Marvelous Mibs Marbles Collectors Zone

txmarble · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 192

Ebay seller - I love glass balls - is at it again. He/she is currently listing a NLR Christmas Tree in Mint condition. Item #370029017475

I sold this marble to this seller back in November. It is a polished marble - I know, because I polished it and I clearly said so in the ad. Here is the description from my original ad.

"Two National Line Rainbos - a Christmas tree and a Wasp. Both have been polished. 5/8. Buyer to pay $3.00 S+H. International shipping is more. PayPal, checks, or money order."

The Marble Monkey · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

HERE is the link to the auction.
Also moved to 'Pros & Cons' Smile

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jormibnut · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 101 Location: Hartford, WI

I bought two marbles from this guy last year that were described as mint from his "personal collection". They were pitted so badly that I threw them in the trash and gave him a negative feedback, my first in 5 years.

His response was to give me feedback and call me an a$$hole. He was probably right but eBay, not even knowing me, decided that was a little strong and removed his feedback. Ya gotta love eBay !!... Art

txmarble · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 192

I emailed the seller and told him that I had sold him the marble and that it had been polished as stated in my original ad. I suggested that he stop the auction. Here is his reply.

I can not edit this listing it's to late, but will notify buyer, and tell them if they are unhappy for any reason i will refund complete payment.....Gary

gdp1 · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: washington

I don’t at all condone sellers misrepresenting marbles but it is rather easy to see even from the picture that this marble is a polished one. It’s a nasty world and buyers that want to play the ebay game have to learn what they are bidding on. Just yesterday when I looked at the peltier listings on ebay, of the first 6 listings only 1 was even a peltier.

tankgrrl29 · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

Ponkochan · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

Man.........that's sad. Like Chris says, you can stop a listing because of an error (even if there's bids) and re-list it with the correct info. For what it's worth, the seller is Gary or "ICUNOW" on Lou's board & on here. He hasn't posted on this board yet.

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

This guy posts on other boards and he knows better and this isn't the first time his auctions have been questioned.
Kris