greenvwbug Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I have just been lucky enough to come across 765 akro sparkler marbles,from an estate sale,question would be best way to sell?By the amount of colors,coverage,likeness to others?condition looks to be mint to near mint on all,trying to attach a picture from I pad,not at home till tomorrow,thanks in advance for advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Super find. With that many you have the luxury of experimenting with many combos. What time range are you willing to spread the sales over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I think it will take a while,so no huge hurry,on vacation at the moment,will need to go through them more,just took them all out to wrap each one,quickly looking there are a lot with full coverage,some not,but tons to go through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I would definitely take the time to sort them and spread out the sales, as you don't want to flood the market and devalue them. Also, as I have read, the master marble sunburst can be easily confused with the sparklers, so I would take the time to make sure they are more than 3 color, as the sunburst were 3 color but the sparklers were 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thank you,yes I know about the master marbles,these by quick glance all look to be sparklers,all bright colors,none of the duller colors that master used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Trying to add a better pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 That's only 63 kb picture. You're allowed quite a bit larger. 425 or 450 kb I think. Or maybe just show a smaller selection. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 When I get home ,I will take pics with the camera,limited to I pad or phone,thanks didn't realize I could post larger, I resized these assuming they needed to be smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Here's a couple of pictures,a little rusty using the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 *oooooooooooh* What a find! Heavenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Thanks..realizing this is going to take a very long time,just looking through some at this point,they appear to be minty so far,700 plus more to go.Apparently,or so the story goes a doctor from Chatham,Ma collected these,he passed on and everything is getting sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Pretty colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Be sure to offer some on this site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I will put some up,I need to go through them first,just got home today..and do a little research on pricing them,then most likely will sell them in batches of 10 or so,765 sparklers is a lot to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I will be waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Awesome find! I only have one Sparkler at present, and not minty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustyman73 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Awesome find, for sure!! Makes one wonder what else is lurking in those millions of closets, attics, garages, sheds, old warehouses, barns, etc. across the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibtalk Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 How much for 50 mint ones, around 5/8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I haven't unwrapped them yet,just set up a table last night to look through them,hopefully will start after work today.Feeling a little overwhelmed.I will try and post more pictures later as I unwrap more,would like to get some feedback and more advice as to the best way to sell,thanks for your patience..some will be going on e bay also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ebay is your best bet for the biggest return IMO. The 10 or so folks here wanting them are no where near the buyers on ebay looking to buy marbles.. And when it comes to sparklers there are some ebay buyers that go crazy for sparklers every so often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I would sell 90 of best looking mint ones on eBay in lots of 3, 10 lots a week, for three weeks. I would take gorgeous pictures and enjoy the feeding frenzy. I would not offer returns. Then I would send 40 to Morphy Auctions and hold off selling more until they auctioned those 40. Then I would reserve a booth at a bigger marble show and magically appear with a box of my remaining mint ones. I would not do any room trading or let anyone know ahead. The Sparklers would be in a covered box that was decorated with sparkly glitter. There would be a velvet cover on the box and I would be wearing a white glove. I would sell them for $20 each with no cherry picking. People would hand me $20 and I would reach under the velvet and randomly pull out a Sparkler for them. Then I would start a thread on here called Show Me Your Sparklers. I would offer lots of five mint sparklers chosen at random for a discounted price to each member on this board. In order to purchase them, I would require each member to spell the word "Sparkler" using marbles from his or her own collection. They would then post a photo of the Sparkler on that thread, and let me know their PayPal address. I would invoice them for the Sparklers and send them out upon receipt of payment. This way everyone has fun. By this point the market is a bit flooded so I would camp on the remaining sparklers and rinse and repeat five years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 You haven't thought this out at all, have you bumblebee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 You haven't thought this out at all, have you bumblebee? I confess I have been fantasizing. And the more I think about it, the more I realize how many ways this could be done wrong, but also right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Great find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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