you guys/gals wanna see a comparison Hobby vs. Hobby
Bigjohn69
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The Mick rc is, would you say, "the holy grail" of card collecting,, well This box set is the Holy Grail of the Marble collecting world, it dont get any better than this for a box set, the only exception is theres a bunch more Mickey mantles out there than this set, extremly rare,, find one of these in a garage sale and you struck gold,,, jeepers what a nice box set,,, bj
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my Mom knows a lot about these valuable marbles, and she also dabbles in rare paperweights....as you can tell, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.
<< <i>Why don't you go right ahead and take dump in that paper bag, place you lips around the opening and breathe deep >>
I second that.
<< <i>I dont care how "rare" they may be, I could take a dump in a paper bag and it would be a 1/1. >>
I would think it would be called a #2 in one
<< <i>Anyone who drops 2 large on some manmade colored stones has lost THEIR marbles! I dont care how "rare" they may be, I could take a dump in a paper bag and it would be a 1/1. And because the marbles themselves lack any type of insignia/stamping, it wouldnt be too hard for a "marble maker" to make them. The weakest attribute to a "valuable" marble is the fact that no 2 are exactly alike. That would seem to open the floodgates to counterfeiting issues since the counterfeiter doesnt even have to make exact copies! >>
I thought you were selling your crap and leaving the hobby and these boards???? Isnt it about time you make good on this promise???
Shane
<< <i>Anyone who drops 2 large on some manmade colored stones has lost THEIR marbles! I dont care how "rare" they may be, I could take a dump in a paper bag and it would be a 1/1. And because the marbles themselves lack any type of insignia/stamping, it wouldnt be too hard for a "marble maker" to make them. The weakest attribute to a "valuable" marble is the fact that no 2 are exactly alike. That would seem to open the floodgates to counterfeiting issues since the counterfeiter doesnt even have to make exact copies! >>
first of all i just want to say, i know marbles like you guys know cards i studied them for years, with my bankroll, i agree, dropping 2 large on a 5/8 inch peice of glass is crazy, but the ones with bankrolls use them like you do cards, as an investment,, and from experience as in ANY hobby you can tell fake from real, with marbles its all about the glass formulas for certain companies which inturns tells you who made them, and aprox when they made them and the rarity of them,,, these 2 hobbies are so simular its unbelievable,, they made marbles by the box car loads back in the day some what like the 80's 90's with cards, you guys say burn them we say the same thing with common marbles, only we say sling shot them. theres guys who have 500k invested in marbles just like card guys, there is one huge difference,, if a tornado was to come ripping through your home with all your unprotected cardboard, you stand a fair chance of loosing your investment unlike marbles, i can guarentee if a tornado comes through my house i'll probably be the only one on the block left intact, lololol, wype the glass off and keep going,, it is always nice to sell a high ender when you find it amongst common junk, just like the card collectors,, fun fun,,bj
oh yea that estimate on that box set is a little low, ill bet it goes for at least 15k+, the size is uncommon, 11/16 of an inch is extremly rare and to have 25 of them its its almost unheard of.
<< <i>What year were the marbles produced? >>
this type were made between 1925 and 1931, an exact date doesnt matter in the marble world, but the era does,,bj
<< <i>Anyone who drops 2 large on some manmade colored stones has lost THEIR marbles! I dont care how "rare" they may be, I could take a dump in a paper bag and it would be a 1/1. And because the marbles themselves lack any type of insignia/stamping, it wouldnt be too hard for a "marble maker" to make them. The weakest attribute to a "valuable" marble is the fact that no 2 are exactly alike. That would seem to open the floodgates to counterfeiting issues since the counterfeiter doesnt even have to make exact copies! >>
Just think, some people collect mass produced athele photographs on cheap cardboard.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Thanks for sharing.
while I would prefer marbles with insignia or characters, those with their original box are pretty cool.
<< <i>I dont care how "rare" they may be, I could take a dump in a paper bag and it would be a 1/1. >>
When you catch on and start rolling those feces into little marbles let us know. If you add eating crayons to the mix we'll give you a home with free meals.
God bless Ron White.
"We gotta stop grouping all of the crazy people together god d---it.
Whats this guy do?
Oh he rolls his s#$! into little balls and eats crayons.
Fine, I'll feed him for the rest of his life, what does this guy do?
Oh, he kills productive members of our society.
Well he should have rolled his s#$! into little balls and ate crayons"
Thanks for sharing, does the fact the original box is included add any value?
If so how much?
Steve
What's the current trend in this market?
