CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE/ UPDATE!

[VaMarbles]

@Fire1981

@akroorka

@Tommy

@The Nickel Guy

@disco005

@Wolf

@Parmcat

@SequoiaBET
 

Good Morning and Merry Christmas!

Here are the pairings for the exchange for 2025!

Akroorka/Tommy

Fire1981/Vamarbles

The Nickel Guy/Disco005

Parmcat/SequoiaBET

Wolf/ Akroorka

We only had 9 sign up so I’m asking @akroorka if he would be kind enough to exchange twice 
 

Here’s how it works.  Contact your member/partner through Private Message to find out their address and maybe ask them a few questions? Types of questions you might ask…colors they like, do they like a certain maker, swirls or patches, etc?  Keep it simple but good info to know!  Last year most members sent around 5-10 different marbles to their partner.  It doesn’t have to be high dollar marbles just something you would like to gift.  Then send your gift to that member on or around December 10th!! Please use this thread to send pictures if you like once your present arrives.  Keep it fun and Merry Christmas  to all!

 

 

 

[akroorka]

I am on board with with this.

I have way too many marbles.

Marble--On!!

[disco005]

1 hour ago, akroorka said:

I have way too many marbles.

What? No such thing. 
😅

[akroorka]

OK--i just have too many--LOL.

Marble--On!!

[Fire1981]

How many gallons of marbles are too many🔥

RAR

[disco005]

30 minutes ago, Fire1981 said:

How many gallons of marbles are too many🔥

RAR

42.

😂

[disco005]

No one got my joke? Dang it, I'm a 🤓. 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979): this is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything:

42.

[Fire1981]

Quiet ! I’m watching Young Sheldon and he ironically was just talking about the number 42. 🤪🔥

RAR

[Fire1981]

I need to revisit that book🔥

RAR

[The Nickel Guy]

Oh boy disco005 !!!

You are so kind. 

I'll be the first here to report that a cool package was delivered today. I looked like Ralphie tearing into that box like it was an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!

Put your sunglasses on so you don't hurt your eyes with these greenish wispy 21/32" marbles loaded with sparkling aventurine. I don't know what they are yet but they are . . .

Awesome   I am informed that these are Marble King Aventurine.

Then there is this cool cullet. It is turquoise and orange stripes and of pretty good size. I am told this is an Akro Agate Cullet and it is so groovy. 

But I was super surprised to find a set of Akro Agate Snakes. Yellow, Blue, White, Green, Orange and . . .

RED!

What? A red Akro Agate Snake! Of course all of them are great examples but I am a lucky dawg to have disco005 as my trading partner.

Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you and all the fine people on Marble Connection Forum.

I never even thought I'd see a red snake in my hand let alone HAVE ONE. Wowee!

 

[VaMarbles]

What great marbles!!!

[The Nickel Guy]

Yessir ! Fun Fun Fun. 

[disco005]

Actually I should have been the first to report back here because  @The Nickel Guy was way more organized than I have been this last week.
 I received my treasures from him on the same day that I sent his out, and I should have already posted my prizes, work is in the way and that stinks. I promise I will take and share photos very soon.

@The Nickel Guy if you want to do your own research on those marbles, don't read further -
I stalked you on Marble Connection to try and find out what you liked 🤣
The set of five that are Green with AV, those are Marble King.
The cullet is Akro, you posted once that that is your favorite color combo. 
I told you, I'm a 🤓.
Hahahah! 

[disco005]

Also, I've learned the ways of these Christmas exchanges . . . label them! 😅

[The Nickel Guy]

3 minutes ago, disco005 said:

don't read further

Haha  That wasn't going to work. I like Marble King and I like those green aventurine a whole lot. I like 'em all a whole lot. I think I might have an Akro to rest up next to that cullet. Don't work too hard. 

[Wolf]

Thank you Akroorka. These are great big marbles! One is about as big as a golf ball. I thinks it's a early CAC, maybe. The 2nd biggest looks like a Greiner but I don't know. I'm pretty sure the other 2 are Germans of some sort with the colorful one having a stran of UV. Magnificent!!! They are little beautiful time machines. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!!

[Wolf]

[VaMarbles]

Wow!!  What a nice set of Handmades!!

[disco005]

The Nickel Guy wow!

I was blown away when I received this box of treasures !
Of course the first thing I saw was that massive Rectangular Planter 😍

And then getting to unwrap all the other packages was like early Christmas, but I suppose that's the whole point haha. An Andy Davis Spinning Top and Base, three Peltier Transparent Rainbos, a WHOPPER 1 Inch Vacor Spaghetti, a Vitro Conqueror (which I've always admired, but now I own one!), four WV Swirls for which I now own the book and can study them to find out what I have . . . but WAIT! There's more!  An absolutely gorgeous set of Vacor SuperNovas which were handpicked for me for their unusual darker color 🤩 AND some Alley Cullet dug by Ron Shepherd ❤️ with handpicked Alley marbles. . . . WHAT??
 @The Nickel Guy This was an amazing way to start the Christmas season, all this Orange just lifts my spirit. I mean I know you have BOATLOADS of Vacor but to handpick a full game set, that is really something. I can't pick a favorite here, I look at the Spaghetti shooter and that's my favorite, but then there is something so satisfying about cullet with matching marbles, the dramatic colors of the spinning top and base, I feel like a squirrel trying to cross the road lol, which one do I look at? I suppose for collecting strictly Akro Agate for 20 years, these new additions are especially exciting for me. Thank you The Nickel Guy, Merry Christmas to you and to all here. This was fun and I'm glad I had the opportunity to participate in this Christmas Exchange.