!Pooky2010 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 It has come to our attention that Walt McKee states that he is selling off all his JABO'S. I have checked my books and Walt McKee has not purchased any marbles from JABO INC. since 2008. I cannot see how this will hurt us. You don't miss what you never had. I have found a large number of people selling JABO'S and am curious where they were buying them? Joanne Argabrite, President JABO INC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Insert 10 foot pole - So what you are saying is that there are marbles of questionable provenance for sale on the open market which were manufactured by your company, for which there are no original sales records? Just making sure I'm not reading between the lines.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleGarble Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 It has come to our attention that Walt McKee states that he is selling off all his JABO'S. I have checked my books and Walt McKee has not purchased any marbles from JABO INC. since 2008. I cannot see how this will hurt us. You don't miss what you never had. I have found a large number of people selling JABO'S and am curious where they were buying them? Joanne Argabrite, President JABO INC. Walt has been pretty low on inventory for quite some time. He's been getting out of selling Jabos for a couple years now, due to his health not allowing him to physically handle it, and has only stayed in this long to sell off the little remaining marbles he has purchased from investors, and a few classics that he earned for helping Dave with the run(s), when not enough staff was on hand. Gone, are the latter. The contract runs were the the big blow, as so many people are now competing for sales. It's tough to really make any money when you pay $300, to $500 for a case of marbles, and are lucky to find one, or two hundred of real quality that can be sold to a collector. With the prices running around $1 each at point of purchase, and dealer, to dealer, one can easily deduce the low margin of profit. The large amount of people selling marbles got them from the same places as everyone else. You'll find most of them were either invested in runs, or bought from investors, usually predetermined. Some are further down the line, buying as the third, or fourth person. The few dozen buyers of classics from the '90's, on through 2008, and beyond, still have marbles that they have been distributing all this time. Every once in a while, an avid collector will unleash a nice collection for one reason, or another. You can find big jars, and cans of Jabo marbles at nearly every flea market withing a few hundred miles of the plant. They're everywhere. The trick is, finding the rare, and undamaged ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhiannon Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 a undamaged one would be rare, i think i found a undamaged jabo classic one time. i should of put it in a museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatmacscott Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Sounds like Joanne is either trying to drum up new business or is drawing a line in the sand about product from the factory that never went out the front door. Wonder which, hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 sounds like a cover up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHSLAYERMARRBLEGRIFF Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 What smells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I thought Jabos were actually Peltiers, Akros, CACs, and Vitros. Seems like that's how everyone sells them on eBay these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn691500 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I thought Jabos were actually Peltiers, Akros, CACs, and Vitros. Seems like that's how everyone sells them on eBay these days. lol, this is about the smartest post ive seen,, funny to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKER Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 What smells? Soaps on the way and backdoor for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Don't say anything you can't prove. You might be called a liar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKER Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 YES VERY TRUE AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKER Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 It has come to our attention that Walt McKee states that he is selling off all his JABO'S. I have checked my books and Walt McKee has not purchased any marbles from JABO INC. since 2008. I cannot see how this will hurt us. You don't miss what you never had. I have found a large number of people selling JABO'S and am curious where they were buying them? Joanne Argabrite, President JABO INC. Sissydear if what Joannes books say are true please tell me how walter could of been selling the contract run marbles at the shows from 2008 till now ? now some of the contract run I can't say not sure but the jabo joker frankies gold metals and the elites runs I know were thay came from Dave received 1/3 of the run by waving the start up fee NOW IF thats the case wouldn't you say Joanne would have or should have that some were in the books I MEAN THE MARBLES WERE MADE AT HER PLANT WRIGHT? tell us please how could he be selling them at the shows and in private with out Joanne having it in the books maybe she didn't know maybe i'm just saying maybe Dave didn't make her aware of the run ? now that would explain it wright ? the picture gets clearer and clearer don't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 why were so many damaged and why did so many private runs continue to happen if there were so many damaged marbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 The way they are handled(mostly a necessary evil) and the glass and equipment resulted in a large percentage of less than perfect marbles, There were a few runs that had very good percentage of unflawed marbles. And when your turning out 100,000+ lots can be damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisCamp Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Locking this thread, because one, this isn't Joanne posting. Some are easily fooled and some have way too much time on their hands. It's almost summer. go dig in the dirt and plant something besides B.S.! Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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