Buying & Learning About Marbles to Collect and Resell

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We meet Brian, a marble collector and flea market vendor at the Stormville NY flea market. We buy some gorgeous marbles from him and he identifies a number of them for us. We learned a lot talking to him and we hope you do too!
We're a couple of full and part time resellers finding new homes for preowned goods. We make a living finding unique clothing, collectibles, home goods and other treasures to resell online.
Thanks so much for joining us on our flipping adventures.
CHAPTERS:
Intro: 00:00-00:06
Marble Buying and Collecting: 00:06-13:46
After the Flea Market: 13:46-15:00
Bonus Porch Sale: 15:00-18:48
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@stargazer4625 5 ай бұрын

I sold marbles back in late 70s when i was a kid. I had adults that would pay upwards of $50 each. I had some unique stuff i would aquire by winning matches.

@earthlydelights 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@londonbridges9739 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, guys so much for doing this show!!! I just started collecting marbles and I am in love. I would much rather have a marble than a diamond any day. Your show really does educate me on marbles and I love it. Please please keep them coming.

@earthlydelights 2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! We hope to find this same marble collector and do a follow up video in the future!

@Aaron-8989 Жыл бұрын

I’m getting into collecting marbles too they look soo cool especially with the colors!

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I thought his collection was pretty cool. Just new to the world of marbles so I have a lot to learn.

@christinenorbe8618 Жыл бұрын

This calmed my mind as I just spent $150 on a bun of marbles so heavy I couldn’t lift. In it was a bag of uraniums! So many!!!!!

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

I love uranium marbles. Fun.

@UapArkansas 5 ай бұрын

Maybe you can help my wife, I believe she has lost all her marbles?

@SaraHermans-nl8qz Ай бұрын

No marbles aren't for woman them need to keep them hands away of the marbles.

@juanmanriqu3435 2 ай бұрын

I saw 2 bloody Mary's. Brought back memories

@juanitagarcia958 Жыл бұрын

Well that was fun! Isn't it great to meet people willing to share their knowledge on things? I love this kind of stuff. I can't wait to see your collection grow. I'll have to dig up my old marbles in a ball jar I bought years ago. You've got me all stirred up about it now 😂 Great job ladies 👏

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Glad it inspired! Love meeting people who are way into something and willing to share their knowledge. I can’t stop looking at marble lots on eBay now 😮

@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын

I started collecting 8 days ago. Tripped and fell down the rabbit hole.

@maries1381 2 жыл бұрын

Hey girls! What a fun lesson I just had about marbles!!! Wish I still had some from my childhood days. That was definitely what I would call a serendipitous of a day!!!! xoxo

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Glad your enjoyed! Thanks!

@ericks8526 Жыл бұрын

That was the blind leading the blind

@lupine617 5 ай бұрын

Great Vid... You ladies are so polite...

@earthlydelights 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed.

@TammieUnger-rm5ey 2 ай бұрын

Love your presentation you make it seem casual fun not too fast not too slow and good question and conversation. BTW he did say he'd only been collecting marbles for about 5 years. I've done it for two and there's lots to learn and those other marbles are a lot harder to identify than the distinct swirls so he already knows more and the prices were right because I've had some go to up to $105 dollars so that's generous at $20 in my view and the $10 and $3 varies. I enjoyed this video and the walkabout presentation was fun and educational thank you it's great 😃

@KZ-gi7ey 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this episode was awesome! Learned so much about marbles & the editing was fantastic! That house with the wrap around porch! Loved it!

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Thanks for commenting on the editing. Def try to make it a good viewing experience. That house really was something special.

@Bengal-BoyRyu Жыл бұрын

I loved your video. You said you were looking for uranium glass? I have it. Also all minerals handmade from 1800s. The ones I have are very rare.

@ericks8526 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God tell me you did not learn from this video this guy did not know anything about what he was talking about he was trying to sell something that was not accurate and he gave him a $3 marble and half of that stuff was junk, and boy oh boy he called those marbles Superman marbles that's a joke goes are a good trap for Superman Marvel's Superman marbles will not fade into any other color they will be yellow, red, and blue that's it they do not fade into another color if so that was a good try at copying the Superman marble they are so incredibly rare, and he tried to say that Bunches of those were eighteen hundreds worth there's not a pontil then it's 1800

@douglasw9624 2 ай бұрын

have a bunch of antique marbles from by great uncle born 1903. Those ones from the 1800s have a couple. also have many that appear to be made of clay like that are not perfectly round, and Bennington marbles (mostly brown but a couple blue). etc.

@earthlydelights 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great collection!

