2013 Marble Exchange

[ROGUE]

damn that really sucks. much like cops and doctors, you should be able to trust your mail carrier 100%. usps should take that shit more seriously.

Mike,

That's exactly how I feel. I feel completely betrayed. The one thing that used to be a huge backbone of America. The American government tells me how I should relinquish my personal power and let them take care of me completely? I can't even get a box to my house, how are you gonna protect me?

Somebody post some pictures of their marbles quick so I don't cry

[hangtime]

Rogue, I got one of yours, very nice man. Hope you get yours tommarow.

TwoTimes, awsome implosion! AP?

brehmglass, I love the backing art.

Glasstle, nice vortex. Ubtanium backing? cool!

richsantaclause, cool little earthy marbs!

Glassdocnc, Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this!

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[Joemess]

I got my Mibs yesterday and I cannot say enough how pleased I am with them and how much I am looking forward to participating in this next year! First off,BIG THANKS go out to GlassnDoc for the immense amount of time, patience, and organization this took to pull off. Second, I would like to thank Berning, Toothpayne, Chad L., AkmeWon, Justice glass, Slow, GambitGlass, and Belliot for the great treasures.

Andrew Lazenby

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[Joemess]

I'm pretty sure I know what happened because it has happened before. The mailman feels a box that seems like it has something expensive in it, he jacks it, and marks the package as return to sender, but the package never actually gets scanned.

I know it sounds unbelievable, I had to listen to this non sense in person. So I ask, "how is my package showing as departing this destination?" It's not the actual package they tell me, it's the bulk code that it was assigned to. So the actual package isn't in it, it's just a phantom. With my torch I was following it all over the country and then like 45 days later I think it showed up back at the senders house beat to shit.

The story goes, the mail man delivered it to the wrong address but the person there signed for it, but didn't accept it.... yeah sounds legit right?

So supposedly this mail man takes my package back to the post office and just dumps it in the return bin and forgets to scan that he had done so. Well, coincidentally the sorter forgot or missed scanning it as well.

I was doing this all the day this package supposedly got delievered because I was watching the tracking very carefully. When that thing said signed and delivered I ran straight to the post.

I was on the phone with somebody from the post for the next 45 days daily and they gave me such a run around. They also told me since it was insure that I had one of three choices. I could have the package investigated and tracked, I could claim the insurance, but they won't even start investigating a claim for 60 days, and if they deem that you were at fault they will not pay you, or you can have you post man investigated.

Now I was told by several different people at several different office that this is standard operating procedure. You have the choice of one and one only. You can not combine. Either you try to find it, or you might get your money, but definitely not both.

I wish I knew how many other things that I wasn't expecting got stolen.

Man, I hate that for you. I was a letter carrier for many years and finally, after having a splendidly stupid boss one time, I decided that I really did want to go back to college and finish so I left. I cannot begin to tell you how much of a miracle it is that your mail gets to anywhere on a daily basis. I also hate to tell you that while I have never seen someone steal an item, I have seen levels of carelessness that would make you sick to your stomach. As far as the claim... That is indeed how it works. However on that note you have to understand that because people abused it when it was less restrictive, it has become ridiculously restrictive.

Keep looking, the Mibs may still be in the mail!

[ROGUE]

Man, I hate that for you. I was a letter carrier for many years and finally, after having a splendidly stupid boss one time, I decided that I really did want to go back to college and finish so I left. I cannot begin to tell you how much of a miracle it is that your mail gets to anywhere on a daily basis. I also hate to tell you that while I have never seen someone steal an item, I have seen levels of carelessness that would make you sick to your stomach. As far as the claim... That is indeed how it works. However on that note you have to understand that because people abused it when it was less restrictive, it has become ridiculously restrictive.

Keep looking, the Mibs may still be in the mail!

I guess I understand tightening restriction because of abuse, but the fact that they can basically tell you to go ef off even when there is insurance should really raise people's concerns. I had no idea the post office was this corrupt until I started having to ship all the time.

I also think the fact that they told me I could choose one of three choices and if I picked one I was completely screwed out of the others and they say it like its no big deal, really pisses me off.

