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What to look for ?


Ekim929

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If you're talking monetary investment, there is literally no basic answer to that.

The best advice is "buy what you like".  But that's not for investments.

 

Different makers have different marbles which are considered desirable.  If you buy a marble book, not even that is good enough to give a new collector a good feel for what is desirable, because to the untrained eye so many modern marbles look like older ones.

 

 

The easiest thing to comment on is this: Condition is very important.  A single nick can reduce the value of a marble by half.  

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How about a slightly further back photo of the pair.

My first thought is Jabo or DAS contract run marbles, special runs which started in 2008 and continue until now.

 

More views might change my mind and make me look to something older.

 

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Hmm, at that size and with that color combination, it's getting harder.

 

Could be after 1990.

Could be 1930's. 

 

More views might help someone.  Also helpful might be seeing the other marbles that it came with.

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The left picture looks like a Vitro Conqueror.  Maybe a hybrid version if the blue patch is surrounded in green.  

The right picture looks a little odd ... but I guess it could be the backside of a Conqueror.

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