@johnengland8619 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@SalvagedSoul1111 2 жыл бұрын

That was fun!!

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@davidtomasetti8520 Жыл бұрын

Great video and he had some good prices. I did cringe though when you dropped marbles into the bag.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. I think the prices were good too. Good point about being careful putting marbles in the bag.

@originalsupermommy Жыл бұрын

I'm about to make vids of my marble collections. Very cool!

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Would love to see the videos when they’re up.

@originalsupermommy Жыл бұрын

@@earthlydelights I'm sorting marbles right now. 😃 I'm a glass addict of all kinds, not just marbles. Are you in any of the Facebook groups? I'm in a bunch of them.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

@@originalsupermommy we love glass of any kind as well. No I’m not but I should be!

@originalsupermommy Жыл бұрын

@@earthlydelightsthere are a ton of groups, some specifically for each marble company and some with everything in it. I heard the guy in the vid mention Black Market Marbles, I'm in that group too. I love hanging out in the Vitro and Peltier groups, and watching the drama in the Akro and Marble King groups. Occasionally I go drool over some CAC I can't afford in the Christianson Agate Co. group lol.

@seashoremudlark3916 Жыл бұрын

Nice video I have liked marbles my whole life I fins them beachcombing all the time but I also started buying and collecting them recently from antique stores and flea markets

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching. Love those sea tumbled marbles.

@shaneapplegate1975 Жыл бұрын

My favorite UV marbles are always the slags. Some of them glow so bright it's unbelievable. I also have a few large moss agate that are extremely UV reactive. Gotta love that uranium glass. Thanks for sharing.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

It’s really magical! I find it soothing and focusing to just watch them light up.

@IronChief 8 ай бұрын

Just FYI, Dave McCullough is still making marbles in West Virginia. I was there in May for a marble run called Appalachian Sundance. Might be making another run in April of next year. The bag of large marbles you bought I believe are Vacor out of Mexico.

@earthlydelights 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info and for watching!

@willk7184 10 ай бұрын

Fun video!

@earthlydelights 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

@Bengal-BoyRyu Жыл бұрын

I have uranium glass marbles im selling. I have all mineral from 1800s.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@bobleino3271 Жыл бұрын

I’m looking for uranium marbles.

@rachelkoiks 4 ай бұрын

I see the popcorn. And? Looks like my kind of 1-day portion. Not necessarily all in one sitting, but probably 2. Oily, salty, and sugary? Sounds great 😅 Y’all picked the one i would’ve picked with that crazy matrix middle. I’m still learning so idk the technical terms. Hehe

@earthlydelights 4 ай бұрын

Haha! That’s a latticino marble. I don’t know marbles very well but I can spot those ones. They’re, I believe, German and usually pretty expensive. I’ve only ever found that one. I bought a bunch of marbles in a tin at an estate sale last week and none had that gorgeous swirl. Thanks for watching!

@sherryirbvin7448 Жыл бұрын

Love marbles

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

We do too. Was a real treat for us to meet this guy and for him to be so generous with his knowledge. Glad you found the video.

@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын

I like how you show auction results on the left side. I don't own marbles BUT today I purchased Maxwell and Block books. I am curious about the limeade's.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the video. Just looked that book up and seems like a good resource. We just found a bunch of marbles at an estate sale and still need to sort through and identify them.

@cathyeller5722 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I should get my marbles out from under the bed and go through them. I love sweets so bad that I used eat plain sweetened condensed milk straight out of the can ( I don't do that anymore ). I just love you girls your such fun to watch.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Let us know how you make out with your marbles! Condensed milk is pretty dreamy. Tres Leches cake is one of my favs. Awww thanks so much for the love! We really appreciate you saying that.

@Really377 Жыл бұрын

I want the Superman. Any number on him?

@luvmuz40 Жыл бұрын

I loved the $20 marble you picked out. I was hoping you would pick that one.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

It was a nice one. Thanks for watching!

@ericks8526 Жыл бұрын

No that was like a $3 Scott had no clue what he was talkin about I feel bad for these women he put a lot of time and put that junk in a case that's why I was at the flea market for that was all garbage even the one with the flower in it was only new age and it was only worth what they say it was worth because someone actually hand blew that and it was someone's art

@oldscoolcooldiecast1879 Жыл бұрын

Hey im from West Virginia and love West Virginia swirls 😂 he said there nothing realy 😂 good stuff

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I love a good swirl. I don’t know what he meant by that. 😂

@Kristindoesstuff Жыл бұрын

Kelly… should be have an early intervention her or what??? Lol… girl you pick up interests like I do! I see Melissa was crushed you forgot to buy the one marble… 😂😂😂😂 Melissa, Mona relates so hard! Great informative video on marbles. Marble Man seems super chill and a totally nice dude.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

😂 yea we may need an intervention! We have marbles on the kitchen table now!

