Steph Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I sooooo wanted this "stick figure" to mean something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Genuine Peltiers! 'The Internet' said so! These may have been the first marbles I purchased after the genuinely genuine 7up that originally got me into this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I remember when everything that was not a cat-eye was a CAC in my eyes. And boy do I miss the days when beat up marbles made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Jabos got me into this mess too, Bob. I bought them and liked them and then someone told me they weren't the kinds of marble which marble collectors wanted .... so I had to figure out what I was missing ..... I remember when everything that was not a cat-eye was a CAC in my eyes. And boy do I miss the days when beat up marbles made me smile. That was a more innocent time, wasn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Your stick figure is a muscular teddy bear in a track suit, running in a left to right direction. I didn't use to mind a little damage, or a blow hole, if it wasn't on the marble's 'good side'. But I guess I have to admit to myself that that's no longer true. I still think nice old shooters are great when they're appropriately 'beat up'. Makes them more distinguished in my opinion. ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Other than Pops this is one of my favorite Veterans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Those agates are TOUGH. I was throwing one around the pavement recently (don't ask) and couldn't find a ding on it, so one can imagine the sort of activity that produced so many moons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I think my worst newbie mistake was paying a seller too much for a damaged marble when the sellers would say, "Buy this one now and than replace it when you find a nice one. you can then sell the once with the chip". That never worked for me. I always ended up giving the chipped one away. No one wanted to buy it. I should have waited for the nice one I always eventually found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Good observation! Good advice for a new person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venwood Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I still see Oxblood in everything!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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winnie Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 When i became interested in marbles,i thought for a while there was mica floating in some of my wirepulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Yes, newbie mica! I had a horribly damaged marble, like a solid layer of damage around the outside. Wanted that to be mica. At least you still had a cool marble left over after you found out it wasn't mica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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