Which ones are RARE?!

**brendan1414** · Apr 26, 2011, 04:04 PM

Alright, this is a tad bit funny... btu my grandma is having me take care of her fish while she is in florida... so i noticed that she has a BUNCH of marbles in the tank of it... so i need to know which ones might be good to start a collection. and before you say "o you are stealing them" she told me i may take some and i believe they are mine from when i was little anyways haha so idk.. give me types to look for... i see some cateye ones, some solid colored ones... but idk what to look for exactly...

**brendan1414** · Apr 26, 2011, 04:14 PM

i see some pretty milky red ones, and some other interesting ones... i guess i will pull them out and take a picture for everyone =]

**ivan salis** · Apr 26, 2011, 04:19 PM

the "clear" color catseye type are the newer ones --solid "milky" white with color swirls are older type * mostly made in west virginia --the clay marbles types are even older

**duffytrash** · Apr 26, 2011, 04:30 PM

go for pretty and what you like...what haunts new collectors are tryin to get the holy grail ...i study marbles everyday and have for 20+ years and theres always something thats new in the marble world...go to a show or find a collector in your area...youll be amazed!!!! dont ever buy a marble for an investment....buy what you can afford and what you like.....it takes years and years to know marbles....

**brendan1414** · Apr 26, 2011, 04:36 PM

yes duffy, i would assume that it would be hard to know anything about marbles. that why i PREFER coins, with the dates RIGHt on them hehe i will go take a look at them now and post pics of the interesting ones

**brendan1414** · Apr 26, 2011, 05:26 PM

alright, i sure do hope these were worth digging through a dirty fish bowl for... lol

**duffytrash** · Apr 28, 2011, 05:48 AM

nice vintage marbles but i dont see anything real rare...i would put them in my dollar bin at the shows and let people pick thru em...nice starter marbles...