I don't get how those can be options

1- insurance claim, will start investigation 60 after schedule arrival of package. If they are found negligent(which they won't be, because they will lie) they will give you your money.

2- They investigate and try to locate your package and return it to you, but if you do this and they can't find it, you cannot file an insurance claim.

3- You have the post man investigated, if it is found that he has your package it will be returned, and they give you some guarantee of that post man not running your route again. However, if you choose this route you cannot have your package located, or claim insurance.

How absurd is that? Is it just me? Am I just too emotional over this lol!?

[Joemess]

I personally would go with number three... A carrier does not want a postal inspector after him. Its not fun...If you are doing something wrong they will catch you.

As to the others, the majority of folks who work at the PO are good people who do their best to get your mail to you on time. It is not an easy job. It sounds like you have a bad apple of a carrier, deal with that and it may solve problems in the future. The inspectors look into fraud quickly and intensely.

I enjoyed the job, loved walking my routes. Only problem was I have an issue with taking directions from a slack jawed mouth breather, and boy was that man a mouth breather who would stab is own mother if he got something out of it.

[Greymatter Glass]

Here's the marbles I got, big images...


Top Row: Salado Flameworks, brehmglass, Toothpayne, TwoTimes
Middle Row: MarioSC, Lysa, RioGlass
Bottom Row: Richsantaclaus (5), glassdocnc, Chris L

http://www.greymatter.org/marbles/mibex/MibEx2013.jpg


Also, bonus, I found my box from 2012, so I'll post those here:

http://www.greymatter.org/marbles/mibex/MibEx2012.jpg

[richsantaclaus]

I am totally relived about the exchange - I took a chance that you artists would embrace something totally different using the science of metallic reactions in a silicate base. Of course the marbles are not HUGE but the Earth tones were obtained by using reactive glass with non-reactive glass rods over a white base, then "arted up." Metals can be polished and made shiny but when mixed with glass they revert to the organic colors you saw (if you received any of mine). Organic blending occurs and several colors come from just using two rods depending on which metals were used when the original colored glass was made. It isn't anything like the reactions one gets with Boro but it happens with white opaque base soft glass. I spent about 8 months studying chemical reactions under very high heat and keeping notes. The marbles were made using soft glass.

Thank you for your kind comments.

[ROGUE]

I am totally relived about the exchange - I took a chance that you artists would embrace something totally different using the science of metallic reactions in a silicate base. Of course the marbles are not HUGE but the Earth tones were obtained by using reactive glass with non-reactive glass rods over a white base, then "arted up." Metals can be polished and made shiny but when mixed with glass they revert to the organic colors you saw (if you received any of mine). Organic blending occurs and several colors come from just using two rods depending on which metals were used when the original colored glass was made. It isn't anything like the reactions one gets with Boro but it happens with white opaque base soft glass. I spent about 8 months studying chemical reactions under very high heat and keeping notes. The marbles were made using soft glass.

Thank you for your kind comments.

I personally think they're awesome! Wish I had some lol


I personally would go with number three... A carrier does not want a postal inspector after him. Its not fun...If you are doing something wrong they will catch you.

As to the others, the majority of folks who work at the PO are good people who do their best to get your mail to you on time. It is not an easy job. It sounds like you have a bad apple of a carrier, deal with that and it may solve problems in the future. The inspectors look into fraud quickly and intensely.

I enjoyed the job, loved walking my routes. Only problem was I have an issue with taking directions from a slack jawed mouth breather, and boy was that man a mouth breather who would stab is own mother if he got something out of it.

Thanks for the tips Joe. You're absolutely right. I should have him followed by the inspector. I was so clouded by my feelings I didn't even realize how pertinent of an option that was. Obviously my post master general is also crooked, but he's not delivering my mail, so if this guy got transferred to a different route or fired I think that would solve mine and my neighbors problems.

Somebody suggested last night that I put up posters in the neighborhood asking if anybody else has had problems with the mail and then post and email address for the people to respond to. Then I could go in with a bunch of ammo next time.

