Featured Marbles - Do I try to sell them or give them to my Grandson for play.

I am finally feeling like I can get out more. No more treatments for a while. I went grocery shopping by myself last week and decided to stop at the local secondhand shop. I went to the toy dept. to see if there were any Barbie clothes for my granddaughter. I saw this bag of marbles there and bought them because they were only $1. I know absolutely nothing about marbles. I am not looking for a price on them. I just thought someone could tell me if I should try to sell them or should I just give them to my grandson to play with. I tried to separate them by color. Hope that helps.

 

the matt colors look older....but I don't see any antiques..

 

That's ok. Just checking to make sure. Thanks

 

let's see what others come up with..

 

Hard to get more Bang for the Buck than the delight of a precious child with a new bag of marbles...for a Buck!

 

Nothing special in those
Seems the granddaughter prefers the worthless ones

These are American machine made and vintage

This may be antique German hand made

The rest are modernish Japan or Mexico

 

Here is the group. I forgot to add them but thought you would like to see them.

 

My grandson wanted them. He is 8 years old. I do not think he cares how much they are worth but his Mother just said he could not have them. Oh well. I will put them in a clear vase. They are pretty.

 

I have mine in an eccentric glass box from a craft show. Most are just cat's eyes I picked up because they were cheap, pretty & reminded me of my childhood, when I can remember packets of five coming as a premium in some kind of breakfast cereal. I also have a few that were given to me by a family friend when I was a young child. He was probably closer in age to my grandparents than to my parents, & I think they had been his when a boy.

Last I looked, there was quite a lot on line about marbles from the collecting community.

 

she thinks he'll swallow them.......

 

Ha ha. You do know how overprotective parents are nowadays. He is 8. I would think he would know better than to put them in his mouth.

 

Exactly

 

They are very pretty and we also played with them when we were young. My brother was the reigning champion. Since my mother bought them for us, I assume she didn't think we would hurt ourselves with them.

 

Y'sure would! Komo nailed it. Imagine what that child lives through every day!

 

Even if he did, at that age unlikely to choke, just pass them on through without incident.

 

Can not help, I lost my marbles long ago.
But glad to hear you had some fun while you are feeling better. take care

 

I have mine in a Mason jar on the window sill. My grandson and I played with them. I'm sorry your grandson is missing out.

 

There used to be a website called Land of Marbles. Those guys were great. They'd help ID marbles and they were passionate about collecting. You'd be surprised at what was valuable and what wasn't. Collectors want marbles that have shiny, unpitted surfaces. 99% of marbles we get have small dings that you need a magnifying glass to see. If they've been held together as most are, they bang into each other. If it's a really valuable marble, it's acceptable to have it polished as long as you let the collector know. I've never had any valuable ones, but they're all interesting.