Sometimes I get Boy Scout collections mailed to me on preview. In this case the family knows for sure they want to get the items recycled back into Scouting and they trust me to give them a fair offer. In this video I have two boxes that came this which both needed to be opened and evaluated. These collections were...Read More
If you are planning on coming to the Charlotte Trade-O-Ree and want to rent tables please don't hesitate. After promoting the show at the VA Beach TOR we have rented a dozen tables in the last week. In a little less than 2 weeks I'm flying out to Las Vegas to attend the BOSS Reseller Remix. This is a conference put...Read More
One of the best things about TORs are the people you get to meet and fellowship with. I got this picture with Chip Elliott yesterday to commemorate that we are "Ranger Dads". This summer our daughters will both be on Philmont Staff working as rangers at the ranch leading crews out on the trail. I got to also talk...Read More
As soon as i hit the publish button on today's Hot Finds I am wheels up to the VA Beach TOR. I made the joke this week that in going to this show I have actually never seen the beach. Jokes on me as they got some snow mid-week so instead I will surely see some of the white stuff....Read More
With stops it will take me over 6 hours to get to the VA Beach Trade-O-Ree. Luckily, it's kinda a straight shot east on I-85 for me. Sadly, as the TOR is in February I have never actually seen the beach at this show. I have one stop to make on the way there. So it's nice to be able...Read More
Over the weekend I published this week's unboxing video which features a 31 pound box of memorabilia from an upstate NY collection. There is a bunch of Canadian items in the collection as this guy did a lot of cross border trading. Almost miraculously the weight of the box was not made up of books or mugs - hint you will have...Read More
While driving in the car yesterday I snuck in the idea to my wife of attending the VA Beach TOR. I am sure many of you have done this with your Scouting events just kinda non nonchalantly saying oh yeah remember I have been talking about that TOR. :) We took 1/2 day at work to go see my daughter Sophia play...Read More
I was contacted by the niece of a former Scouter regarding his Scouting memorabilia collection. Sadly he had passed but the family was looking for someone that would be interested in purchasing the collection and making sure that the items got back into the hands of a Scout. We texted pictures back and forth and made a deal so that...Read More
I spoke with Brian Kent Friday night and he agreed to bring his Scouting history display to this April's Charlotte Trade-O-Ree. Brian has put together a really cool display of where the military has been involved in Scouting. Whether it be BSA events held at military bases or units registered there. Having gotten my Eagle in an Air Force Base troop...Read More
If you have not caught it yet on YouTube late this week I published my latest unboxing video. This one features a TX collection from a guy that attended the 1969 NJ and 1971 NOAC. He ended up with a slew of neckerchiefs in his collection and also quite a few nice OA issues. It's a good one! Friday I made...Read More
if you enjoy my unboxings then I've got a treat for you today. For my Patreon Group the Scouting Hot Finds Insders I recorded a 41 minute video sharing an Ohio collection haul I brought home on the way back from the Indy TOR. So my offer is if you join my Patreon Group as a FREE member today I will share the video...Read More
I can really relate to the Scouter who put this collection together more than 50 years ago. I too went to a National Jamboree and caught the patch bug. But he went to the 1969 Jambo a full twenty years before I went to my first event. Coming from TX his stuff was really desirable and he did a good...Read More
You have to support your local shows! Even when they are the weekend after the biggest TOR of the year. This weekend (well Friday) I am driving the short distance to the Old North State Council TOR in Jamestown, NC. This show came back last year after a hiatus. Some of you would have known it in the distant past as the...Read More
I got as far as Beckley, WV last night in my drive home from the Indy TOR. I dashed from the show quickly on Saturday afternoon and had a picking opportunity in Ohio that went every well. I'll record a video sharing that story and what I got in my Patreon group - the Scouting Hot Finds Insiders this week. The...Read More
An update on my Indy trip. Yesterday I did meet with a guy about buying his collection. This was an older guy who had some great Scouting memories. But when it came time to figure out a price we were too far off. He had a copy of an old price guide and therefore had a number in his head....Read More