bumblebee Posted September 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 I went to buy old books yesterday from a private party when I spotted a coffee can full of marbles mostly from 60s/70s with lots of bright Vitro Agates. He let my cherry pick 10 or so, and said that was just 1/3 of the collection. He'll be contacting me when he pulls the rest. Here's some of the better ones for under a dollar each, taken by my trademark $1500 camera and lens combo that always looks like a 1990s web cam photo when I take photos of marbles. 😜 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Well I did find some sweet stuff today going down to Pennsboro, been getting super lucky lately with Akro ashtrays. Got all of these today down there. And visited the Champion marble factory site, there is literally marbles all over the public roads and sidewalks down there, found a couple nice swirls just on the sidewalk. Man how I would love to dig there. It’s a shame the factory is literally falling apart though, the roof is gone on the original factory and it doesn’t look like it will be standing much longer unfortunately. Seeing as it’s basically the last abandoned marble factory left, I sure wish someone would step in and preserve it. Maybe make it a museum for all of the marble history of West Virginia or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 A fair day, I only spent 20 minutes looking because I feel terrible from the C19 vax. Anyway a Kirk sterling silver nut tray & the last 2 pieces of interior panel oxblood Akroware I needed to complete a set including the HTF lid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Nice scores there, fellas! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I have gotten a bunch of marbles this week. I posted some pics a couple of days ago. Yesterday I did a trade for a bunch of stuff I got at yard sales for just that purpose. I got about 75 or so mibs. Here are some of the better (cleaner) ones. Of this group 3 went into the display case, I only had to take 2 out (the popeye replaced a nearly identical one with a fleabite). The rest got separated into my various jars. Thanks Bruce 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 55 minutes ago, Berryb said: I have gotten a bunch of marbles this week. I posted some pics a couple of days ago. Yesterday I did a trade for a bunch of stuff I got at yard sales for just that purpose. I got about 75 or so mibs. Here are some of the better (cleaner) ones. Of this group 3 went into the display case, I only had to take 2 out (the popeye replaced a nearly identical one with a fleabite). The rest got separated into my various jars. Thanks Bruce Nice score Bruce !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Found this nice Akro cork today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 7:38 AM, Berryb said: I have gotten a bunch of marbles this week. I posted some pics a couple of days ago. Yesterday I did a trade for a bunch of stuff I got at yard sales for just that purpose. I got about 75 or so mibs. Here are some of the better (cleaner) ones. Of this group 3 went into the display case, I only had to take 2 out (the popeye replaced a nearly identical one with a fleabite). The rest got separated into my various jars. Thanks Bruce Nice score Bruce 👏..now I know what all the stuff I have accumulated from trade shows is for...🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 I just had another incredible score and at a price that I will prob never see again. Was able to go through an older guys collection that he was getting rid of. He didn’t know much about marbles but he sure had some killers and these are the ones I picked out. Among the best are 2 Indians, a rare teal solid core lutz, 2 absolutely stunning CACs, a very rare blue Leighton marble, a huge Pelt NLR, a nice Ravenswood special and a ton of other great marbles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 27 minutes ago, PittsburghMarbles said: I just had another incredible score and at a price that I will prob never see again. Was able to go through an older guys collection that he was getting rid of. He didn’t know much about marbles but he sure had some killers and these are the ones I picked out. Among the best are 2 Indians, a rare teal solid core lutz, 2 absolutely stunning CACs, a very rare blue Leighton marble, a huge Pelt NLR, a nice Ravenswood special and a ton of other great marbles. Man, that Pelt Superboy and the lutz are outstanding, what a score Chris !! What am I talkin about, they're all killer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 If you ever see a White Mini Cooper with a Black roof following you---just try to outrun me--💨. You do very well--good luck to you in the future. Marble--On!!! and I am glad to see your success collecting these hard to find orbs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 Wow! That person had an eye for marbles! Nice score! Your collection is not complete!😝 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Marbleized said: Wow! That person had an eye for marbles! Nice score! Your collection is not complete!😝 It’ll never be complete and I’ve only been at this hardcore for about 2 years. I can’t imagine what my collection will be like in a few more years, I’ll have to buy a second house to store it all… Until I can win the lottery or find a mafia bag full of millions under an abandoned house and can afford to buy a historic building in north central West Virginia and start the worlds greatest most modern marble museum lol. On that note, I’ve always wondered where would be the best place for a marble museum. Probably not Clarksburg or anywhere else in WV as it doesn’t have the population to support it. I’ve always thought the best place for a marble museum would be Cleveland or Pittsburgh as those cities have the tourism and money to support a very nice marble museum and are only a couple of hours away from where most of the vintage/antique marbles were made in America. