Jjay Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hi. This marble has a metal flake in the marble. It is attracted to a magnet. It is also out of round. It measures .631"x .547" using Micrometers. Does this affect its value in any way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 That's really neat that it's big enough to pull toward a magnet. Out of round usually hurts value. But you _might_ find someone who likes oddballs who would want to acquire one with a big piece of metal in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbarney2012 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 How much you want for it. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 P.s., I was only looking at the metal ... the kind of marble it is matters too. Could we have more views? Last night I thought that was a cat's eye ... but this morning it looks completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I guess I was distracted by the shiny thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjay Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I was able to get two views up. If u need more let me know. I made a little video of it reacting to a magnet, but don't know how to load that. Thanks for your input Steph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hmmm, different ... still looking sorta cat-eye-y but not. How about one looking straight down onto the "top", that is, where the ribbons come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjay Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hey Steph, I'm about to post some more views of the metal flake mib, but I wanted to show you what some of the other marbles looked like that it was mixed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jjay Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 If you need more let me know. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 So, it IS a cat's eye. An Asian cat's eye. A common pattern. The unusual metal inclusion is what makes it special. Thanks for the extra pictures to clear that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjay Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thanks Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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