Joe, I also know that most of people in general are ok people. I try to never lump a group of people together and call them all bad. Just in this instance, it feels like the whole post is against me. I know it's not true, just my feelings running wild. Hell I know several people that have told me they are friends with their courier.

[istandalone24/7]

i actually didn't get any of rich's marbles.....:(

mr santa.....would you be interested in doing a one for one exchange?

[Captain Glass]

Hey rogue since you haven't gotten your package yet if your anywhere near zen today from 2-5 ill be there working on stuff with Ned and will give you one of the marbles I got from mr Claus.

[Greymatter Glass]

I try to never lump a group of people together and call them all bad.

Yeah you know, I've met some really cool child molesters... :P

If the mibs don't turn up by .. lets say... end of next week, hit me up, I'll launch something in your direction.

[ROGUE]

Hey rogue since you haven't gotten your package yet if your anywhere near zen today from 2-5 ill be there working on stuff with Ned and will give you one of the marbles I got from mr Claus.

I am actually coming down with Chad in a little while lol.

Please don't give me one of yours, those are yours. I'm working on getting mine back. I did end up getting my torch back after a long fight last time, so we'll see. The tracking just updated and says that it departed Tampa for somwhere this morning, so I don't know what's going on. The mailman said he already delivered it(on the 8th), so we'll see what shows up in the package.

[ROGUE]

Yeah you know, I've met some really cool child molesters... :P

If the mibs don't turn up by .. lets say... end of next week, hit me up, I'll launch something in your direction.

Point well taken on the child molester thing lol.

Thank you for the offer.

As I posted right before this something is in the works I put in the report on the morning of the 9th, the mailman said he delivered it on the eighth and now the tracking number said it just departed a sorting facilicity in Tampa dest unk lol.

[MarioSC]

Got my mibs in yesterday. Got some pretty awesome stuff. Will get pics after I get home. Oh and I'm in to send a marble ur way as well Rouge if that package doesn't turn up.

[Chad S]

I would also be willing to do the same Rogue, I would send you a few mibs. Please keep us updated on the status of your shipment.

[Chad S]

i actually didn't get any of rich's marbles.....:(

mr santa.....would you be interested in doing a one for one exchange?


I got like 4 mibs from Santa, I would be more than willing to send one your way if your unable to get your hands on one. Merry X-mas!

[Captain Glass]

I'm just going to take him one anyways

[ROGUE]

Thank a lot everybody!!! I really thought after seeing the status on the post tracking page that it would show up today, but the mail just came and went again.

It definitely won't come tomorrow because they don't deliver on Sat anymore, so lets see what happens Mon.

[istandalone24/7]

I got like 4 mibs from Santa, I would be more than willing to send one your way if your unable to get your hands on one. Merry X-mas!

sweet. i'll send you one of mine if we do this.

[Chad S]

sweet. i'll send you one of mine if we do this.

Pm Sent.

[ROGUE]

I have GREAT news! and a story to go with it of course.

I got my marbles and... the whole thing was caught on tape and by a good glass blowing friend of mine that made a trip down from Crystal River. So my mail got delivered earlier today, right around 1pm, well around 230 he came back and tried sneaking my package at my front door because he must have seen my car leave, but I wasn't in it.

So anyway, the dogs bark and alert me to his presence so I walk out my shop door and look right at him, my friend saw the whole thing, he turned his head quick, turned his back to me and walked down the driveway and didn't say a word. However, he just got done stating yesterday that he delivered it on the 8th.

But the awesome thing is that I got the marbles and they are freakin AWESOME!!!

I want to thank brehmglass, Hangtime, John A. The Glasstle Group, Gambitglass, and wakinda so much. The marble are beautiful

And Marina, my goodness. You are a saint. The box was wrapped perfect and the labels were more than I could have hoped for. Thank you so much for doing this for all of us.

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[Slow]

Glad you got your marbles, but that's some bullshit. Get a PO box, man.

[ROGUE]

Glad you got your marbles, but that's some bullshit. Get a PO box, man.

