Wolf Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Please... It's also UV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Ohh, a challenge for sure. I know what I think. @Alan will have an opinion here for sure. I just love this stuff. Great marble! Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Rate it?On a scale of 1-2 I give it a 1.68🔥 RAR 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marblemanvintagemarbles Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Badass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 13 Author Report Share Posted August 13 7 hours ago, marblemanvintagemarbles said: Badass Well that settles it then. Between marblemania's expertise advice, Alan's deafening silence and Akroorka's subliminal message, I have to get it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 13 Author Report Share Posted August 13 12 hours ago, Fire1981 said: Rate it?On a scale of 1-2 I give it a 1.68🔥 RAR I forgot, also Rick's pinpoint grading scale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Wolf said: Akroorka's subliminal message, I have to get it! Layoff this one Wolf. It is a cool marble--no doubt. It has been fixed somewhat IMHO of course. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this ID content due to unchecked behaviors by others on this board. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Buffed imho Alan. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 I can see where Art’s going with it being buffed. The surface doesn’t seem have any texture to it. More lighting would help but not having this one in hand hinders the possibility of truly being able to tell if it has been buffed 🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 On 8/13/2025 at 3:14 PM, akroorka said: Buffed imho Alan. Marble--On!! (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this ID content due to unchecked behaviors by others on this board. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 I think i see what @Alan is referring to mabye a fracture in the glass near the yellow 🤔 Mabye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaMarbles Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, akroorka said: Layoff this one Wolf. It is a cool marble--no doubt. It has been fixed somewhat IMHO of course. Marble--On!! Thanks Art. Popeyes are nice but not the Holy Grail. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 32 minutes ago, VaMarbles said: Holy Grail. I hope that in the future you find one that just lights you up-with memories over the years in the future. I have several of these--not too many but really good memories. My wife gifted me marbles for a birthday present about 25 years ago. These were from a show and they included "Polished Popeyes". This was the one and only show that she attended--probably because of my comment when I received them. "These are Polished"--Oops--just a reaction🤢. I did not even need a loupe—just old bloodshot eyes. I have been on a rant about Polished Machine Mades ever since👎. I just hate them because they are rarely described as such-very rarely imho. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 20 hours ago, akroorka said: Buffed imho Alan. Marble--On!! From Inkspotsantiques.com: This is a great looking 3-color Akro Agate Popeye marble in Vaseline glass. It is 0.61 inches, or just under the standard 5/8 inch player size. The colors are an unusual combination of yellow, green and brown, and are too distinct to be a blend. It is in wet mint condition, and under a loop there is an air bubble dimple and lots of little bubbles in the glass, but no damage whatsoever, so it grades a mint 10.0. Includes a Popeye ID card. This marble was from a collection I bought a long while ago from an old time collector, and there were no obvious polished marbles in the collection that I recall. I sold most of these marbles on ebay, and saved the best of the best as a type collection that I displayed in a glass case. A few years back I decided to sell these, and this marble is one that I put aside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 On 8/14/2025 at 11:33 AM, Wolf said: From Inkspotsantiques.com: This is a great looking 3-color Akro Agate Popeye marble in Vaseline glass. (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this ID content due to unchecked behaviors by others on this board. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 30 minutes ago, Alan said: That is what I was referring to. Folks get so focused on the surface that they don't see the matrix. Nice piece. Sorry, the correct URL is InkspotAntiques.com Looks like they sell multiple types of antiques. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Ahhh that is a bubble .pictures can only tell so much imho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Not a Popeye IMO. Popeyes have to have a "transparent clear" base which in some cases does glow, not a "yellow or Vaseline" base. The OP is a special IMO. Still a very, very nice marble. There are 3 qualifiers to make it a Popeye 1. Transparent clear base 2. whispy white strands running through the transparent clear base 3. at least 2 other opaque colors. I have seen Popeyes W a transparent clear base that is UV reactive though very rare, meaning it' still qualifies as a Popeye. As soon as I find an example I will post it, am looking right now. https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?p=344923&hilit=UV+based+Popeye#p344923 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Chad G. said: Not a Popeye IMO. Popeyes have to have a "transparent clear" base which in some cases does glow, not a "yellow or Vaseline" base. The OP is a special IMO. Still a very, very nice marble. There are 3 qualifiers to make it a Popeye 1. Transparent clear base 2. whispy white strands running through the transparent clear base 3. at least 2 other opaque colors. I have seen Popeyes W a transparent clear base that is UV reactive though very rare, meaning it' still qualifies as a Popeye. As soon as I find an example I will post it, am looking right now. https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?p=344923&hilit=UV+based+Popeye#p344923 Whatever it is, it's on it's way. I guess given the choice of Vaseline or clear, I'd take the Vaseline... I wonder what Robert Block or the CEO of Old Rare Marbles would think. Interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this ID content due to unchecked behaviors by others on this board. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Nice score 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Tommy said: Nice score I've been looking at it for a couple of months and finally broke down and got it. 149 which took care of shipping and taxes. The other great one he had was sold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, Tommy said: Nice score He also sold these. One 149 and 159. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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