Pieces Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Hi everyone! So....about 10 years ago my domestic associate & I inherited an estate of many collections, marbles being one of them. Up until last year they had stayed packed away while we worked on other collections. For some unknown reason last year I decided to break out the mibs & try to start on them. Holy crap on a cracker batman! While I have been able to educate myself on some of the basics (& maybe just a fuzz more) of marbles, it is somewhat overwhelming. For some reason I found it necessary to count all the marbles & am currently up to 7,821 marbles with still more to count. I feel I have a pretty good handle on handmades & have separated those out, but struggle identifying between machine made manufacturers. Have been hitting all the websites on Pelts, Christiansens, and so on, but some seem so similar to each other I start questioning myself. Is there any advice one has for someone who has a new fulltime job identifying & selling marbles, other than hiring an expert? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 "Welcome to Marble Connection" Look forward to seeing pix of your mibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieces Posted January 4 Author Report Share Posted January 4 Thank you! I was just studying your Gallery photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, Pieces said: Is there any advice one has for someone who has a new fulltime job identifying & selling marbles, other than hiring an expert? Selling them will be a full time job--for sure. Hire an expert and eat the 30% imho. Now---if you intend on becoming a collector, you are in the right place. The more you look, the more mesmerizing these little orbs become. If you have been overcome by the beauty and decide to keep a few, post three or four at a time for a positive ID. We here do not try to discourage sellers or disregard them but you have quite a few and it looks like you are trying to get top dollar. This place, “The Marble Connection” has been around longer than you can imagine, the very first marble chat board on the web and still going very strong. Marble—On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieces Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 If I were in a position to be a collector & keep all of these I would as they are gorgeous & were my grandpa's, but I cannot, & it breaks my heart. I just didn't want to put my "whoa is me" in my introductory post. 🙂🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Welcome to Marble Connection. If your intention is to sell your collection, there are individuals who buy and sell collections. There are marble auction sites that sell for a commission. There are folks here who can assist you with those resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 If I am seeing it correctly, a banded purple lutz? https://marbleconnection.com/profile/6992-pieces/you're off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVacorFan Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, Jeff54 said: If I am seeing it correctly, a banded purple lutz? https://marbleconnection.com/profile/6992-pieces/you're off to a good start. Yeah, that is one hell of a cool profile pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-rett66 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Welcome Pieces, I can’t imagine having to go through that many marbles. I’ve got maybe 200 and my head spins. I think Im going to go look for more. 😁 Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetiger Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Best wishes and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieces Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 On 1/7/2024 at 3:21 AM, Jeff54 said: If I am seeing it correctly, a banded purple lutz? https://marbleconnection.com/profile/6992-pieces/you're off to a good start. Sorry, just now saw this! Yes it is a banded purple lutz. My grandpa sucked me in with that exact marble as a child! Well, that one & one other were always moved to the front of the case when he knew I was coming over because he saw me ogling over them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 On 2/21/2024 at 8:55 AM, Pieces said: Sorry, just now saw this! Yes it is a banded purple lutz. My grandpa sucked me in with that exact marble as a child! Well, that one & one other were always moved to the front of the case when he knew I was coming over because he saw me ogling over them before. I would need to correct that ID as a purple glass ribbon lutz. It's a rare marble. Perhaps your Grandpaw needed you to remember it to stand above the others for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Billy red beard Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Welcome. I am afraid I am one of the few people on the site who’s into playing marbles as opposed to collecting. So I won’t be much help to you. But I wanted to say welcome nonetheless. So welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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