I guess I'm gonna have to. You're like the 20th person to tell me. It just makes me mad that I have to inconvenience myself over some butthead.

[glassdocnc]

I'm glad you got your package but I also urge you to look into a more secure way to get your mail in the future.

I learned last year that I needed a better way to track who exchanged with which other artist. The red and green tags (red recipient, green creator) really helped this year. The biggest hurdle was matching sizes/complexity and making sure no one got two from the same person.

[Greymatter Glass]

You can request packages sent to you be held (general delivery) at the post office, that way you get your regular mail, bills, junk, all that shit, but any packages will be held, not delivered.

I suspect he stole the box, then when questions started getting asked he decided he better return it, then maybe had third thoughts and figured THAT would seem suspicious and came back....

I would contact the state attorney general as well as the state postmaster, and file a formal complaint. The guy is obviously a tool. Glad you got everything tho!

[ROGUE]

You can request packages sent to you be held (general delivery) at the post office, that way you get your regular mail, bills, junk, all that shit, but any packages will be held, not delivered.

I suspect he stole the box, then when questions started getting asked he decided he better return it, then maybe had third thoughts and figured THAT would seem suspicious and came back....

I would contact the state attorney general as well as the state postmaster, and file a formal complaint. The guy is obviously a tool. Glad you got everything tho!

Grey, I had no idea that was an option. That's where it's at right there. I'm gonna go set that up Monday for sure. Thank you.

Well I already filed a local police report and I told them what happened today and they said they are still going to follow through with investigating it.

I was in contact with a friend whose uncle is a mail man and is giving me some inside emails so I don't have to use the general email. He thinks by using this email it won't get screened and the person who needs to see it will. I think this time the guy may have screwed himself.

[Greymatter Glass]

General delivery is usually case by case... like I don't think you can just sign up for it, but maybe you can. When I lived in Hawaii a lot of people had general delivery because they lived on roads or areas the mail couldn't get to, lacked a legal address. It's also how many homeless people are able to receive mail without relying on a shelter address or something.

When you have someone mail you something they put the address as:

YOUR NAME
GENERAL DELIVERY
CITY, STATE, ZIPCODE-9999

The Zipcode is the zipcode of the post office you want to pick it up at, and append a -9999 to the zipcode which is secret USPS code for general delivery.

Mine would be:

DOUG HARROUN
GENERAL DELIVERY
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107-9999

Many online ordering systems wont let you enter a general delivery address, but usually you can contact them via email an get it sorted out.

Also, the post office wont notify you that you have a package for pick up so you have to track it if you can, and/or just check the post office frequently, they'll usually only hold it for a few days to a week.

You'll need at least one valid government ID with your name on it to pick something up, so you can't use a fake name or anything, unless you have a very good fake ID I guess.

[istandalone24/7]

yes i'm with greymatter on this matter lol.

keep complaining about this richardhead....sooner or later he'll get fired. mail carriers should be held to a higher standard then they are atm. they're in a position where we need to be able to trust them. after all, checks are in the mail, meds get mailed etc.

[Joemess]

Grey, I had no idea that was an option. That's where it's at right there. I'm gonna go set that up Monday for sure. Thank you.

Well I already filed a local police report and I told them what happened today and they said they are still going to follow through with investigating it.

I was in contact with a friend whose uncle is a mail man and is giving me some inside emails so I don't have to use the general email. He thinks by using this email it won't get screened and the person who needs to see it will. I think this time the guy may have screwed himself.

https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/

second option down. These guys have no sense of humor and will, if a crime is committed, take care of this person. I saw a carrier walked out of a mail facility in handcuffs one time over something trivial compared to this.

thats all you need right there... Local police will have to refer to them as it would be a federal crime...


or even better...
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MLNtRcvd.aspx

[ROGUE]

I filled that one out when my torch went "missing" This guy is covering himself. In my instance he said he delivered it to me first, then when I saw the signature was a women he changed his story to he delivered it to her but she didn't accept that package. The reason she signed is because she had to sign for several packages and got confused. So the mailman took it back and stuck it in the return bin, but conveniently forgot to scan it out. So then is was just supposedly floating from post sort facility to sort facility. The postal inspectors got my request, two days after I sent it in they gave me this whole story that the manager at the local branch just gave me.

