Melissa Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Which are the most collectible and which are the least collectible? I have a lot to sort through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 My favorite Jabo Classic is the boulder-sized Green Eggs and Ham. From 2006? I think I paid six bucks apiece for four. Coulda had them for less -- they were coming up often from one particular seller on Facebook -- but I wanted to head off the competition and get it over with and not wade through more auctions. I have seen the 5/8" lavender Jabo classics made with fluoresent Fenton Burmese Glass cullet also go for a few dollars apiece. That was this past year. In 2016, I sold some lots with misshapen and blah-colored marbles from two of the 2008 investor runs and was getting a lot of interest. The two runs were Last Dance and Tribute to Friendship. People were even snatching up the lots which were exclusively boring blues and browns, at I guess an average of 50 cents apiece. More interesting colors were probably closer to $1 apiece. And these were all from my jars that I had called "cullet" when I had them in storage. Some of the flaws were small and many coulda been sold as decent marbles but I didn't want to re-sort. It was all gravy to me. I still had my higher grade trays which I was sorting through in order to assemble my keeper boxes. In one stand-out listing from the 2008 runs, I listed a group of three peewees which did come from one of my better boxes. I had it for a buy-it-now of $30 if I recall correctly and that was taken fast. Chatting with the buyer I learned that it was one particular peewee in the group which made him take it. That made me decide to hold off on offering more of those at that time. Merely on what I was calling "cullet" I had already gotten enough money to pay the down payment for the house we were buying and that seemed a good stopping place, since I needed to pack everything up for the move! There were other more interesting marbles that I was considering parting with from my keeper set, which I showed to someone who asked for photos of what I had. I was preparing to sell him some nice ones for a few dollars apiece, but then he put a requirement on the sale which was a deal breaker. I was glad to end that interaction because I didn't really want to part with those at that time. If I ever sell those I will take my time and ask nice dollars. I think I could get $50 or more apiece for some of my very best. I have smaller selections from many more runs, which were gifts. These will stay with me for a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Interesting. I know very little about Jabo. I'm going to have to do a lot more research before parting with any I guess. I feel like I have mostly classics and not a whole lot of special runs. I do have quite a few of the fenton glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Fenton Art Glass Company never ever made a marble. Fenton glass was used in making Jabo marbles almost from the start of the Jabo company. Along with almost every WV marble company making marbles from Fenton glass cullet. Jabo 5/8 inch classic marbles average about ten cents each. If you can get that ? I have had thousands of different ones at several shows for the last three years. I had them priced at ten for $1.00 . In three years I may have sold $5.00 worth. Jabo marbles prices vary greatly. Most of that depends on how well known they are. The runs done by special investor groups in 2008 until Jabo closed are the most popular. Some of those 3/4 inch marbles are ten or twenty five cents each and some can be $10.00 each or over $100.00 each. No different than Akro marbles, some are $1.00 each and some are hundreds of dollars each. Quote 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, wvrons said: Fenton Art Glass Company never ever made a marble. Fenton glass was used in making Jabo marbles almost from the start of the Jabo company. Along with almost every WV marble company making marbles from Fenton glass cullet. Jabo 5/8 inch classic marbles average about ten cents each. If you can get that ? I have had thousands of different ones at several shows for the last three years. I had them priced at ten for $1.00 . In three years I may have sold $5.00 worth. Jabo marbles prices vary greatly. Most of that depends on how well known they are. The runs done by special investor groups in 2008 until Jabo closed are the most popular. Some of those 3/4 inch marbles are ten or twenty five cents each and some can be $10.00 each or over $100.00 each. No different than Akro marbles, some are $1.00 each and some are hundreds of dollars each. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 hours ago, wvrons said: Fenton Art Glass Company never ever made a marble. Fenton glass was used in making Jabo marbles almost from the start of the Jabo company. Along with almost every WV marble company making marbles from Fenton glass cullet. Jabo 5/8 inch classic marbles average about ten cents each. If you can get that ? I have had thousands of different ones at several shows for the last three years. I had them priced at ten for $1.00 . In three years I may have sold $5.00 worth. Jabo marbles prices vary greatly. Most of that depends on how well known they are. The runs done by special investor groups in 2008 until Jabo closed are the most popular. Some of those 3/4 inch marbles are ten or twenty five cents each and some can be $10.00 each or over $100.00 each. No different than Akro marbles, some are $1.00 each and some are hundreds of dollars each. Prices are wildly distorted on Facebook. The first 5/8" classics auction I pulled up in my search results just now was a lot of 10 which went for $18. Facebook is the place to go if you want to get people to pay $5 + $6 s/h for what we think of as a 10 cent marble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Steph said: Prices are wildly distorted on Facebook. The first 5/8" classics auction I pulled up in my search results just now was a lot of 10 which went for $18. Facebook is the place to go if you want to get people to pay $5 + $6 s/h for what we think of as a 10 cent marble. Isn’t that the truth! Prices in those Facebook groups is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Least collectible JABOs are probably transparent blue 5/8” industrials. Most collectible is up for debate for sure, but Peltier Mansion silvers, DT Specials, Silver Foxes, Madyia lutz swirls routinely sell for triple digits when they come up for sale. I realize that info is useless for a newbie. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Nantucketdink said: Least collectible JABOs are probably transparent blue 5/8” industrials . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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