The winner can choose one of the following. For contemporary fans, a Geoffrey Beetem ribbon core:
Or an assortment of Peltier Rainbos:
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CONTEST TIME!!!!! |
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We haven't had a contest here in ages, so it's about time. Guess the weight of the jar below in pounds and ounces. The person who comes the closest without going over wins. The jar is made of plastic and measures 12 inches tall and 27 inches in circumference at the bottom. All of the marbles are glass. Post your guess in this thread. Contest closes Saturday at 9 pm Central Time.
The winner can choose one of the following. For contemporary fans, a Geoffrey Beetem ribbon core: Or an assortment of Peltier Rainbos: |
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santa.theteddiestrader |
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5 pounds and 13 ounces is my guess
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Poplarhead |
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6lbs 8 ounces
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raynsandy |
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7 pounds 12 oz
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BobandPat |
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9 lbs 2 oz.... and thank you for the contest.
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hipocritter |
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You're right, there hasn't been a contest in quite a while. This is fun!
My guess is 8 pounds 14 ounces. Thanx Pinx! |
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snootysnaffles |
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I will go with 20 lbs.
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Wow! Most of you were way low. As you can see, Snootysnaffles is the winner coming closest to 26 pounds. Congrats and PM me with your choice of prize and address. |
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snootysnaffles |
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Hi Pinx, I will take the assortment of Peltier Rainbows for our prize in guessing the weight of the jar of marbles. I have to ask you, is there any action with marbles today. When we were involved there were several sites that had Marble Auctions each week and we really looked forward to them. Also, the Marble sites were full of marble enthusiasts talking among themselves, sharing their knowlege and helping each other ID marbles. The bidding on the auctions was fast and furious. When looking through the archives of this site it is evident than the same type of enthusiasm is here but with a drindling number of collectors and I find no real marble auctions. I suppose that you could say that there are quite a few marble collectors that drifted away like ourselves. I wish I could pinpoint why we did but I cannot because we really enjoy watching and bidding on the auctions. I have followed marbles offered on the E-bay sites but it does not interest us and we would not buy a marble on Ebay. There are some that had problems with Blocks auctions but I have to say that when Bob gave a ID of the Marble and its condition, you could take it to the bank. If I had a complaint about Blocks it would be that sometime delivery of your purchase might be a little slow, but when we received the marble, it was everyting that Blocks stated it was. We have not checked to see if Marble Auctions still exists but if they do, let us know and I think that we will be right there again bidding and all of us will be having fun like in the past. Snootysnaffles
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Snootysnaffles:
PM me with your address so I can send your prize. I think you are right that there are no more online marble auctions -- Running Rabbit, Bob Block, Del Morgan are all auctions that I am aware of that no longer exist. I'm sure there are others that are gone too. I'm not sure if it became too difficult to compete with eBay or what the cause may have been. I know Craig Snyder tried to start an auction site about a year ago, but I think that folded too. He started it because so many people were complaining about eBay, but he did not enough participation to keep it going. The economy may be keeping people away also. Buyers don't have the money to buy and sellers are sitting on their marbles until they can get decent prices again. Just a few thoughts on the subject.... |
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