Have any of these sold recently and should they reach the 8-12K estimate?
oh yea tack on another 17% for buyers premium, make ya spit your coffee out on some of them
FEB 2010 auction results
Gecko just sucks at life
Marbles are marvelous collectibles.
<< <i>Heres a link to the most recent past auction that ended in feb of this year,,, the good stuff is on page 2 ,,, wow,, bj
oh yea tack on another 17% for buyers premium, make ya spit your coffee out on some of them
FEB 2010 auction results >>
Beautiful. Thanks.
AUGUST 2009 result,
Lot 1132 and lot 1133 you can see the prices realized on those single guineas with one difference,, these marble in this auction are only 19/32 inch and 5/8 in. big big difference from the other boxed set ones, lol, crazy huh
It's a neat bonus when I dig one up with a piece of metal. Always seem to find them near wheatback pennies and Mercury dimes.
<< <i>I always love seeing high end collectibles from other hobbies. It always amazes me the amount of stuff that is out there that I just have no idea about. It also frustrates me to think that I've been at an antique store looking for baseball cards or guitars or something, and may have overlooked any number of high-value items that I've never seen -- maybe never heard -- of.
Thanks for sharing. >>
AGREED, kind of cool what others spend their dough on
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>John, please disregard Gecko--he is an idiot who keeps promising to leave the boards but doesn't, much to our continuing disappointment. >>
believe it or not stuff like that doesnt bother me, you have to be a little crazy doing this hobby to a point,, you soon run out of room to stick it all, i have roughly 50k marble collection and ive amassed it by buying a bunch and selling off a couple here and there to pay for it,, just like you guys do with cards,, my desk looks like im having an easter egg hunt on it, pretty pathetic to a point, but when your retired you have to find stuff to do, ive always had cards but most are them lousy 80's and 90's, in the mid to late 90's i switched to collecting basketball cards and have quite a few of them.. one thing if you learn anything about me is, i dont care what people say to try and provoke a response, we go through that on the marble boards just like you guys do here,, theres a fight brewing now on there and i just choose to stay clear, all the fight is about is this company in ohio is running batches of marbles that closely resemble the older high end marbles, there fighting weather or not they should be doing this, lolol, kind of funny if you ask me, but the opposers are really just trying to protect their investments, its understandable i guess, the only problem is these high marbles are sunk into collections and wont be seen unless someone dies, so the new collectors coming into the hobby are running around like a chicken getting the ax looking for them, so they venture into the newer made marbles and in some instances they show up on the bay as old just hoping some suckers out there buying them, so he has his points about fakes and forgeries, its a tough hobby,,, bottom line just about everything you guys go through with cards ive been through it with marbles, from ebay fakes to rip off's,ect ect, i find it kind of cool how much we have in common.,,, bj
<< <i>If I were stranded on an island and had a choice between a stupid piece of small, rectangular cardboard (mantle) or a box of these marbles, I'd take the marbles. I might be able to stun or kill a fish or small animal with a hard throw, which might keep me alive another week or two. Eating cardboard would only keep me full for 2 days. >>
bahahahahahah, yea you could probably start a signal fire to if you hold them in the sun just right, i agree,, lololol," i dont care who you are thats funny right there",,,lol,, bj
<< <i>On rare occasion, while hunting early 20th century sites, I dig marbles while metal detecting. Mostly clear or blue glass, sometimes clay...never anything that stunning.
It's a neat bonus when I dig one up with a piece of metal. Always seem to find them near wheatback pennies and Mercury dimes. >>
funny you should say this, because thats how i got started collecting marbles, when my knees got arthritus in them so bad i couldnt hunt no more, all i had was a bunch of old coins and a pile of marbles, well everybodies doing coins in some fashion but nobody knew about marbles, i was asking this guy down in florida who sells marbles for a living (marblealan) hes pretty much the God or one of them of the marble world, he taught me alot and after a while they just melded into another collection, had to give up the metal detecting so i just side stepped into marbles,,,bj
I realize CU is mostly into collectibles they can slab, but perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea for them to branch out into authentication of other collectibles as well. Sort of like a central point for authentication, a "warehouse" of experts so to speak, maybe like that TV Pawn Stars guy calls in an expert when he wants to know the value of various things, and whether or not the items are genuine, but do it on a national level. Maybe this is already being done by some other company out there.
<< <i>Maybe PSA should develop a marble authentication service? I'd like to see that slab - probably wouldn't stack too well >>
Think of baseball cubes. Only much much much smaller.
Thanks bigjohn for this thread. Truly fascinating
I would think a less known hobby, like marbles, might be sort of nice.
Kiss me twice.....let's party.