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"Psychedelic Sammy" Size: 1.55" Price: SOLD


This absolute gem of an Acid Eater was created by Mike for the 2014 Marble Masters show in Long Beach, CA. It is super rare in at least a couple of ways, one being that huge colorful white opal behind the face which only a few of the marbles have, and at the time it was the largest opal Mike had ever used. It also comes with its own Mike Gong wooden box created by James Jackson Jr, a beautiful keepsake that will keep your marble protected for the decades and centuries to come. It sits down in a perfectly sized hole in the foam, and then another piece goes above it and keeps that marble tightly locked in place inside once the wooden lid slides in place. The box itself is even extra special, here's some info from James on it: "That heart pine in that box is native to my area and was probably planted 300 years ago. AAA heart pine. I want to say that is the only full AAA quality heart pine box I have done (I sometimes mix up species)... Very unlikely I will make another one." Beyond all of that, the marble is also just flat out PERFECT and FLAWLESS - the googly eyes are awesome, the expression of the mouth is perfect, the tongue sticking out and reaching for the super blinging large opal tab. Then all of those rubber band colors around the face just bring Psych Sammy to life! Flip it over and you've got this AMAZING opal resting over top of some bright gorgeous dichro, and the whole package is truly incredible in hand!! This is another of my favorites from the Gongster, where the design of the marble really flows so well from front to back, one of the hallmarks of a great marble in my opinion. This will be an amazing score for somebody's Gong collection, don't miss it! Signed 'M Gong 10.2014'.

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