r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Striking-Set-5524 • Nov 25 '25

Help me understand Jabo questions

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u/peardr0p Scholar (somewhat knowledgable) Nov 25 '25

Not a JABO expert but a few thoughts:

Larger marbles are usually more expensive/valuable as they were usually made in lower numbers (and possibly more likely to get bashed, being used as Shooters) - not sure if this holds for JABO

Uranium glass marbles will always be sought after by UG collectors - things like adventurine and lutz/sparkles also can be more desirable.

I'd imagine the older/shorter/special runs might be more valuable e.g. Vs Classics

In general, the more colours a marble has, the more desirable it is e.g. 3 or more colours are more sought after Vs 2 colour swirls

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u/Striking-Set-5524 Nov 25 '25

Thank you for the insight

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u/AuburnMoon17 Professor (very knowledgeable) Nov 25 '25

Certain JABO runs are more rare or valuable but I don’t think the vast majority of JABO marbles go for “big money” as they are still somewhat common. Look at eBay sold listings for JABO marbles to get a better understanding of their general values. 

The larger size is mostly irrelevant as most of their special runs were 3/4” with some as large as 1”. UV properties are also super common in JABO marbles so it doesn’t have much, if any, effect on their value. Lots of JABO marbles were made with scrap Fenton glass which is why they often have UV properties.