How popular is the hobby?
Well, I have been really surprised at the large number of people who are crazy about it And I mean crazy, like fanatics! Of course, we ourselves are not crazy Are we? Some families here in the U.S.A. and Canada have been collecting beach glass for generations without really thinking that there was anybody else doing it. Then came the Internet and the diffusion of knowledge about lots of things, this hobby included. We currently get about 500 people a day visiting our site, Odyssey Sea Glass, every day from more than 30 countries. Everybody has seen glass on the beach and most people either walk around it or pick it up to dispose of later. Is it possible to tell at a glance that I’ve spotted sea glass and not just litter? Or do I have to pick it up and study it? That is a good question and really is the basis for any kind of collecting hobby is it collectible? Is it valuable or rare? Its like baseball cards or matchbooks some are worth nothing, others are worth a lot, but at first you d
