r/Marbles Apr 01 '26

Any value here? "Are these good marbles?" (Answer is "Yes" Guide)

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Examples of the styles of marbles to look for when browsing online, visiting estate sales, thrift stores, antique shops, flea markets, yard sales etc.


r/Marbles Apr 01 '26

Any value here? "Are these good marbles?" (Answer is "No" Guide)

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Marbles to consider weeding out when browsing online, visiting estate sales, thrift stores, antique shops, flea markets, yard sales etc.


r/Marbles 6h ago

Identity request Marble Found at Bottom of Bechler River, Yellowstone NP

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My knowledge in marble identification is lacking but from what I may understand:

•The blue color is sitting on the surface rather than swirled internally.

•The ribbon is more like a thin strip that has an asymmetric taper (one end fading naturally, the other cut off abruptly) and doesn’t fully wrap around.

•The seam reads as a single localized crease (u-shaped), not a full equatorial belt running all the way around the marble — it shows up once as the marble turns.

Could this indicate a transitional, single-stream American marble from the 1900s–1920s? Or a Marble King/Vitro Agate from the 1940s-1970s?


r/Marbles 2h ago

Marble Collection a tiny cosmic pocket dimension, the detail in this piece is unreal.

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r/Marbles 9h ago

Any value here? I think i found some nice ones

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I bought three bags of marbles at a yard sale for $7 each. Here's what was in the first one. These are older marbles, right?


r/Marbles 5h ago

I found some of the marbles I played with during my childhood. May not seem like much but seeing them again made me so happy :) Thought I'd share my tiny little collection lolol

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These are marbles I had found on the ground while I would explore my neighborhood as a young kid. Near my childhood home was a glass place? I don't exactly remember, but it was easy to find these marble like things with flat bottoms and had enough tiny bubbles in them to look like it held a galaxy inside it


r/Marbles 1d ago

The treasured part of my collection

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r/Marbles 1d ago

Just got these Lovely little marbles!

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6 Hand Picked D.A.S. D&E Experimental marbles from small batch runs on July 20, 2017. The marbles are approximately 0.75” in size so larger than common marbles. Purchased off Etsy.

My favorite are bottom left and bottom middle!


r/Marbles 1d ago

Marble Collection Some marbles from one of my jars. (See questions below.) Thanks!

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Have some questions about the marbles in these photos:

Picture #1 - Anyone know what kind of marbles these are - I love the designs on them.

Picture #2 - Is the broken marble is one of those German swirl marbles? Ugh.

Pictures 3 & 4 - These marbles are not like the glass ones. They are rough and feel more like rocks. Anyone know what these are called? I like them.

Picture #5 - random mix of my favorite green ones.

Picture #6 - Random mix, but do any look unique?

Picture #7 - This was in the jar, but is it even a marble??? Such a weird shape!

Picture #8 - What the heck is inside this marble?! Did mold get in there or something? lol

Pictures 9-11 - Random bunch. Wanted to see if any were unique. Pics 10&11 are just close ups of a few because I think one of them is the German Swirl?

Would love to hear more info on these.

Thanks so much!


r/Marbles 23h ago

Help with identification please

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I have these five iridescent, multicolor marbles that I need help identifying. They are all the same size, seem to be glass and are similarly multicolored with an iridescent sheen to them like oil on water. Thanks


r/Marbles 1d ago

Parents estate find.. Anything?

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Cleaning out mom and dads house and came across a few interesting looking marbles.


r/Marbles 1d ago

Marble Collection Pokemon Marbles

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Live auction! https://ebay.io/m/G6bImW

I also have three others for 50.00 each


r/Marbles 1d ago

Marble Collection My grandfather's old marbles

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These were my grandfather's no idea if they're worth anything. Just thought I would show them off.


r/Marbles 2d ago

Hey

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r/Marbles 2d ago

Marble Collection Best resource guide for identifying and pricing marbles

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I am a complete newbie to marbles, so I bought this book off of Amazon to help me learn more, but the publication date is 2012. Does that matter in regard to value? Is there a newer book I should buy?


r/Marbles 2d ago

Want to sell For sale: a beautiful, curated collection of 125+ vintage machine‑made marbles

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Includes dozens of cadmium and uranium blacklight‑reactive pieces, several with both types of glow, and a few that combine uranium, cadmium and oxblood‑style swirls. Daylight and UV photos show the exact marbles you’ll receive.

I’m not usually a “marble guy,” so I’m accepting offers—please keep them reasonable. $160 OBO

Shipping from Orlando, FL; happy to pack these carefully for their next home.


r/Marbles 3d ago

The marketplace marbles all sorted and shot separately 🤤

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Spit all the marble facts at me guysss! The lady said she got them 60 years ago at an antique store.


r/Marbles 3d ago

Identity request Help Identifying

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My mother sent me these photos that she cleaned out from my grandparents house. The photos aren’t great but it’s all I have access to right now.

Is there anything cool about these? Thank you!


r/Marbles 4d ago

A classic beauty with a unique eye appearance!

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Peltier

Rainbow

Woody

UV

Anything else?


r/Marbles 4d ago

Hot House (Again)

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I'm not sure if this will be a permanent home for these beauties or not, but I like it for now. Thinking I might get some tiny LEDs to put in there to really make them stand out. Also included some individual close-ups I took with my real camera to really showcase some of the details. All by Hot House Glass.


r/Marbles 4d ago

Found at a church sale. Are these worth anything?

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r/Marbles 4d ago

Look what I found What’s up Marbleheads?!

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Found all of these in the soil around my yard over the last 8 years or so. House was built in mid 40s. Do I have anything noteworthy?


r/Marbles 4d ago

Sweet 1" Shooter

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30 Upvotes

r/Marbles 4d ago

Info on marble found in lake in central Minnesota. Any of you know anything about this cool marble we just found while rock hounding?

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r/Marbles 3d ago

quarry original genuine marble bookends Italian made

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