When the postal inspector finally called, they gave me the same three options. I even said, "so you're telling me, I'm blaming you courier of stealing my mail, and the only thing I can do is one of the three option you gave me?" and of course the response was yes. I think the whole post office runs on those three rules lol

I did fill it out and send it in again, but now that I have the box I'm sure they'll tell me everything is ok then.

[MarioSC]

Here's what I got...

Thanx goes out to:
Chris L.
Rio Glass
Rich Santa Clause
Greymatter Glass
Bo Diddles
Hazeey
AkmeWon
& of course Marina for hosting another awesome exchange :)

[richsantaclaus]

istandalone24/7 - I sent you a PM

Rich

[notsure]

Could not be any happier!

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[istandalone24/7]

ah, you got one of mine....the pinkish flower.

[ROGUE]

ah, you got one of mine....the pinkish flower.

That reminds me, neither of us got each other's so we have to do a personal exchange.

[istandalone24/7]

PM me your address!

[richsantaclaus]

done! This is so exciting!

[istandalone24/7]

sweet. i'll make a couple special for rich and rogue.

[ROGUE]

Rich, you wanna make it a three way? ;-)

[richsantaclaus]

Count me in!!! PM me your address please.

[richsantaclaus]

ok, today out went TWO packages - thanks!!!

[istandalone24/7]

sweet. rich, what would you like back in return? or i can just suprise you.

[richsantaclaus]

I like surprises!

Thx

[ROGUE]

Rich,

I can't believe it. I got you package today... through the USPS! lol

Thank you so much, they are beautiful. I am working on yours right now.

[istandalone24/7]

i'll be making Rich's tonight (i made one last night....fucking cracked on me) and Rogue's this weekend.

[ROGUE]

i'll be making Rich's tonight (i made one last night....fucking cracked on me) and Rogue's this weekend.

Well, don't rush on mine because I'm scrambling on rich's now lol

[richsantaclaus]

They sure look different in person rather than in photos don't they. It is difficult to explain the organic colors and remember, these colors came from only 2 rods!

[ROGUE]

They sure look different in person rather than in photos don't they. It is difficult to explain the organic colors and remember, these colors came from only 2 rods!

How do you get such a wide range of colors with just two rods? That's crazy.

[Losiwells]

Hey Rouge work on mine too please. :-)

[richsantaclaus]

It only was after studying the metals, metalloids and non metals off of the periodic table + very high heat torching and researching chemical reactions with silicates for 8 months and doing lots and lots of trial and error marbles that I got the results of what you have in hand.

Boro has similar reactions in it's silvered glass line. But these reactions using Boro won't give the organic colors like opaque soft glass does. As far as I know, it's a new paradigm in marble making.

[ROGUE]

Hey Rouge work on mine too please. :-)

Yours may be done. I'm trying to decide if its yours or not.

[ROGUE]

It only was after studying the metals, metalloids and non metals off of the periodic table + very high heat torching and researching chemical reactions with silicates for 8 months and doing lots and lots of trial and error marbles that I got the results of what you have in hand.

Boro has similar reactions in it's silvered glass line. But these reactions using Boro won't give the organic colors like opaque soft glass does. As far as I know, it's a new paradigm in marble making.

What are the implications? What new techniques could use this? I'm absolutely amazed at the range of colors.

[istandalone24/7]

oh boy. can't wait to get the mail today...Rich's mibs should be here.

[ROGUE]

Rich, your roller is done in the kiln.

Mike yours is halfway done in the kiln. I probably won't be able to get back to yours until Monday though.

Carlos... I'm still thinking, but I think yours is done too.

[istandalone24/7]

no hurry....not a big deal. you better get losi's done first!

[ROGUE]

no hurry....not a big deal. you better get losi's done first!

LOL I know right. I think he will be more than pleased he waited.

