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Selling sea glass on Ebay - 1/9/2009 9:25:19 AM    downeastdigger Posts: 1975 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline So check this out on Ebay. How do you tell this "Hawaiin Sea glass marble" from a marble found at a TOC construction site in, say Cleveland. I'm not bein accusatory here, but is there a way of telling? I've got a jar of marbles that look like this ! I'll sell them for $20 and it will be a bargain deal :) http://cgi.ebay.com/SEA-BEACH-GLASS-RARE-MARBLE-TURQUOISE-AQUA-BLUE-ANTIQUE_W0QQitemZ130279263261QQihZ003QQcategoryZ41221QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2248wt_909 < Message edited by downeastdigger -- 1/14/2009 12:11:50 PM > _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com Post #: 1

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 9:36:35 AM    farmgal   Posts: 209 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline Hey bram.... Nice marbles but they look like the ones I remember as a child. And if I am correct the big tin can of them are still in the closet back home. The tin can is worth more then the marbles most likely. farmgal _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 2

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 10:29:33 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 1346 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline The seller must be happy. $66 seems like a ton for that. It looks like a regular marble with a matte finish. They don't specify if they themselves formed that from a piece of beach glass or if they found it (already in marble shape) at the beach. I've seen cooler pontilled marbles sell for less! (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 3

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 10:34:55 AM    tigue710 Posts: 2756 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline gotta have a good scheme or scam, on ebay... _____________________________ http://www.newenglandglassworks.com/ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 4

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 10:45:03 AM    woody Posts: 2788 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I believe it is a pontiled marble. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 5

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 10:56:31 AM    Road Dog   Posts: 1239 Joined: 6/9/2005 Status: offline Could be a foreign Sparkler or a Master Marble. At Best ,If it were a German Pontil Mib in mint condition it would not get half that.   < Message edited by Road Dog -- 1/9/2009 10:57:12 AM > (in reply to woody) Post #: 6

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 11:00:58 AM    Road Dog   Posts: 1239 Joined: 6/9/2005 Status: offline People collect Sea Glass. Might be something to do with those old Glass Shards.$$$$$  (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 7

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 12:06:23 PM    adshepard   Posts: 268 Joined: 8/11/2004 Status: offline I've seen some crazy prices for sea glass on eBay.  There have been some ungodly prices on glass stoppers.  I got tons of them and maybe it's time to run them through a tumbler for a sea glass look and make some cash. Alan < Message edited by adshepard -- 1/9/2009 9:34:12 PM > (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 8

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 12:15:53 PM    farmgal   Posts: 209 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline I have sea glass from Cape Cod and New London CT....The memories aren't worth cash to me. I'll keep the sea glass. Sad tho so much has to have a price on it.....farmgal _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to adshepard) Post #: 9

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 12:48:28 PM    Bottleman Posts: 916 Joined: 9/3/2004 From: Central Pennsylvania Status: offline Last year I ran a plain aqua stopper through the bottle tumbler but I used sand and rocks instead of copper. The darn thing brought over $50 to a “sea glass” collector. I felt a little bad after doing it though so I haven’t done any since. I can tell you though that a good majority of the so called sea glass objects like marbles and stoppers on ebay are fakes that people run through tumblers. (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 10

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 1:36:44 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 1975 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline Yeah Bottleman, I guess thats what I was meaning, how can you really tell if this stuff isn't just tumbled. I could never lie and say I was selling "sea glass", if it was just broken glass run through a tumbler. My conscience wouldn't allow it. But look on Ebay at the "surf tumbled sea glass" catagory. Look at the "items completed", then sort by "highest prices". There are one or two sellers with very proffesional looking selling techniques who dominate the higher prices, some of which are amazing. They make me think I should just be down the beach collecting Maine sea glass instead of digging bottles. But then look at the lowest prices paid. Very similar looking glass pieces are being sold, but not being sold or photographed as professionally, and the are being unsold at .99¢. And they also swear it is "hand picked" authentic sea glass, never tumbled or altered". I can't help but wonder what is the true TRUTH? I also wonder how hard it is to tell the difference up close _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to Bottleman) Post #: 11

