manylittle Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Is Ebay a wholesale market? How many of you including myself have bought marbles on Ebay in order to resell them at shows,..... on your internet store?..... In your bricks and morter store?......or elsewhere? I have bought mibs on ebay many times and sold them for a profit many times what I have paid. What about you? I would like your opinion on this. Thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I have bought large and medium-sized groups on ebay and sold them back on ebay in smaller groups or as individuals to make a profit. And of course I've bought marbles just for myself on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Lets make this fun and tell what size profit we have made !!!! I bought a group of #9 slags..3/4 and larger ..17 of them for $9 ......have already sold half of them to another dealer for $139 and still have some of the best left !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I paid $20 for a lot full of beautiful Akros -- with slippery wet mint ades and oxbloods. I don't remember what I got for them in all. But one of the marbles sold for $80. It was a lot no one bid on because of the fuzzy pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadely1212 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 i bought a lot of marbles that had corkscrews and popeyes. paid $12.00 plus some peltier one was a presidental peerless patch i sold for $700. i really wish i kept it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ok...what is a Presidential Peerless Patch? I know what a peerless patch is....I don't know the presidential part...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Are you familiar with the comic marbles on peerless patches? Here's the Hoover marble, on the right, and a World's Fair marble: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks...now I see!!!!! said the blind man.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Only marbles I've sold (in the last 20 yrs or so) were to members on this board and they were good transactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 'Respect' to Steph! I used to try buying with the 'fuzzy picture technique', but for me it always turned out there was a reason for the fuzziness. Ultimately, I think I'llhavethat1 has the right idea. 'Good transactions' are what it's all about. Everyone's happy. And wadely1212 brings up a good point. Even something that seems like a really big 'score' isn't always as satisfying as it looks. I remember one time Galen got a lot of flack for saying something along the lines of his 'enjoying the entire process'. I think there were some people who decided that enjoying the transactions had to mean that there was no real appreciation for the marbles. Didn't understand that. No connection at all, and there're so many different aspects to all this stuff, why not enjoy them all? (Just don't tell a widow who's trying to save her farm that you can't possibly give her more than $50 for a marble you already know you can sell for $2000. Then you're a piece of @#$%.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Before I got a good camera with macro capability, my pics of small items were usually fuzzy because I got too close and could not get the pic sharp due to the poor quality of the camera and lense I was using and I'm sure that there are many sellers who are just selling a few items and do not feel the need to invest, or don't have the funds to invest in the proper camera and lense for the job. When I see fuzzy pics and there is time I just make sure to email the owners about dings and damage to the mibs before I decide if I am going to bid on them. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove to me otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I do share your contempt for the person who offers $50 to the widow with the $2,000 mib. Even if the buyer is broke at the time, there are ways to share the profits with the lady where she gets a fair amount and the buyer gets a fair amount. Some people think that if the seller names the price it is alright to just keep their mouths shut about the actual value of the item and just pay and get out with the spoils. I just can't do that. I'm one that has to say.....this is what you have.....this is what its worth....and this is what I'll pay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmuehlba Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 well I have been on the bay since 1998 and for sure there are always great deals on the bay . Just have to be willing to bid and bid ofter even if you do not even think you will get it . there are a few that stick out one being a 1.250 plus moss agate ade . it was a lot of 257 marbles and on one bid but me . $49.00 . sold off some and kept the rest . I even bought my Bronzed marble trophy on the bay from a Bob Block auction that was one to remember . here are a few pics of the 257 lot to me it looked like most from a 350 box but the best even that for some reason the big one was in a Box ? the thought of the story still make me think what a story it would tell . O also the rare akro box I sold to Hansel was in with a Wolverine toy and it was a freak as the Seller had it listed twice so I had to bid and win both auctions . Mike I kept so many I even had to make another tall cabinet as I still keep all what I think would make a 350 box missing on a few . well there were a lot of pictures in the 257 lot auction and I save them so I how the slide shows what I could see to bid on . Mike http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mmuehlba/slideshow/deals this is the big moss agate ade patch is not in the same cabinet as the others . so yes I even sell lots on the bay and know others split them up but as I know that if you want a deal you have to give a deal . Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wow, Mike, what a great bunch of marbles!!!! and what a great personal collection and you say you have more!!! What a great story!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 An Akro #300 box Mike? I have had a lot of super buys, probably best buy was a $10 lot of marbles with a Blue Galaxy... Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 OK, I'll bite, What is a Blue Galaxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage-28 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 A rare Peltier mib... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 and I'm guessing that it has blue in it? Does anyone have a picture of one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 there is a great search feature at the top right of the page. Change the search to "forums", type in Blue Galaxy and you should get some great pics. here is one in this pic.2nd row up 3rd marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermar Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Here's another Blue Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manylittle Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I see, and I will look. Thanks, Istmmrbls,..... What is the pic in the second row from the top third mib? And how rare are those? I have two of them but less white and more color. It is so hard to know which colors and marbles are rarer than others !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 savage 28 wrote: A rare peltier mib... and what is rare in this case? How many blue galaxy's are there? 10, 100, 500, or even more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 How many blue galaxy's are there? 10, 100, 500, or even more? Wish i knew the answer to that one. "Hard to find" would probably be the more appropriate term but definitely limited as compared to other types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Jereon, Why be sarcastic and find fault with someone for using the word rare. You are probably the last person on this board that should be calling anyone out for verbage used in their posts. You are becoming very annoying IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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