Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 12, 2024

    I have mentioned that I spend way too much time scrolling social media in reseller groups and watching their YouTube videos. I am looking for ideas that I can implement in my business but mostly I see people complaining about this and that - chief among them lately...."the summer slowdown". I am here to tell you in our...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 2, 2024

    I am finishing up today's Hot Finds from TN on my way back from a 2500+ mile round trip to get two collections. I have said a few times these were not home run collections. But when you can fill up a 16' truck and really help a family out it's worth the time and effort. YES there...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 30, 2024

  This morning I'm getting on a flight to MN to begin a crazy 3 days 2 nights journey to bring some collections back to Charlotte. One of these I've been talking to the family since March and the other just popped up on the radar this month. Both are unique and not what any of you would call homeruns....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 28, 2024

  On Thursday's I have been traveling the back roads to return to Camp Barstow and continue helping to teach Salesmanship Merit Badge. Yesterday the Scouts had a special treat as I invited an Eagle Scout from the council to come share his collection. He attended the 1999 World Jamboree and went to Philmont in 2000. But the cool part...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 25, 2024

    Thanks to my travel agent (aka my wife) my tickets are now booked for a Sunday morning flight (yes this Sunday) to the Midwest to pick up two collections. The only way to make this work was to rent a Penske truck and drive it to scoop these up. One of the collections is kinda a leap of...Read More

My Order of the Arrow Sash Collection – Nearly Complete

At the Charlotte Trade-O-Ree in May of 2024 we were lucky to welcome Marcus Bailey and his OA sash display.  One of the reasons we carved out room in the floor plan for the show was to allow collectors to share their collections.  Marcus has a nice display of most variations of the OA sashes made by the national organization. ...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 23, 2024

Last night while at a concert I was still conducting patch business. I bought a big need that was offered to me privately for my OA sash collection. I have never stumbled across a flocked Vigil sash so while listening to Bob Dylan at the Outlaw Music Festival in Charlotte I made the deal. This fits very neatly with a...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 18, 2024

  Well my rookie Whatnot show was....a success! I define that as people showed up and I didn't have any technical glitches that knocked me off stride. I typically had a dozen people or more in the stream and by the end over 200 had popped in and out. There were 1/2 dozen buyers and I think they all got good deals....Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 16, 2024

  Tomorrow at 4 PM Eastern come see who else shows up and participate in my first Whatnot live sale. The whole idea of this platform is an interactive chat where everyone can get their two cents in and comment. The auction is only part of the fun - it's also the interaction with the host and guests. As a newbie...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 7, 2024

  Well the crash test dummy (emphasis on the dummy) is ready to do it again. I am going to throw myself into a new reselling platform this summer and I hope you will come along for the ride. In about 10 days I'm going to run my first live sale on Whatnot featuring a really unique collection that I got this...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 14, 2024

  Late last night I got back from a visit to Camp Barstow. While there I got to see the new boathouse (amazing!) and visit with many of my old staff friends. I was even surprised to see guys from an old Pee Dee Area troop that I grew up with. This included Harrell who was my Program Direction at...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 11, 2024

  Ok my first live stream auction on Whatnot is scheduled for January 17 @ 4 PM est. I was waiting to try this until I had an interesting collection for the inaugural show. That box landed in my office recently when I purchased items from the estate of the founder of the Florida Sea Base - Sam Wampler. That's...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 9, 2024

    I had some questions about the Whatnot live auction that I broke the news on Friday. So here are a few points to help explain. If you have a smart phone it's an App that you can download. It's a bit like watching a YouTube video when the show starts but there is a running chat where you can interact with...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 4, 2024

    Many of you that work in corporate America have participated in building a mission statement for your business over the last decade plus. I am in a book club every Monday night and we now have that as our homework for next week. So I have to nail down a statement in less than 25 words that describes...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 2, 2024

    This morning I led the beginning of a 5-week multi-generational Sunday School class on gun violence. I was asked by some leaders in the church to step up and be the facilitator for week 1. I really only agreed but instantly my mind went to the saddest funeral I've ever attended. A few years ago we lost a...Read More

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