[istandalone24/7]

@richsantaclaus....thank you so much for the marbles. holding these in my hand is taking me back to my childhood....i had a huge bag of marbles very similar to these.
thanks again!

[ROGUE]

Ok Rich, yours is done, signed and inscribed TMP 13

Carlos, yours is done signed and inscribe with a star and '13

Mike yours is halfway done and out of the kiln ready for the next step.

[richsantaclaus]

Thanks!!!!!

I am going to do another experiment with the metals in the rods in about 1 month - i am in the midst of moving!

I have to leave the rental I am in - the landlord short sold the house!

[ROGUE]

Should I wait to ship?

[Bo Diddles]

Hey guys I don't mean to be a dick but you are aware of private messages right?
I just keep coming to this thread hoping to see more pics and whatnot. The details of your exchange don't really belong here IMO.

[ROGUE]

Hey guys I don't mean to be a dick but you are aware of private messages right?
I just keep coming to this thread hoping to see more pics and whatnot. The details of your exchange don't really belong here IMO.

Thanks for the input, I'll file it in the correct bin.

[richsantaclaus]

ditto about the bin! ship away please

[istandalone24/7]

well if "you don't mean to be a dick" then stfu.

when people say "i don't mean to be a dick"....a dick is exactly what they mean to be.

[Bo Diddles]

Lol

[Mecha]

Hey Brad, how is it going? I have to mow the lawn and run some errands today, how about you?

[istandalone24/7]

and we are talking about marbles...marbles that people in the exchange shared (whether or not they were the mibs in the actual "exchange") so i don't see an issue with it.

[Bo Diddles]

Hey Brad, how is it going? I have to mow the lawn and run some errands today, how about you?

Well actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

[Mecha]

sounds lovely. We have company coming later so we need to get the guest room in order. Also need to figure out our menu for the evening.

[istandalone24/7]

now, that is calling the kettle black.

at least rogue, rich and myself were speaking of marbles, not of dinner plans.

[LooseSeal Baller]

i think i'll sit here and watch yall play grab ass :chilling:

[Bo Diddles]

sounds lovely. We have company coming later so we need to get the guest room in order. Also need to figure out our menu for the evening.

I recommend some nicely marbled steaks, maybe some mashed potatoes and asparagus. A nice merlot or cabernet sauvignon.

[ROGUE]

I love it when kids act like douches to get attention. Doesn't hurt any of us, but proves without a doubt who you are. So please keep acting like you are. I think it's funny.

Also the reason we kept posting in this thread is because there are four of us involved. Kind of hard to use PM's with four people at the same time. I'm sure pictures will be posted up as well, so just hold on.

[istandalone24/7]

i think i'll sit here and watch yall play grab ass :chilling:

i know, sometimes it's fun watching the trolls try and annoy people.

[Bo Diddles]

lol

[richsantaclaus]

Just consider the source of these two and their past history of their actions and expect childlike posts until they grow up and act like adults. Many times I saw behavior like this from my 8th grade students so it really doesn't bother me as in the end they learned from their mistakes and moved on.

Also I think the science is too advanced for both of them to understand what the implications are of what I did and how it might change the way marble makers approach making marbles using soft glass so they both have to act like this to get attention.

Perhaps a PM in the first place to one (or all) of us would have been a more mature way of getting their point across rather than starting off with "I don't want to be a dick." The tone was set with that post.

Then someone else (who seems to need the attention) chimes in with their post that clearly shows them to be an instigator. How mature was that?

Oh well, it is what it is - marble on everyone!

[Mecha]

Awww, looks like someone's still sore about getting their balls busted in that ridiculous "glass is a liquid" thread. Buck up cowboy, it'll be all right.

Thanks for revolutionizing the marble world Rich. You truly are an inspiration to us all.

Just horsing around and having a little fun. No reason to be so hostile you guys. Lighten up.

[Losiwells]

Ok Rich, yours is done, signed and inscribed TMP 13

Carlos, yours is done signed and inscribe with a star and '13...

