simply Tidy. ebay has plastic organizers. I get the 15 compartment one's. Caveat: the shooter marbles won't fit. If you go to Michaels, take along a shooter marble. You can always purchase their mason jars for the one's that don't appeal in your collection but don't want to throw out. I call those the red-headed stepchild.
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new to marble collecting as of February 2023
eric L replied to eric L's topic in Introduce Yourself!
Thank you! I was looking at some of my recent Jabo marbles. -
new to marble collecting as of February 2023
eric L replied to eric L's topic in Introduce Yourself!
That marble looks like a Jabo. I started collecting those. -
new to marble collecting as of February 2023
eric L replied to eric L's topic in Introduce Yourself!
It's waving at me, aww how cute. -
new to marble collecting as of February 2023
eric L replied to eric L's topic in Introduce Yourself!
Thank you! I bought some jewelry organizers at Michael's craft shop. -
new to marble collecting as of February 2023
eric L replied to eric L's topic in Introduce Yourself!
At least this group is like a support group. I'll have to have someone take my ebay acct. Today I spent $5 on a malachite marble at a rock and mineral shop in downtown Pittsburgh. -
Hello, I started collecting a month ago via youtube videos of chalcopyrite rocks. I have a few rocks. Anyway, I made the transfer to marbles who knows why. Down the rabbit hole via ebay. Mr. Bahr's videos had a lot to do with this as well. I collect what is inexpensive and pleasing to my eyes. I bid and bought on ebay by typing green marbles and then it led to Peltier, Akro, Mega Marbles/Vacor and Jabo. I ventured to Michael's to see if they had those jewelry organizers. They did. I bought a mason jar for the marbles that didn't fit in to my category. I bought a few lots that a few that looked interesting. I have Mssrs. Block and Maxwell books. I'm trying to find the books by Mr. Mclaughlin. Eric L