@Kristindoesstuff Жыл бұрын

@@earthlydelights repeat: “ My name is Kelly, and I am currently beginning to hoard marbles”. 😂😂😂😂

@ruthdthrifty209 Жыл бұрын

Learning so much from you guys. You meet the most amazing collectors. What did u do with all the sea glass?

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

That is very nice to hear. Thank you! We sorted most of it but stepped away from it with the garage Reno. We’re hoping to get the lots listed soon now that we have more space to work in. Will def do an update to share how it went

@ruthdthrifty209 Жыл бұрын

@@earthlydelights you could make a sea glass garden around the new garage space as you sort. It would make a beautiful glass garden. My husband is always rock hounding so I always pick up specimens and add them to the rocks in our back yard.

@wacoblaze 2 ай бұрын

Nice German handmades

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@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын

Did you sort through the bunch of marbles? Well, I fell down the rabbit hole. I do have a flash light to fully appreciate the designs. I spent on ebay, buy it now and bids. I didn't chase and I begged off several. I am showing self-control. I've commented on Mr. Bahr's videos.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I did. I used that purchase as a way of learning more but it def. Feels overwhelming because of the time involved in identifying each one. Some are more obvious than others but I’m very much a marbles newbie.

@anitahedgecock1968 6 ай бұрын

🌻🌿😊

@dgh5223 Жыл бұрын

I wish I would of saved my marbles from the 80’s. Never thought they would be valuable one day.

@joelmartinez6524 6 ай бұрын

Nice price for those marbles

@LZantho Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what's that outro music from! Is so calming!

@acanacan3717 4 ай бұрын

Bagus

@ginadefluri2422 3 ай бұрын

Hi, just got a bunch of marbles at an estate clean out. What should I look for and where do I start? Can you help me? Maybe I could send some pics if you would like to help me. Thank you. Gina

@earthlydelights 3 ай бұрын

I’m not much of an expert but after meeting this marble collector, I bought a marble ID book by Robert Block. It helped me ID them. Good luck!

@BudiDi-vd8id 3 ай бұрын

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@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын

I am curious about the limeade's at 6:20.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

I didn’t buy any from him but they were very nice.

@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын

@@earthlydelights Too pricey? I've been ebaying buying and bidding but not chasing. I got the Maxwell book y-day. I think it is hard to distinguish one company from the other. I think I know Jabo from Dave's Appalachian. It seems too easy to create a rarity in todays market. Example "chase cards" with sports cards. I just collect what I like.

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

@@ericbond5276 he was very reasonable with his prices. I bought some of his other marbles but not the limeades.

@Denki_died 3 ай бұрын

All I want is to keep them where is this place

@therusticcollectionebaysto7028 Жыл бұрын

New sub! Liked ✌️👍🧨

@earthlydelights Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for subbing and glad you enjoyed!

@MillicentHo 4 күн бұрын

0:17

@mikewitter-kx8xd Жыл бұрын

Never mentioned the most valuable marble

@johncuccurullo50 3 ай бұрын

Can I buy some from u

@earthlydelights 3 ай бұрын

Sorry! I don’t have any for sale at this time.

@ericks8526 Жыл бұрын

Okay, so I had to stop and say something I just want to let you know that that guy is not a marble collector and if so he would not be selling them and stating that they are a certain kind of marble when they are absolutely a knockoff as well as those Superman marbles he's calling have a fade two orange that does not exist in a Superman marble ,yellow red and blue only there is no fade to purple or orange and his glass German lutz marbles he was selling you a new day and age remake from Germany and he was charging you $20 for a $3 marble and then he puts them in a plastic bag all touching knowing these supposed to be collector items anybody who has a collector would have had more sense than that. And then you said you were looking for a uranium marble and you had one right in front of your face that was glowing in the backlight it's mixed with slag glass they glow in the black ligte green only because of the uranium and then you have orange for cadmium and then you'll have an off purple for manganese shall I go on that guy is a fool just saying , also every antique marble is going to have their initial inside of the marble you will have an obvious V for vitro you will have , you will have a c for Christensen, you won't have S for Shapiro ,J for Jabo and the Amber marble he was talking about was not Amber at all it's a new age marble the Amber marbles are going to be German mostly from Lutz

@UapArkansas 5 ай бұрын

You took the words right out my mouth