Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 10, 2019

I shut down a page on Facebook that I had set up with the intention of selling Scout uniform shirts on.  I had dabbled with finding a supplier of recycled Scout shirts but mostly was looking to sell the tubs full of perfectly serviceable uniforms I already have.  So instead I'll be selling them locally in my antique mall and...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 08, 2019

Last night we had one of the most entertaining lectures I've ever seen a Scoutmaster give.  To prepare for an upcoming back packing trip he did a presentation about cat holes.  The girls got so sidetracked talking about what to do if a Bobcat tried to attack you while your pants were down to your ankles doing the oragutan hang....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 05, 2019

When I told my wife about this night during the dog walk her first question was how much does that cost.  YES that's the sticking point folks. To have that many items listed on eBay it costs me $600 before I've sold the first patch.  OUCH!  No wonder this is not something that many other dealers are willing to run...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 03, 2019

Yesterday I picked up over 1,000 neckerchiefs that are scanned and ready to list. Turns out one of my old employees lives and works in Charlotte now.  So sometimes she will take a batch of stuff off my hands and process it for listing.  This stash includes about every neckerchief I had in my warehouse from OA to camps and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 27, 2019

My wife has struggled for 21 years of marriage to understand why I always put the OA fellowship of my boyhood lodge on the family calendar.  Year after year although many of my old buddies had stopped going I made the pilgrimage to Camp Coker to at least eat a meal and visit with people during Santee fellowships.  But eventually...Read More

Best Hobby Pages Offers New Large Format Portfolio Binder

I recently sold a consignment collection that was stored in these giant portfolio binders that have been off the market for a few years.  After some research I sourced them from the supplier and now have them for sale at www.besthobbypages.com. If you have very large patches and no way to display them then this portfolio binder might be just...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 25, 2019

My big news this week is that I've rolled out another new product on the Best Hobby Pages website.  This is a large format 11x17" binder with a plastic shell cover.  This product was popular a few years ago but the supply dried up.  So I went out and sourced a large order and am now offering them on my store.  Watch...Read More

Mystery Boy Scout Collection Unboxing Video

I got in this 20 pound box which has the trading stock of an old friend in the hobby who has since passed. His family reached out to me and we made a deal for me to purchase the collection. However, as you will see in this unboxing video when I opened the box I had little idea what was...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 22, 2019

It's a sad day when you see that one of your favorite patches has been faked and is on eBay for sale.  Whoever did this got the details pretty close (well except for missing a rolled edge border).  If you click through and look at the back however that is a huge giveaway.  There is really no way to stop...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 20, 2019

For the first time in probably 20 years I've been asked to be the speaker at a Scout dinner. This is a small group in Columbia but it's got me thinking about how I can bring in Scouting memorabilia to help illustrate the story.  I think when you look at insignia, merit badges and Eagle medals that really tells a...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 18, 2019

Maybe the funnest thing about prepping for a campout is going through the garage and deciding what you are going to take.  I am guilty of preferring car camping so I like to load up all the kitchen gadgets, lanterns and the rest.  This morning before leaving the house I put some utensils in the washing machine just to make...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 15, 2019

Reflecting on that conservation this morning it occurred to me that I'm one of those guys that views this hobby NOT as a zero sum game.  In other words there are not winners and losers.  So if there is anything I can do to help the hobby in general (videos, podcast, moderating the Facebook Group, hosting a TOR) then it...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 13, 2019

After running hundreds of auctions on my Oapatch account yesterday I decided to roll over all the unsold listings into my eBay store.  This added almost 400 new items to my OA Patch Scout Memorabilia Store. All of these are BIN with Best Offer turned on.  A few guys gave me grief on Facebook because I was running auctions for really...Read More

Boy Scout Collection Unboxing 3 Generation Virginia Family Box

I often meet people online who are looking to recycle a Scouting collection back into the movement when nobody in their family is interested in keeping it. This collection came from Virginia but the items were probably from Scouts in Pennsylvania or maybe Ohio based on the patches I found. What's neat about this collection is that it's from multiple...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 8, 2019

While in FLA I did meet a Scouter who knew me from the patch world and we had a good laugh.  It's funny how in a lot of ways the world of active Scouters and old patch collectors don't meet too often.  I've learned the hard way it's difficult to be active in 2 units and work at a summer...Read More

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