Marvelous Mibs Marbles Collectors Zone

lstmmrbls · Site Admin Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 696

Couple years back when the new runs got going I predicted white base single color marbles would come out. I said it sucked and hoped it would not happen but I guess the good old boys just couldn't help themselves. How they can keep saying they are not trying to mimic the vintage marbles is pretty much impossible now. Of course we will still hear denials but one look at this pic says it all. They should be ashamed. And I wonder if any involved trashed Scott Patrick or any of the other mimic producers. And how many involved with Jabo wil keep saying nothing is wrong with what some are doing. And if Dave did not want these produced, they wouldn't be.

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CATFISH · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 488 Location: Montana

Hmmm, interesting.
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browse4antiques · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 552

It appears that the marbles were intentionally made to be confused with genuine antique examples. I guess every area of collecting has people whose only interest is in exploitation for their own financial gain. I just don't understand why there are so many collectors who seem to be embracing the whole new Jabo production, when all the while it is degrading marble collecting in general. ... Roger
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jormibnut · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Hartford, WI

Roger: I couldn't agree more. I bought some of the original Joker marbles for my granddaughter and haven't bought any since .Nor do I plan to. They're pretty, but so are some of the Chinese imports and the felt tip painted clays that I put in the same category. Art

lstmmrbls · Site Admin Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 696

Isn't it nice to be able to post how we feel with out getting slammed by folks that don't think we should feel this way.
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hipocritter · Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 176

roany poany · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:49 am Post subject:

anybody know the over/under on how many days it will take for these show up for sale, strewed about with a mixture of vintage marbles?
And it WILL happen <---you can bet more on that than you can on 5 aces
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that1 · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 365 Location: here

I'd wager it probably has happened. Don't get me wrong - it's no problem for the people who know what to look for... "this is obviously not even close to ravenswood's pallet" or "CAC colors are a touch richer" or "alley's 3rd flame tip (counting from the top) are generally more distinct" Laughing

Put one of those in a group of four other vintage marbles with similar patterns, give it the "lot found in my great uncles attic at a stranger's estate sale" and it will be trouble.