Valuable Marbles Ebay
Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann.
Valuable marbles ebay. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.
We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with fast free shipping on many items. Make offer akro agate company super rare uv purple yellow white popeye shooter rare 0 770 548 vintage west virginia red with white swirl marble 17 24 mm 2 99 1h 54m. Find great deals on ebay for rare glass marbles. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod.
Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s. Fast free shipping on many items. Marbles are part of a wide variety 865 lots of toys trains die cast vehicles and figures that was auctioned live on ebay october 26 2003. Unfollow rare marbles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Great deals on rare marbles. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive.
This is from a sampling of items that were auctioned by apple tree auction center. It was one of the most expensive marbles sold during that auction there were five other marbles that sold for over 5k and many others that sold for more.