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 1:45:39 PM    glass man Posts: 5360 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline I HAVE A GOOD MANY PONTILED MARBLES,MOST ARE CALLED "SWIRLS" AND ARE BEAUTIFUL,VERY COLORFUL, AND MAKES THAT MARBLE LOOK VERY PLAIN.HOPE TO GET PICTURES OF THEM WHEN WE GET OUR NEW SCANNER UP AND GOING.THE EBAY MARBLE LOOKS LIKE A MACHINE MADE MARBLE FROM THE COLORS ETC..I WAS ON MARBLE CHAT FOR AWHILE /BUT JUST CAN'T GET A HANDLE ON MARBLES. SEEMS MACHINE MADE MARBLES ARE MORE DESIRIBLE THAN THE HANDMADE ONES IN MANY CASES! REALLY HAVE TO HAVE ALOT MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ME TO UNDERSTAND IT!I HAVE TO BELIEVE AS TIME GOES BY THE BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE MARBLES WILL INCREASE IN VALUE. _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jseTa7HUIDU MIRICLES OUT OF NO WHERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBMsulQMqm8 THE WALL! LOVE ~JAMIE (in reply to Bottleman) Post #: 12

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 2:00:15 PM    Road Dog   Posts: 1239 Joined: 6/9/2005 Status: offline Marbles ain't so bad Glass Man as long as you don't try an figure those West Virginia Swirls. Can't wait to see your pics. I have quite a bunch of Handmades even after selling a bunch off.  (in reply to glass man) Post #: 13

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 3:02:37 PM    RedGinger Posts: 3335 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline Bram, on the topic of sea glass marbles, check out those beaches I told you about.  I used to go in the winter and walk along the beach finding them.  It's good when there's too much snow to dig.  Plus, you never know what you'll find.  Winter is supposedly the best time for beachcombing. As for the ebay link, there's no way to tell.  I wouldn't want to buy someone else's marbles anyway.  I'd have more fun and they'd have more meaning if I found them myself.  _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69BozyMnVSg&feature=related (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 14

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 3:40:26 PM    kastoo   Posts: 1498 Joined: 9/7/2004 From: Lagrange, GA Status: offline nope.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160307892600&category=41221&_trksid=p4340.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%252BC%252BS%252BIA%26itu%3DPSS%252BCRS%252BUCC%252BUCI%252BIT%252BUA%252BSI%252BUS-BWR%26otn%3D8%26ps%3D33 I've already found two of these quite far inland..lol. (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 15

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 8:40:13 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2121 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Here's a good site that shows the difference between tumbled glass and seaglass. There definitely a difference. (Crazy prices, though!) http://seaglassassociation.org/GenuineVsArtificial.php Here's some I threw in the tumbler: Attachment (1) _____________________________ When God closes one door, He always opens another, even though sometimes it's hell in the hallway. (in reply to kastoo) Post #: 16

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 8:44:35 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2121 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline One more Attachment (1) < Message edited by pyshodoodle -- 1/9/2009 8:45:56 PM > _____________________________ When God closes one door, He always opens another, even though sometimes it's hell in the hallway. (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 17

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 8:52:42 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 1346 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Cool site. They realy are pretty thorough on discussing the difference. Your tumbled pieces don't look half bad either. You find so much broken stuff on the hunt for antique bottles that you throw out. I wonder if there is a legitimate market. Be honest with people - that is, tell them that you tumbled it - but use genuine antique glass shards? (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 18

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 8:54:53 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 4984 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: Jackson, New Jersey Status: offline Kate, next time you tumble stuff like this, throw in a few small pebbles.  (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 19

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/9/2009 8:55:52 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2121 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Here's more info explaining the difference between seaglass and tumbled glass: http://reviews.ebay.com/Purchasing-Genuine-Real-Authentic-Beach-Sea-Glass_W0QQugidZ10000000000100279 I like this part under tumbled glass: "some who are a bit more particular then others will actually seek out old bottles which to then turn into tumbled craft glass." That would be me. I look for color and texture in the broken stuff and bring it home. _____________________________ When God closes one door, He always opens another, even though sometimes it's hell in the hallway. (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 20

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