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 17 hours ago, PittsburghMarbles said: I just had another incredible score and at a price that I will prob never see again. Was able to go through an older guys collection that he was getting rid of. He didn’t know much about marbles but he sure had some killers and these are the ones I picked out. Among the best are 2 Indians, a rare teal solid core lutz, 2 absolutely stunning CACs, a very rare blue Leighton marble, a huge Pelt NLR, a nice Ravenswood special and a ton of other great marbles. I almost had the "older gentleman" luck a couple weeks ago....a coworker in maintenance said his father had a ton of old marbles that he kept in old bank bags in the attic and that he would check into it for me. 2 days later, he informed me that his uncle had bought them 😐 Oh well, but great score for ya! 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 12 hours ago, PittsburghMarbles said: It’ll never be complete and I’ve only been at this hardcore for about 2 years. I can’t imagine what my collection will be like in a few more years, I’ll have to buy a second house to store it all… Until I can win the lottery or find a mafia bag full of millions under an abandoned house and can afford to buy a historic building in north central West Virginia and start the worlds greatest most modern marble museum lol. On that note, I’ve always wondered where would be the best place for a marble museum. Probably not Clarksburg or anywhere else in WV as it doesn’t have the population to support it. I’ve always thought the best place for a marble museum would be Cleveland or Pittsburgh as those cities have the tourism and money to support a very nice marble museum and are only a couple of hours away from where most of the vintage/antique marbles were made in America. New York is definitely out of the picture for a marble museum. Taxes are too high. Darn. How's a neighboring state? Maybe Pennsylvania near the Zippo lighter museum. Then people can make two stops. 😉 (And it's close to NY.--self-interest is showing.😝) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 10:49 AM, PittsburghMarbles said: I just had another incredible score and at a price that I will prob never see again. Was able to go through an older guys collection that he was getting rid of. He didn’t know much about marbles but he sure had some killers and these are the ones I picked out. Among the best are 2 Indians, a rare teal solid core lutz, 2 absolutely stunning CACs, a very rare blue Leighton marble, a huge Pelt NLR, a nice Ravenswood special and a ton of other great marbles. My connection to this score is I found 2 of these old ice-cube trays at a local garage sale for $1.00🥴 now I need to find some mibs to fill them. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Been kind of a dry spell out there in the wild but finally came across a jar that I was more than happy to purchase. Besides the usual variety of cats eyes, a Nice little mix of makers 😊 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, William said: Been kind of a dry spell out there in the wild but finally came across a jar that I was more than happy to purchase. Besides the usual variety of cats eyes, a Nice little mix of makers 😊 Slim pickins is better than no pickins, nice bonuses Brother !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 A small score today: 3 AKRO, (a orange/inky-blue snake on what looks to be a Vaseline base.) 1 Rainbo 1 large hybrid MK 1 peewee Onionskin 1 peewee Indian, red-based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Here's my score today !! Can you see it, you might have to look really close and use your imagination. There they are, I can see e now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 I finally scored some mibs today but have to wait till Wednesday to pick them up, I know kind of a cruel teaser. One thing I will say, there is a goodly amount of diversity, some very low value and some so so. Now the "Tension builds" (yeah right) tension headache maybe, regardless I'll be back in 2 days with my booty, sad though it may be still a score around a dry county like this one. .......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, Chad G. said: I finally scored some mibs today but have to wait till Wednesday to pick them up, I know kind of a cruel teaser. One thing I will say, there is a goodly amount of diversity, some very low value and some so so. Now the "Tension builds" (yeah right) tension headache maybe, regardless I'll be back in 2 days with my booty, sad though it may be still a score around a dry county like this one. .......... I’ve got a meeting on the 14th for a potential score, no pics as too many to photo, according to the seller🤔. 10days of “what ifing”…🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Went to a few stores this weekend I'm happy found these 12 bucks had to have them. Murano wine stoppers...😁 Going through the mibs I found will post some pics of that score soon 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 That's 3 of us, better bust out the jumbo size popcorn .......... .. ....... Oh Brrroother ..... !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Pretty nice, Tommy! Popcorn, popcorn, get yer popcorn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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