Marvelous Mibs Marbles Collectors Zone

bigjohn691500 · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 254

Not to much going on out there, just a few of these, i got more but these were the best of show,,,

And a first for me, a opaque RED base Rainbo, ive been looking for one of these for along time, i finally got one,, yahooo,,,,bj

Ponkochan · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:08 am Post subject:

WOO HOO! The first group has got enough eye-candy to maybe bring Randy G. back around again. Laughing

That red-based Rainbo is the first that I've seen. It's really neat looking. Remnds me of a tomato. Congrats on finding that one too!
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tankgrrl29 · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

NICE!!!

i've been scraping pennies the past few months while paying off my car and saving for my granddaughter's visit. i just got paid and you gave me the urge to go hunting too!!

really pretty spread there Very Happy

and you're right - those red pelts are pretty scarce

coolbrezz · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

Nice score! That red Pelt is to die for!
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vince · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield, Ohio

I'm going to show my "Newbie-ness" here. The last one on the right in the 3rd row (blue w/ black stripe) reminds me of marbles I had when I was a kid, but I haven't seen them since starting to collect (3 years now). I'm pretty sure I had a bunch of them all different colors but all had a black line. Are they hard to find now? Who made them? Do they have a name (Galen? Smile

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This hobby continually brings me back to my childhood - when I was happy. (Don't pay attention to me - I just like to bitch.)

Thanks for posting them, bigjohn.
-- Dan

randy go · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Southern California

Dan,

It is a Vitro Blackie. It comes in white, yellow, red, green, light blue, and deep blue. All of them have the black line. Many of them have a fusion of another color. It is very common, so don't be tempted to pay higher prices for them as "Hybrids". One fourth of them are like that.

PS. West Virginian swirls remind me of my childhood. I had tons of them
I like the third mib bottom row, just cuz it's unusual. Nice haul BJ.
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bigjohn691500 · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 254

Thanks everybody,,,, Vitro blackies i think have evolve over the years, what ive noticed , and i may be wrong, but the older they are the more tight lined black on the center you get,, you can tell the difference between old ones and new ones in that over the years the center band got wider and the color bleeds started happening,, the older ones seam to me like they are more defined,,, yes no?,,,,bj

Thanks Randy,, That mib was exactly the one ide hope someone would notice,, would you believe it looks like a cross between a helmet and an all red,, as a matter a fact thats just a patch on an all red,, good eye on that one,, i kind snuck that in there to see if anyone would ask about it..

delkins · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject:

I like those yellow jackets, BJ. Nice group!

-Dave