m!b$ Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 as when Marblealan sold it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marbles-MINT-5-8-CHRISTENSEN-MULTICOLOR-STRIPED-OPAQUE-/251362188521?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=ef%252Fa%252FZCNaWMubnHxJu0KQ89gNbc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc http://marbleconnection.com/gallery/image/4209-so-58-mint-630/ Is that a trend with those minty Striped Opaques that Alan used to sell for big $? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Obviously it takes at least a couple bidders really wanting it to drive up the price but also Alan had a good reputation as a seller and more people kept an eye on what he was listing. Also, as an aside, looks a lot like some of newer run marbles to people not familiar with CA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydetul62 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Alan's pics and those in the auction are like night/day. Alan also got some crazy prices at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Agree about the difference in pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 it got to a point where everything Alan sold brought in a premium. I still cant believe what happened to him. Just goes to show you, you can live a healthy live but it just decreases the risk factors. Alan was a vegan most of his life and still went down young and went down in a terrible way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 The same was true of Les Jones, aka "Great Marbles". Whatever he put on ebay went for big bucks. Some marbles would be considered fairly common, such as transparent NLRs, and he'd still get close to $100. Reputation is priceless, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manddrakes Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 Pictures for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 I remember one time I had a pistol case full of sulphides and various slags. I was trying to sell them in someones room one night at a marble show, you know the gig... everyone walking around at 10pm in some random hotel with a pistol cases trying to sell something so they can buy something. Well, Les came by and looked at my case, he grabbed everything and counted in his head and handed me cash. Les could make money selling anything, he was a great guy, he should have been the owner of that pawn shop on TV. He would have made millions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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