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RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/13/2009 1:35:57 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 1876 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Here's a marble from the dirt in Wisconsin. It's pretty cool but it's not worth anywhere near that sea glass one. Attachment (1) (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 41

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/13/2009 7:46:46 AM    adshepard   Posts: 306 Joined: 8/11/2004 Status: online Here's what I'm thinking.  I have a home on the shore with a beach that hardly anyone walks on.  As a long term investment I'm going to dump a bunch of marbles in the rocks and sand where the surf line is and just wait for them to become valuable.  I should be able to find a good number of them in a few years.  Sounds like a retirement plan.  Alan (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 42

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/13/2009 9:02:29 AM    mannequinreject   Posts: 68 Joined: 3/25/2008 From: Brooklyn CT Status: offline And where is this beach? I go to the beach in the winter to hunt for sea glass.  The colder, the better.  I find awesome stuff!  Vaseline glass, marbles, bottle necks...I want to go today but I'm getting sick and my car is in the shop.  I'm itching to go though, because it's been more than 2 weeks!!! Compare to the summer, I find nothing.  Zip.  There's so many people collecting it in the summer... (in reply to adshepard) Post #: 43

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:44:18 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline It was 5 degrees out this morning, so figured it was a good time to go to the beach! After all this sea glass chat and photos, I was anxious to see what I could find. Here is what I picked up this morning. They are all pretty, and could be used in mosaics I'm sure, but I found very little that would qualify as "true sea glass" with the frosted look all around, and little pit marks. Most of the pieces had some frosting, and smooth edges, but none had had their shapes changed dramatically from tumbling hard in the surf. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 44

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:46:23 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline Heres some glass, not much frosting on these, they have smooth edges though. Hmmm, I dont even know if I'm on the right track really. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 45

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:47:52 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline This one maybe close, it's pink, and very rounded, and somewhat frosted. Lousy pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 46

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/13/2009 1:48:52 PM    tigue710 Posts: 2855 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline excellent idea!  No harm no foul I'd say.  I might do the same myself...  I'm guessing if you drop 1000 marbles in you might turn up 20 of em in five years... If you live on the ocean you know how things move about...  one of your marbles might wash up in Japan! _____________________________ http://www.newenglandglassworks.com/ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to adshepard) Post #: 47

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:49:02 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline I think this one is officially sea glass, but it is pretty ugly Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 48

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:50:12 PM    tigue710 Posts: 2855 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline that big ol gloppy lip is nice Bram... _____________________________ http://www.newenglandglassworks.com/ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 49

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:51:44 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline I'll throw these on Ebay "Freshly hand picked Victorian china shards, found this morning on the rocky coast of Maine". Starting bid.... $6.99, shipping..... $75.00... err, I mean $3.00... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 50

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:53:17 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline I guess I could see a jeweler could make a pendant or something out of these... Hey Tigue, are you supposed to be working today? like me :) Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 51

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:54:08 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline This looks like it was an old fancy bead or a hatpin head Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 52

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:55:09 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline cool colors Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 53

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 1:57:43 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline bricks and quartz Oh well, I'll try another beach soon, one that has more surf crashing action, maybe I'll find some that is all frosty. anyways.... thats it. No whole embossed colored pontiled rare medicines. just little chunks of glass very sad Stay warm ! Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 54

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 2:06:32 PM    tigue710 Posts: 2855 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline hey now sir, it is a lot work instigating arguments on this forum! only had about two hours of work today, was back home by nine...  I wouldn't mind so much if the ground was little softer and my truck wasn't broke down!  did manage a two hour walk with dogs looking for cellars though later in the morning...  didnt find any... < Message edited by tigue710 -- 1/13/2009 2:07:47 PM > _____________________________ http://www.newenglandglassworks.com/ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 55

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... New Pics - 1/13/2009 9:31:00 PM    RedGinger Posts: 4259 Joined: 12/7/2007 From: The Blinking Light Village Status: offline Nice pieces, Bram.  Hey some of us work at night.  Being home by 9AM sounds pretty good, though.  _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wkxAmQo-Vw&feature=related (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 56

RE: Selling sea glass on Ebay - 1/14/2009 12:14:47 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline So here is my first shot on selling sea glass on ebay. It's actually not glass, it's the pottery shards I got yesterday on the beach. Most of the sea glass pieces I got weren't tumbled enough in the surf, and didn't have rounded enough edges, or the frosted look. I'm going to look for another spot with bigger surf for that. Here's my little ebay experiment, if anyone wants to watch it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200298878925#ht_500wt_924 If it works, I could see myself out there on the beach when I'm 80, wandering around looking for sea glass :) I doubt I could handle a 12 foot privy at that age _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 57

RE: Selling sea glass on Ebay - 1/14/2009 5:53:36 PM    mannequinreject   Posts: 68 Joined: 3/25/2008 From: Brooklyn CT Status: offline You might be on the right track but those shards look more like something I'd find near the mouth of a river than on the beaches.  There are a couple beaches I've been to in CT that have produced shards like that, unfortunately. Hint. Dig through piles of pebbles.  It's where the sea glass hunters usually don't bother.  One time I kicked a marble right out of a pile of pebbles and now I spend hours digging those before I walk on the beach.  Don't bother with large piles of huge rocks.  Some people do and things you find there are bound to be good, but it's like the lottery. Also near city piers are good places for old frosty shards.  The thing I love best about sea glass is trying to identify where it came from! Winter is the best time!  Check google earth for more beaches :).  I've heard Maine can produce some fantastic glass if you know where to look. As for your shards on ebay, good luck!  Sometimes it's more in how you market the item...like on artist / handmade sites (artfire/etsy) you would get more money for your effort just by appealing to artists who are addicted to buying supplies. I have several pounds worth of shards but I'm still debating if ebay is the right place for some pounds of mediocre glass.  (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 58

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/14/2009 8:18:05 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 2495 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline It's funny you say that about the hint Mannequin, I looked for about a half hour and found nothing much, then just as I was leaving, I got on my hands and knees and dug through this long stripe of small pebbles and found a bunch of shards that were much closer to sea glass than the rest. I'm going down to one spot this week and picking up a bucket full of china that is just laying around on the ground, really colorful stuff. I'll see if I can sell it as craft supplies or something. Will be interesting to see if I come up with any good frosty pieces somewhere. _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 59

RE: Sea glass marbles ? Hmm... - 1/14/2009 10:28:35 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2590 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi everyone,  found this to be very interesting.  last year we had the author  richard lamotte of pure sea glass speak at our bottle club.  it was very interesting and he had some really pieces of sea glass.   color, shape and smothness seem to be the key.  i have found some on the eastern shore of md.  here is a pic. of some i have found.   good luck with your search.   rhona Attachment (1) (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 60

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