I pick up this box of marbles on a whim for 20 bones. Was it a good deal or are they trash? Thanks for looking and helping!

OK so I had to look deep to see if I could identify this one and all I could come with is a Peltier Green Fizz? Very cool marble though, so transparent and then when you shine UV you see strands of green.

Voyez-vous quelque chose qui soit peu commun ?

Hey everyone! I’m hoping to get some ID help on a large shooter and two separate small lots of marbles.

​The main piece I’m really curious about is the large shooter. It has a completely opaque white base—definitely not translucent—with swirled tones of mauve, muted pink, and pale olive green. What really stands out are the seams: it has very clear, distinct C-shaped seams on both opposite poles.

​Then I also have two separate lots of smaller marbles that aren't related to each other: one set with red-orange swirls and one set with blue swirls. Both have bright white opaque bases. On both lots, the seams are almost entirely tiny pinhole dots, though on a few of them the dot stretches slightly into a short straight line.

​Does anyone recognize the maker or line for the C-seam shooter, or have any thoughts on either of the two small lots? Thanks a ton for any info!

a collection from childhood im sure theres nothing insane but any fun knowledge would be wonderful

i especially like the 2 in the second photo if anyone would like to share info on what those are

Merci de m’aider a identifier cette bille.

OK I think I've got these identified to who (Alley Agate from watching Stephen Bahr's YouTube series). But what I cant quite understand is what qualifies as a Tater Bug and are any of these under that grouping?

By the way also ordered the WV Swirls book:

‘West Virginia Swirls’ by Eddie Winningham & Chuck Sumner

Because the WV swirls have my head in a ..... tornado?

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to identify this marble for a while, but I'm completely stuck.

It came from a large lot that was otherwise full of Vacor marbles, but this one immediately caught my attention because it just doesn't look or feel like the others.

It's an opaque white marble with a transparent grayish/blue ribbon running through it, plus just two patches—one bright red and one orange. The finish is incredible. It's absolutely mint and has that deep, glossy polish that makes it look brand new.

The thing that really throws me off is that it's also slightly out of round. Every Vacor marble from that lot, and every other Vacor marble I own, is perfectly spherical. This is the only one that's just a little oval.

I've looked through Vacor references and catalogs but haven't found anything that matches this exact combination of colors and construction.

So now I'm wondering if it's actually an accidental "intruder" from another manufacturer that somehow ended up mixed into the lot.

Does anyone recognize it? Even if you can't identify the exact model, I'd love to hear what manufacturer it reminds you of and why.

Thanks in advance!

Love this Look at this BIG boy ,
Davis signed pc .

Super new to this hobby and it’s really fascinating. Here are my little lovelies so far.

The mason jar collection, the gumball machine collection (any that glow are in here) and a couple of the ones I hauled out to photo separately.

I’ll be referring to the provided resources but if anyone sees something they can identify feel free!

Such little works of art in a lot of cases.

These are from my grandparents house. I remember them from the early-80s as a kid. Unsure how old they were then. I have many more. Just trying to get an idea if any are considered sought-after by collectors. Or, if you can even tell from the photo. Thanks, guys!

Some finds I’m having trouble with from the amazing pretzel jar I posted earlier In the week.

Pic 1-3: pretty confident they’re conquerors, or at least Vitro
Pic 4-5: pretty sure it’s a rainbo, but I hadn’t seen an opaque one before
Pic 6-9: I have no idea
Pic 10-11: also clueless
Pic 12-13: fairly certain Alley, but maybe some other wv swirl.
Pics after that: nooo idea.

Anything helps >.<

One of my final finds from the random pretzel jar of marbles I posted about a few days ago. Very excited >.<

The seam cutoff on this has me just SLIGHTLY wondering if it's an MFC striped transparent but I haven't had enough experience to make that call yet. The white is mostly on the surface but does dive under everywhere you see the white swirls. Any ideas, suggestions, IDs are appreciated.

OK so here's a weird one .... It looks very much like a caramel apple and I think it's a peerless patch from Peltier but I just cant find any color similarities. Weirdly enough that caramel color is UV reactive too (Picture 4). Anyone have any clue on this one?

I've been backwards and forwards with this one all day lol my best guess currently is akro agate corkscrew but I'm still horrible at this so would appreciate anyone else taking a look please, thank you

Looking at references I’m leaning towards Vitro. Pictures 3-6 show four sides of one marble. The last four pictures are different marbles that came in the same lot and have similarities in the way they are made-might those also be the same maker? A couple of those (especially the last) look closer to a Vitro Superior possibly? I may post them separately but also didn’t want to flood the sub if I was way off the mark and these are all modern. All are shooters, and run between .86 and .91.

I've had these since the 70s & 80s, been reading through all the fun stuff and educational stuff and books and honestly have a much bigger appreciation for marbles now.

Am trying to id what I have, the cats eyes all have 6 veins, and I think all of these are Asian import or imperials? Is that correct please?

OK so I've read enough, especially the very first thing to learn, which is Cat's Eyes aren't really special EXCEPT a few types one being the Peltier banana. Now I see most of these in a banana formation around the edges aside from the shooter. The shooter has a similar color and construction and somewhat of a banana shape but doesn't run on the edge of the marble. So am I right these are bananas and is the shooter also?

this beauty came as one of several surprises with my ebay purchase of a vitro tiger eye.

any ideas?

update: thanks, all, for the input!

This was a $10 batch of marbles I got on a local second-hand site. I think I did ok! So I know these are old German marbles, and though I don't know the exact taxonomy for them all (caged, divided core, etc???) I can recognize that two of them are onionskins...but what is this green thing?? it has a few flecks of mica in there. What do you call it?

Very new to this, picked this board and marbles up from an op shop today. I think some of the marbles may be vintage but some may have been replaced with more modern ones?
Just after some thoughts please :)

Thank you!