Canton Show Updates

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[CAC-MIKE]

THANKS SO MUCH MY DEAR ZA-BOO-BOO MRS. DANI KIRK SHE IS ONE OF MY DEAREST AND CLOSEST MARBLE BUDD'S. DANI YOUR THE SWEETEST THANK YOU FOR POSTING A PHOTO OF ME SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT THE FORMER MOST HATED, DESPISED AND MOST DISRESPECTED MAN IN ALL OF MARBLE COLLECTING FOR OVER 5 YEARS STRAIGHT LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS THE BEST PHOTO THAT I HAVE OF ME AND MY 3 HIGHLY PRIZED CHRISTENSEN GUINEA'S. THE 2 LARGEST THAT YOU SEE ARE 2 OF THE 4 LARGEST GUINEAS KNOWN TO EXIST. THEN LARGEST IS THE ONLY ONE KNOW TO EXIST OR AT LEAST EVER FOUND AND KNOWN ABOUT. SO WITH THAT SAID ON THE LEFT IS THE PEE-WEE A 3/4 CLEAR BASE, THEN A 15/16 INCH CLEAR BASE AND THE BIGGEST OF THE 3 MY 1 INCH GUINEA CYCLONE. THIS PHOTO IS JUST AFTER I SOLD THEM TO THE NEW OWNER LEE BATTERTON THE OWNER OF LEE'S LEGENDARY MARBLE MUSEUM IN YORK, NEBRASKA. LEE IS A TRUE DIE HARD MARBLE COLLECTOR HE HAS OVER $1,000,000.00 WORTH OF MARBLES ON DISPLAY AND THIS IS THE REASON I FINALLY BROKE AND SOLD THE 3 GUINEA'S TO LEE AND HIS SON CHUCK ON ONE CONDITION THAT THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE 3 GUINEAS WOULD ALWAYS BE ON DISPLAY FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND ENJOY. IN FACT AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR THEY ARE IN A SPECIAL CASE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MUSEUM, SO FELLOW COLLECTORS IF YOU EVER GET OUT THAT WAY YOU HAVE TO STOP IN AND SAY HEY TO LEE AND SON CHUCK. IT IS TRULY A MARBELOUS EXPERIENCE THAT I GUARANTEE YOU WONT SOON FORGET.

[westcoast_dave]

Whenever I'm in Nebraska i'll make sure to stop by that fine establishment. Was nice to get to meet you in person CAC Mike, had a great time talkin marbles.

[greg11]

tell us the story of how you found the 2 large guineas, I thought you consigned them to Alan, I bet it was hard to let them go.

[CAC-MIKE]

THE 1 INCH GUINEA CYCLONE I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM A MAN IN NEW PHILLY THAT HE HAD A GUINEA TO SELL SO I WENT AND LOOKED AND COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYE'S MY GOD THIS WAS THE REAL DEAL. I OFFERED HIM $6000 HE ACCEPTED, BUT I COULDN'T RAISE THE MONEY FAST ENOUGH I COULD ONLY COME UP WITH $4000. HE SAID HE HAD TO SEND IT TO ALAN HE COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. OK I SAID AND WAITED FOR THE AUCTION. WITH 3 SECONDS TO GO IN THE AUCTION,

I BID $3000, THE CURRENT BID WAS AT $2600, AND WHA-LA I WON IT WITH A FINAL BID OF $2697. THE REST IS HISTORY, THE 15/16 INCH GUINEA I GOT OFF EBAY FOR A WHOPPING $77.77 EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS CONTEMPORARY. I FINALLY DID SEND IT TO ALAN TO SALE, THE WINNING BID WAS $5880, THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER I RECEIVED ABOUT 100 E-MAILS OF COLLECTORS TELLING ME MY GUINEA WAS UP FOR SALE AGAIN. IT WASN'T GOING TO SLIP OUT OF MY HANDS A SECOND TIME I HAD THEM BOTH FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN LEE'S LEGENDARY MARBLE MUSEUM IN YORK, NEBRASKA CONTACTED ME AND ASK TO BY MY GUINEAS I TOLD THEM THEY WERE NOT FOR SALE BUT AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF COURTING ME I BROKE, ONLY BECAUSE THEY GUARANTEED ME THEY WOULD ALWAYS BE ON DISPLAY FOR ALL MARBLE COLLECTORS TOO ENJOY. THAT IS ABOUT IT IN A COCONUT SHELL.