The Nickel Guy

A few times I showed marbles to a non collector person and they seem to point them out. usually the girls or kids will like them. The last time it happened I was in line at Hobby Lobby and a lady said "Ooooh . . . that's a pretty one". Coincidently, I just assembled 5 sacks of 37 players an hour ago and those were what Mega Marbles is currently calling "Confetti". However they are actually very iridescent 6 vein marbles. The frit covered ones were what I always thought were Confetti's. I make up sets of these but they don't do much for me. I get the frits in Mega Marble assorted bags along with boring solid color opaques and clearies and making up 24 + 1 shooter sets seems to be the only way to deal with them. Everybody is allowed to like whatever they like, so I see nothing wrong with them. Actually I find some that are a bit outrageous and I put them aside.

I just thought they resembled the Woodland Camo and posted to show others what a similar Alley (in my opinion) looked like since it was in question by the OP bumblebee. The closest Alley color combo I recalled looks different so that might just help clear things up. It only took me 10 or 15 minutes to find the video and compose my post.

Real nice marbles. They do resemble Alley Agate Woodland Camo which Ron Shepherd highlights at 7:50 ish on this Stephen Bahr video.

Welcome, and I like your photography and the nice marbles.

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I got a small jar of these mostly Vitro Conquerors today in a huge antique mall. $15.90 incl tax. I thought that was pretty good. They were dirty. There was a green Akro slag hiding in the middle that was battered and it didn't make the picture. Also a pee wee clearie is elsewhere now. There are two in the right hand side that I am pretty sure one is a Master and the other is a strange one. Both of these have been warriors with lots of honest play wear but no fractures or chips. Then there are some of the usual WVS in the forefront and a couple that are not Conquerors I guess, but might be Vitro, One has very subtle pastel colors and a double line red patch but I don't think I can photo it. The rest are really super nice Conquerors, some Victory and maybe Phantoms. There are 5 Vitro Whitie out front. I am well pleased with all 80 marbles in the picture and it is time to rearrange my Vitro collection display, (Click for larger)

I thought this was quite interesting. Someday I may own one but until then I can learn more. Thanks for the great and informative video.

Ooooooo that's beautiful. I have no idea who made it but my first thought was it's a Jabo contract run which means not a whole lot. It sure is nice.

I don't know much at all about the more modern European marbles but when I see this type that seam always looks like a battlefield doctor sewed up a soldier and went on to the next patient. Always a bit ragged from what I have noticed on this type and always a bit of a gap maybe. I don't think we see this on Master Marbles.

I have discovered an ebay listing by a seller who specializes in Vacor Mega Marbles and has named these Cobalt Patch 2024. How long that link will be good I don't know but I kinda like calling them "Jarts" better. LOL

I am happy to help and try to. I haven't met a new member that came after me that I havn't been polite and friendly with. Welcome. I was treated nicely when I arrived and I see so many of the new people going through the same stuff I did. It's OK , keep on plugging away.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was a Marble King Rainbow

Got these winning an auction ( except the lower left one that I had ) Master Marbles and Akro Agate Slags. I like that bigger red one best.

Don't know what you mean but that Oxblood marble is a good start!

Pelt what? Pelt is a Peltier Marble. I like em both.

I think a green slag is a bit harder to find than the other colors Akro made, yes it's a decent slag marble. Monetary value, I can't say, but I think it's pretty nice.

Blueberry Freeze Vacor Marble - I think that it is deliberately acid washed surface at factory.

You have impeccible taste when it comes to marbles. Nice snag.

I agree it looks like a Scorpiom 2016 but . . . it also looks shiny, a bit iridized and the Scorps I have are not. but . . . it happens sometimes there are both.

Moon Marble Order arrived a little while ago. Atom has changed these look a lot like Fiesta if not exactly the same Molecule looks like Dino or my Dino idea is wrong Astronaut is a new combo of pretty colors for me Rocket resembles Octopus but has white and orange swirls inside Axolotl I got just for the weird hang tag really, they are a clear orangish peach shiny crystal, pronounced Axe a lot el Eclipse are very nice but I cannot tell the difference yet if they are the same as the last version of Michelangelo Bigfoot reminds me of Jungle but are clear with green and brown swirls inside My 12 pack of Troll 1 inchers resemble Mermaid and also look a lot like Henry Hobbit Vacor Glasfirma Top Notch round tag marbles but not exact match for either. All of these marbles look to be in excellent shape. I seem to have problems with the Vacor transparent base glass now and then with pinpricks but these look very nice and with nice strong patterns.

I give you a tropy like. Thank you for that interesting write up. So neat!

I wouldn't be surprised to find that in a Mega Marbles asst bag. I think you're right. The pink might just be incidental very thin brown.

Thank you Fire. I had an inkling. I shall change the title a little.

I like this 5/8 marble I wanted to stow in with others of it's kind after sorting hundreds of mibs the past few days. It has me baffled. The seams can be seen fairly well in my picture. No help for me though, Please help me pigeon hole this one. Thanks

Very good and thanks for the response. There isn't any white patches on the 50 mibs.