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I WANT ALL THE MARBLES!!! Mostly so I can different varieties in hand. I’m like a tactile learner, it would help me greatly!!! I joined just over a week ago. Thanks for the opportunity, win or lose, it’s greatly appreciated!!

I’m with ya on the JABO and DAS kick, that’s for sure!

Whoa. That’s awesome. I read about those. Saw one posted for…. A lot…. 😆

I’ve been asked to “make an offer” (which I hate) on one of these. It’s a beauty, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t know where to start on the offer. Nothing in the inter webs to help me. DJ

Are those vintage cards legit or reprints? That 1990 Topps Thomas have a name on the front? I’d love to check it out in depth. How much are you getting? That era , unless the vintage IS vintage. Can be tough. I can see I have a lot to learn about marbles.

Wow!!! Thanks!!! Looks like things get pretty specific. Those are crazy books and I’m definitely gonna have to pick up a couple for Christmas.

Well, pretty self explanatory. It’s Christmas, and I just started. What’s a good marble ID book?

It should be in-hand this week!

Thank you. That’s the answer I was hoping for. I’m a whiz at baseball cards. Not so much here. How’s about this guy?

So, I’ve been thinking of making a purchase. Been burned so many times though. Purchasing marbles that I or a particular, my wife thought were vintage need to find shiny new marbles. What are you guys think of this batch of marbles, and then the 2 singles behind it. vintage? Collectable? Worth a couple of bucks to take the risk?

They look amazing!! I’d take a link to that auction as well. When u was a kid, I found a couple of pretty good size chunks of gneiss or schist ( I don’t know my rocks as well as I should (for Shame, for shame!) just loaded with garnet. What hardness are the rocks you’ve been using?

That’s quite possible!!! I’m trying to score some different ones today. Problem is, I don’t know enough to ensure I’m getting what’s in the listing. I’ll have to show them off here and determine what they are. Can’t trust eBay listings at all.

I’m not sure if it counts as a score or not, but I absolutely love purple slag, as I’ve stated many times. I got these for $12.50. Plus shipping. I think that’s a score in my book. What does everyone else think?

Man, I can already tell. I have too many hobbies, but this might become my priority one! So long fishing, baseball cards, mushroom foraging, etc… I got that itch for some glass! I seem to be most attracted to purple slags. Idk why.

I don’t know how great of a score it is, but I don’t wanna get left out!!! I got the three bags of peewee JABO, and the other two bags, for $33. Last pic is my collection after 2 weeks or so. I guess I really dig purple slags?

I’m DJ. Brand new to marbles, but have collected sports cards for years. When people started getting in to fights over $20 retail boxes (that they were selling for over $100 on eBay)I decided to back out a little. IDK enough to pick machines or hand made. as for a pic? Wedding pick with my wife. We got married in bed. In our pj’s.

That’s one of the coolest things about this hobby!!!! You never know where these things have been! Most of my stuff is newer. But I can’t ID anything.

Good point, Ric! I have no idea how old they are, only know that nice wife wasn’t allowed to play with THEM when she was a kid. Which of course makes me wonder where the others are? 😂

I think I did pretty well too. Every thing in both pics for $33 shipped! I really like Jabo, but I don’t need 18 of the same kind, so I will probably have to sell some off at some point.

Just got into marbles. I don’t know nuch, but it looks like this thing went 9 rounds with Tyson

I agree. But there is so much subtle variation. I ended up getting three bags, roughly 180 peewees, for 30 bucks. I felt like it was a good deal.

I just got my hands on a boat load of pee wees. I’m lost

The fist one was listed as a Christensen. It’s beautiful, so I’m all good even if I was duped, I suppose. The second group of marbles are a mixture: some my wife got me, as part of a beginners set (read: many Chinese knockoffs.) and others I purchased singly or in lots because I liked them abd they looked more “real”. My issue is one of clumsiness. I spilled them, then had to separate them. Any ideas what, exactly I have? I’m not complaining, but it can be tough when sellers throw in extra freebies!