Hey Rouge I don't mean to be a dick but what's up with the different signatures?...
:dieslaugh

[richsantaclaus]

I have forgotten what you are even referring to Mecha - seems you like to keep lists that others don't care about... but I bet you will remind us about this moot thing you carry around - playing around or not... so go ahead - glass is whatever you want it to be!

[Matt P]

edited.....because I don't need to get involved in this stupid shit...and immediately regretted posting anything...

[Mecha]

Sure Rich.

If pretending like you don't remember makes you feel better, well, have at it boss.

It's too bad you didn't teach 8th grade English.

Lol j/k!

[Greymatter Glass]

We went from "glass is a liquid" to "metal in glass is a new paradigm"


But I digress...


This is the exchange thread. I think it's great you're getting your own thing on but could you make a separate thread if it's going to continue? There are many of us who are subscribed to or otherwise watch this thread with the hope that it will stay on topic, i.e The 2013 marble exchange and the pictures of the marbles from that exchange.

[richsantaclaus]

Sure Doug - no problem!

By the way Mecha, I do not pretend anything (ah, the spirit of the young) - it's all good!

Now go make marbles (maybe even we could do a private trade if you'd like - sound like something you'd like to do?). Oops, consider this a PM (my bad!)

Now let's wait to see pix of the exchange like Doug wants.

[ROGUE]

Ok Rich, yours is done, signed and inscribed TMP 13

Carlos, yours is done signed and inscribe with a star and '13...

Hey Rouge I don't mean to be a dick but what's up with the different signatures?...
:dieslaugh

Because of my severe head trauma I have TBI and my memory is severely diminished, thus I have a very intricate serial system that is special to me, and for the time being I am the only one that knows it. It helps me keep track of when and who got my marbles. Someday it may mean something special to you, who knows.

[glassdocnc]

So did everyone get their packages?

I haven't heard any complaints, but I also haven't heard from most of the recipients.

[Losiwells]

Rouge, man I like that marble you showed me. Your skills have improved in such a short amount of time. Keep it up and you'll be pumpin out 200.00 plus marbles.
Sorry about your tbi. I was just curious about the different sigs on your mibs. Im hoping that the star signifies a killer mib. Tell me about your intricate serial system some day will ya. Later and looking forward to that marble with a star. Thanks

[ROGUE]

OK! ALL DONE! Wooohoooo!

Mike yours is not signed yet, but it will be inscribed the same as Rich's.

Do you guys mind if I hold on to these until after the weekend. I have some high profile people that would like to show off some of my marbles and I don't have anything made but yours.

If you agree I'll post pics of your rollers so you don't have to wait for that. If you can't wait I completely understand, just means I'll have to burn the candle on both ends for a couple of nights. ;-)

[istandalone24/7]

that's ok with me, i've got to re-do your marble and still have to make Rich's. probably this weekend. i'm warning you Rogue, my flower implosion skills have seriously diminished over the winter! i can't keep from trapping bubbles when i encase the stem. makes em look like shit when viewing them from directly above as the bubble in the stem gets magnified.

[ROGUE]

that's ok with me, i've got to re-do your marble and still have to make Rich's. probably this weekend. i'm warning you Rogue, my flower implosion skills have seriously diminished over the winter! i can't keep from trapping bubbles when i encase the stem. makes em look like shit when viewing them from directly above as the bubble in the stem gets magnified.

Well, hell! I don't want to trade anymore then. The one I made for you is SICK! lol j/k buddy

[istandalone24/7]

you'll be happy with what i send...i'm working on something neat.

[Losiwells]

I can wait for mine as well Rouge

[ROGUE]

Carlos and Mike, your rollers are in the mail.

Carlos UPS 1ZA358V30312549974

Mike, you live in the sticks and I can't afford UPS for you.

USPS 9405510200829784610337

[glassdocnc]

Where are the pictures?????

[ROGUE]

Where are the pictures?????

lol, they've been done for a while. I was gonna let them get them before they saw them ;-) Mike will have his Saturday and Carlos will have his on Tues.

[istandalone24/7]

nice thanks! i'll get yours out early next week. this humidty and heat is making it hard to torch in the afternoon.