Marvelous Mibs Marbles Collectors Zone

marrrlee · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 122 Location: ca

A comic book store was going out of business in town, and everything was 50% off, so, I went in and bought a price guide...when I was browsing thru it, there is an advertisement for Morphy's AQuction house..and in the picture it has what resembles some sort of Onion Skin...it doesn't give the size, or condition, as they are just featured items that have been sold...it states that this marble sold for fourteen thousand , three hundred dollars...$14,300.....could this be true???

here is a better picture

romanoak · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Lexington, Ky

Yes that marble brought that, plus I think a buyers premium. I had the pleasure of seeing that one in person, left me speechless. Bill

chucks_mibs · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

What type of onionskin was it and why did it sell for so much?.....was it the size???.....sentimental reasons?.......bidding war?
$14,000 is quite a bit to pay for a marble!
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kris7047th · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 777 Location: Monroe,Michigan

I would only hope that it was a LOADED Lutz.
Kris

EagleRidge · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 44 Location: KY

They have their old catalogs online, but, with few pictures:
http://morphyauctions.com/catalogs.html
I didn't see a picture of that one, but, that painted bird sulphide from the below thread sold for $2130 Dec 2005
http://marvelousmibs.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=436
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marrrlee · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 122 Location: ca

It is beyond my realm of reasoning as to why it would sell for $14,300...Fourteen THOUSAND dollars???

I can go to the site with the catalog link, but I can't get them to open??

kris7047th · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 777 Location: Monroe,Michigan

Seriously,.. that amount would cut what I owe on my house in half. However, to have that kind of cash for a marble, ya probably would be living in a more exspensive house....LOL
Kris

Ponkochan · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:43 am Post subject:

I had saved this picture from a Morphy Auction of an Onionskin that sold for $13,750! I don't remember any of the details though...........size, condition, etc.

marrrlee · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 122 Location: ca

I believe that one is the same one that sold for the fourteen thousand?? or am I wrong?

and no one has explained why it sold for such an astronomical amount. or does anyone know?? ty

Ponkochan · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject:

I believe that it must be the same marble. I found the text that went with the copy of the picture that I saved from the "liveauctioneers" database (which was where I got the $13,750 sale price.........strange, isn't it?). Maybe this explains the record price?