I was gifted all these marbles

[Countryboy78]

[Countryboy78]

I know these are old at least most of them are vintage. If anybody knows the best way going about selling he's getting the best price please let me know. 

[GreyMaus]

Throw in a few Akros and you’ve got my collection (that I worked very hard to get)! Nice gift.

[Wolf]

Nice aqua blue slags, green/white German and a possible oxblood snake for your last picture. 

[Countryboy78]

What is the value of this stuff This is all new to me and I've been racking my brain all day trying to get a value on these things I'm thinking about sending them off to auction I just want to make sure I get a good price. 

[Wolf]

40 minutes ago, Countryboy78 said:

What is the value of this stuff This is all new to me and I've been racking my brain all day trying to get a value on these things I'm thinking about sending them off to auction I just want to make sure I get a good price. 

Well, if that last marble is an oxblood snake, it could be worth 100-200 depending on any damage. We'll need more pictures of it. Here's one that's 200. I believe it's in good shape. 

[Countryboy78]

I'll have to dig that one out again it's back in the box with all the other hundreds of them lol. 

[Countryboy78]

Is this the one you're talking about when you say ox blood? 

[Wolf]

It certainly looks like it could be some type of oxblood in a clear base. Is there a bunch of glass bubbles in it?

[Countryboy78]

Yes it's full of bubbles 

[Countryboy78]

This is about as good as a picture I can get with the phone I have. Both of these are like that I don't know what ox blood means I was thinking Oxford means it should be red but that doesn't sound right. I'm just wanting to get the best price I can for them I've got I don't know I may have a thousand marbles of different types I'm really overwhelmed. These are all clay and stone marbles. And then these say bennington's which I don't know what that means but if bags full of them they're really neat looking. 

[Wolf]

I don't know much about Bennington marbles except this,

"Bennington marbles were not made by a single company but were a type of antique, non-glass clay marble produced in large quantities in both Germany and the United States, primarily during the mid-1800s. They are known for the unique "eye" or bullseye patterns that formed when marbles touched during the firing process in the kiln."

"oxblood" describes an opaque, deep rust-red color, often with black filaments, that resembles dried blood. This color is distinct from other reds because it is always opaque, meaning it is solid and doesn't allow light to pass through, unlike transparent or translucent reds. It can appear on various base colors and patterns, such as in an oxblood corkscrew or swirl, but the key characteristic is its unique opaque, dark-red appearance with black filaments"

You may have an oxblood snake. Akroorka may be able to confirm it. He should be around tomorrow. He probably knows a lot more about Benningtons as well. Hope this helps...

[Countryboy78]

Yeah thank you I appreciate it I'm new to this site here so I don't really know how or if you can tag people in this but if you could point that person to this post and maybe he will be able to help out I appreciate the info man I really do

[Countryboy78]

Are these what you're talking about the very end of the marvel where they cut them off at the end If that's what you're talking about all these have them for the most part

[Countryboy78]

[Wolf]

1 minute ago, Countryboy78 said:

Are these what you're talking about the very end of the marvel where they cut them off at the end If that's what you're talking about all these have them for the most part

I'm not sure, Benningtons are just about my least knowledgeable marble.

[Countryboy78]

Okay well I tell you what I really appreciate all the information. I'm hoping these benningtons are catching a nice little price cuz I got a whole bag full of them

[Wolf]

Your Germans are worth bucks but they are also not one of my strongholds. 

[Countryboy78]

Yeah I got those sold tonight got 80 for them 

[Chad G.]

19 minutes ago, Countryboy78 said:

Yeah I got those sold tonight got 80 for them 

The Carmel and the onionskin (lower R hand side ) is where you made the money, the rest are pretty common Germans. The Pee-Wee onionskin if mint you probably did ok on to. 

Pee-Wee Onionskin

[Chad G.]

21 minutes ago, Countryboy78 said:

Are these what you're talking about the very end of the marvel where they cut them off at the end If that's what you're talking about all these have them for the most part

Those aren't cut off's. They're where the marbles where touching in the kiln.

[Chad G.]

4 minutes ago, Countryboy78 said:

Ok I thought those little dots were were they were maybe cut off from how they were made sorry I don't know what I'm talking about lol I'm sure it shows

It's ok, we all had to start somewhere