Wolf Posted Tuesday at 11:14 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:14 PM Please... It's also UV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted Wednesday at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:42 AM 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 Wednesday at 03:53 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:53 AM 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 Wednesday at 08:19 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:19 AM Badass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted Wednesday at 04:16 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:16 PM 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 Wednesday at 04:33 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:33 PM 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 Wednesday at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:40 PM 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 Wednesday at 07:03 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:03 PM I've been quite busy. I am very likely looking at something other than what everyone else is. What was "fixed"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted Wednesday at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:14 PM Buffed imho Alan. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted Wednesday at 07:19 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:19 PM 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 Wednesday at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:14 PM 59 minutes ago, akroorka said: Buffed imho Alan. Marble--On!! Thank you. I had the same reaction to some degree as noted - but I am still looking at something else (not the exterior colors). I could be wrong given how light plays through transparent glass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted Wednesday at 08:24 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:24 PM 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 Wednesday at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:27 PM 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 Wednesday at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:12 PM 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 Thursday at 03:33 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:33 PM 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 Thursday at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:30 PM 1 hour ago, Wolf said: From Inkspotsantiques.com: This is a great looking 3-color Akro Agate Popeye marble in Vaseline glass. That is what I was referring to. Folks get so focused on the surface that they don't see the matrix. Nice piece. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted Thursday at 06:03 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:03 PM 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 Thursday at 06:22 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:22 PM 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 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 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 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 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 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago It is a good marble and I would be happy to own it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Nice score 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 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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