EBAY MARBLE BIDDERS BEWARE!
"Caveat-Emp~tor"
You will notice at the bottom of each Ebay
item page, this Latin warning, meaning
"LET THE BUYER BEWARE!!"
These are what we feel are valuable "tips"
for our clients who are not interested in
getting ripped off!! There are too many unscrupulous sellers
on Ebay, who sell new marbles as old. This
can be very annoying to the beginning collectors
to the serious collector who wants to get
what they pays for!
Any crooks out there that do not agree with
us can go take a flying leap back to their
own WEBSITE! And, get a life!
If you see something that you really want
to bid on, don't be afraid to ask the seller
questions, such as how old the marbles are,
the condition, etc. If you don't get a serious
response from the seller, I would not bid.
(Unless you purposely want new or reproduction
new marbles).
1. Stay away from anything that says "classic
swirls";
2. Stay away from anything that says "classic
Vitro's";
3. Stay away from anything that says "Jaybo
Classics";
4. Stay away from items marked "huge lots" of 500, 600, 800, 1000;
5. No reserve auctions usually mean it's
a worthless auction (unless they are a reputable
Ebay seller) and also most times the item
are damaged;
6. Do not bid on distorted pictures of marbles (out of focus, blurry, far away, marbles
in jars, etc.);
7. Plastic wrapped lots that you can't see
inside of, don't bid;
8. Anything claiming to be Indian painted,
unless it comes with authentication, don't
bid;
9. Anything egg shaped or crackled marbles,
I wouldn't bid;
10. Any large lots of all the same color
and pattern are usually new marbles;
12. Lots consisting of dull color marbles,
don't bid;
13. Lots consisting of large amounts of clearies,
don't bid;
14. Lots consisting of large amounts of colored
clearies, don't bid;
15. Lots consisting of large amounts of single
colored opaque solid colors, don't bid;
16. Marbles with pictures or with names that you haven't seen in any of the marble
identification books are usually new;
17. Items marked "Chinese checkers"
don't bid, unless that's what you want;
18. Any iridescent or oily surface looking
marbles, don't bid, if it's a mixed bunch,
and you see other older marbles, then it's
your call;
19. Any mystery bags, or mystery packages,
don't bid;
20. Remember, just because some marbles glow,
does not mean they are old, don't bid if
it's listed that way, companies such as Jaybo use old cullet
glass with some uranium that they mix in
with new glass. These will usually glow a
weak orange or yellow;
21. Pictures with jars of marbles that are
not displayed out of the jar, don't bid;
22. Any auctions with pictures that are dark
and far away from the camera, don't bid or
ask seller for better pictures.
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