UV

[Dan]

Please explain important of UV, terms of htf  and increased value?

Thank you Dan 

[ManofKent]

It depends on the maker, but with some makers it's so common that it has little impact. A lot of Champions glow to some extent be it the ribbons or base glass, ditto Jabo. 

[Steph]

Sometimes if you play it up well, you can increase your sales by stressing the UV.  But you might be marketing to UV collectors as opposed to marble collectors. 

 

[Dan]

Thank you

[Alan]

There is is "UV reactive" - and then there is UV "POP!".  It depends upon the piece.  There are "UV" Popeyes - and then there are a few Vaseline Popeyes which are nice and HTF.  Akro Lemonades and Limeades are based on eye appeal.

Some UV pieces practically glow without UV.

 

 

[stephenb]

I thought I would share photos of my most active marbles under florescent light here , the yellow / clear one on the left is an Akro Lemonade . The two on the top right are Corkscrews, I'm not sure what the blazing shooter mib is - but it's screaming yellow under the UV light ! I have a few Popeyes that glow orange on the yellow colored swirls.  

[Steph]

   I don't have a guess for that big 'un, but it sure is a screamer.


I spent hours sorting out UV marbles.  I'd take the brightest ones out.  Then my eyes would readjust and I'd see a new group of glowers.  So I'd take them out.  Then with those gone some others would stand out.  And so on.

I got down to a level where the glow was rather subtle, but I was also getting a lot of colors.  I had a popeye with four colors of glow.  

[sclsu]

There are lots if common styles/color combos that are uv reactive. It doesn't typically make them any more valuable