Steph Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 This had a buy-it-now on it. My first impression was that it was a bargain. I wonder how long it lasted before it was sold. Any ideas on a good price for it? Box of 12 Golden Rule marbles, each in their own box. They are a little hard to come by even individually, right? They're not still being made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 100-150 would be a fair price IMHO. Peace,Galen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Damn... What a cool find!!! 100-150 would be a fair price That would certainly be fair... At $15.00 ea. your lookin' at $180... I would think, in that condition, they would fly for that.... Then, given the original case box?? I'd even think $200-250 might be fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have seen them sold for as little as 80 dollars at a show. the marbles just do not sell that well except on ebay. I almost always take one of those boxes to the shows and in the last 9 shows I have only sold 4 of the marbles in the box. and that is at $15-20. it just in the bottom of the storage box now. Peace,Galen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 A couple years ago, I bought a case of 12 boxes for $45 on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 So, it sounds like the $99.99 for this one was not a steal and not too high. I usually sort my ebay searches by highest price first in an attempt to see what the most interesting listings were. I stop looking when I get down to about $50 final sale price. Which means that in addition to missing all the bargains Al gets on original packaging, I also only see the golden rule marbles people spend a lot for. Like the person who bought 4 individual ones without cases for $61. But I did a search just now specifically for Golden Rule marbles and found that the price for individuals with cases is in the neighborhood of $9 to $11 after shipping. Now I know. Thanks for the feedback everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutandhoney Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 This had a buy-it-now on it. My first impression was that it was a bargain. I wonder how long it lasted before it was sold. Any ideas on a good price for it? Box of 12 Golden Rule marbles, each in their own box. They are a little hard to come by even individually, right? They're not still being made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutandhoney Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Are these for sell, had many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I didn't get the box. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Steph, Several years ago, Galen had posted on LOM a link to an article in Time magazine, with this: "All company officers and salesmen carry a marble encircled by a gold band on which the Golden Rule is printed, take it out for inspiration when they have a business decision to make." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,833811,00.html (Sorry,I can't get that link to work, but here it is, in posting #15: http://www.landofmarbles.com/phpbb/showthread.php?20608-For-Travelers&highlight=samsonite) I've not been keen on collecting this marble, since most known marble transactions have been more like this: But some time ago I finally did get one; a real agate Golden Rule marble on eBay. Forget what it cost. Edited June 3, 2011 by Steph Fixed the link, I hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Of note: Pete at LOM has had marbles inscribed with the Golden Rule and ordered from China. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hansel, I fixed the link for you, I think. The ones with the real agates are awesome! That whole thread at LOM is pretty cool though even with some of the pictures missing. It's always nice to read about Patry's collection, so I don't want to discourage anyone from following that link. Here's another good thread. Pete's description of his collection is a pretty nice catalog all by itself. http://www.landofmarbles.com/phpbb/showthread.php?26349 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Of note: Pete at LOM has had marbles inscribed with the Golden Rule and ordered from China. David I suppose that automatically buys him two one way tickets to the dark side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Very possibly the Christian evangelical aspect of the transaction cancels out anything of a nefarious nature* but make of it what you will as I'm sure you will. David *Curiously it hadn't entered my mind. Pete mentioned this among some other projects he's involved in lately in rather a lengthy email exchange recently more regarding providing kids with killer shooter marbles having aventurine to the max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Very possibly the Christian evangelical aspect of the transaction cancels out anything of a nefarious nature* but make of it what you will as I'm sure you will. David *Curiously it hadn't entered my mind. Pete mentioned this among some other projects he's involved in lately in rather a lengthy email exchange recently more regarding providing kids with killer shooter marbles having aventurine to the max. Ahh! Spoken like a true politician. Christianity as well as providing for the children; how could any patriot (like me) complain? I should have been as pious, and instead commissioned crucifix sulphides and holy medals for the children. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Benedict_Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Very possibly the Christian evangelical aspect of the transaction cancels out anything of a nefarious nature* but make of it what you will as I'm sure you will. David *Curiously it hadn't entered my mind. Pete mentioned this among some other projects he's involved in lately in rather a lengthy email exchange recently more regarding providing kids with killer shooter marbles having aventurine to the max. My apologies for assuming a "Christian evangelical aspect" of the GR. "Examples of statements that mirror the Golden Rule appear in Ancient Egypt, for example in the story of The Eloquent Peasant which is dated to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2040–1650 BCE): "Now this is the command: Do to the doer to cause that he do."[6] Rushworth Kidder states that "the label 'golden' was applied by Confucius (551–479 B.C.), who wrote a version of the Silver Rule: 'Here certainly is the golden maxim: Do not do to others that which we do not want them to do to us.'" Kidder notes that this framework appears prominently in many religions, including "Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, and the rest of the world's major religions".[7]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnetgraphics Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Just thought you'd all like to know that a NE Ohio Company is now running an Indiegogo campaign to help fund a new production run of Golden Rule Marbles! Even a small $30 donation gets you your very own Marble with a Message! There are also large donation packages for groups and distributors: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/567106/emal/5240196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks for sharing that. Good luck with the venture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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