Marbles Real or Fake?

[BigRob]

Local auction listing.. haven't been able to go look in person anyone know if this is a real Gladstone marbles or a new china made?

http://bid.bidnow.us/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?albrecht10/2025

 

[Boozoo Chavis]

The "surgical steel" stamp is a dead giveaway that it's made in China. There is no such thing as surgical steel - it's a term invented by less than honest knife makers/dealers to trick unsuspecting customers into thinking they are getting a quality steel.

 

[BigRob]

I was pretty certain of that, so so sad..