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Post by Chief on Jul 27, 2021 6:11:12 GMT -5
Wet Mint (-). Wet Mint-. Wet mint minus. Any of these three configurations is utter redundancy. Like saying something is perfect...almost. Or brand new, but slightly used.
To all the Jabo collectors, these sellers that every Jabo listing is stated as 'Mint', is ridiculous and I assure you, untrue. Obvious defects are not Mint, or even mint minus. Please leave appropriate feedback.
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Post by Chief on Aug 26, 2021 5:47:45 GMT -5
'Miller Swirl' by Peltier Glass. An inaccurate assumption or intentional inaccurate selling point. Just like any marble machine, the Miller machine made patch and ribbon, as well as twisty patterns. Non Miller machines can and did do the same. All marble machines can be adjusted to make a patch and ribbon, or swirl. It has been proven more than once.
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Post by detectivesmith on Aug 26, 2021 6:07:24 GMT -5
I've got one for you...'End of days'. Stop me from laughing, please! Okay first off, 'End of day' is a valid term for contemporary hand made marbles, however, a particular individual who manages a site that should be very accurate has titled the End of day page 'End of Days', pluralizing 'day', creating confusion with newbies. It should read 'End of Day Marbles'. So now we see listings for 'End of Days', as if the world is coming to an end.
Secondly, the site in question, as well as published in Everett Grist's 'Big Book of Marbles', is also picturing European cane made hand made marbles as End of Day, when they should be labelled 'End of Cane'.
End of day applies to hand gathered marbles. Generally, more contemporary marbles. At the end of the day, after an artist has finished up his last marble for the day, will have bits and pieces of glass from the day's work and will sometimes gather, combine and make an 'End of Day' marble from it all.
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Post by Chief on Sept 25, 2021 5:01:47 GMT -5
Hand blown. No such thing. 'Blown', implies air, which implies hollow, which is not a marble. Blown glass uses a blow pipe. Hand gathered hand made marbles employs a punty rod, which is not hollow.
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Post by Chief on Sept 28, 2021 4:37:42 GMT -5
'Hand selected'? Uh, really? What is the alternative? Feet? Machine selected?.
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Post by Chief on Oct 24, 2021 5:17:36 GMT -5
So many people are Calling every blue on orange Akro either Jolly Roger, or Claudia, both named after the Hardy's of Clarksburg, WV. These two monikers come with the distinction of being at least 1-1/8" in diameter. Corkscrew being Jolly Rodger and Claudia being patch style. Any marble smaller being named either, is merely a sales tactic.
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Post by Chief on Oct 30, 2021 5:45:45 GMT -5
"As is". No kidding? You mean I cannot get a warranty in case it breaks down?
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Post by Chief on Oct 30, 2021 5:47:55 GMT -5
"Must see". Seriously? As if I'm not already looking at it?
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Post by Chief on Nov 1, 2021 5:12:13 GMT -5
"Six pack". What are we dealing with here, alcoholics? I mean, 'Pack' in "Six Pack", indicates packaging from the manufacture, but you won't get that.
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Post by Chief on Dec 31, 2021 5:23:17 GMT -5
"Shooter". Just exactly how is someone supposed to 'Shoot' a 2" marble? Or, even a 1" marble. Why in the world is everyone calling oversized marbles, shooters? It would seem easy to understand the difficulty in someone using a 1", or larger marble as a shooter in a game of marbles. 3/4" is the maximum size a person is permitted to use in tournament play. "Well, what am I supposed to call it then?" Uh, anything but what it is not! Maybe boulder, oversized, or how about just stating the actual size?
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Post by Chief on Jan 4, 2022 6:55:59 GMT -5
'Estate...', 'Barn find', 'Grandpas...'. Of course, we want to call B.S. Bottom line, it doesn't matter. Provenance generally has no bearing at all. Except in the case of identifications made through evidence gathered at factory digs. Otherwise, it's all about condition.
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