Archive August, 2023
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 29, 2023
Guys who were Scouts of the baby boom generation sometimes have some really cool stuff in their collections that they probably didn't take on a camping trip. Yesterday I opened a box as soon as it arrived because I was anxious to see a pair of knives that were in the photographs shared with me. Boy was I surprised....Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 27, 2023
Back from the beach and ready to hit it hard listing and turning over inventory in the business. I came back from vacation having reread four business/lifestyle books that will help put me on a good path for the last four months of 2023. I am focusing on just a few numbers in my business and also blocking out...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 20, 2023
Recently my family has made a tradition of spending a week at the beach in late August right before it's time for the kids to report back to school. For me it's become an annual reset where I can read some business books, dream up some ideas and go into the new school year with focus. This time we...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 18, 2023
It will take me about 90 minutes to drive to one of the best TORs in the Southeast. As local as it is for me the Occoneechee TOR should be a model for other lodge sponsored shows. The lodge cook team prepares all the meals and serves them up right there in the dining hall (where the TOR is...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 15, 2023
Today my son Patrick is coming into the office to get in his required work time to pay off his phone bill. I'm sure this trade off or something very similar plays out in your family when it comes to kids and a family owned business or "chores". He is likely going to be taking a lot of pictures...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 13, 2023
While attending Flipcon 2023 in Charlotte Friday I was reminded that there is a difference between people who like collectibles and "normal" resellers. One difference is Friday morning for an hour the whole group jumped in cars to go to the Goodwill bins and shop during an exclusive opening time. If I go to a Goodwill it's to find...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 11, 2023
All day today I am hanging out with several hundred resellers in Charlotte at a resellers event called FlipCon. As I have gone around the room and talked to people so far I have not found someone that has a niche the focus on. I didn't expect to find any Scout memorabilia collectors here but thought there would be...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 8, 2023
Although the video is not ready I filmed an unboxing for the first time in probably three 10 weeks today. Even though I've been at camp the faucet didn't get turned off on buying small collections. Now I'm faced with a daunting task - I have dozens of small boxes piled up in the back of the warehouse going...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 6, 2023
I've had two big auction waves end so far on my 2023 Jamboree stuff and the final one will be tonight. Starting Monday the only auctions I'll have up are less than 10 things that I found going through bags that slipped through the sort. That's a good thing! At that point I will have 100% of this new...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 1, 2023
I finally have some numbers to share from my Jamboree patch trading experience. After sorting and photographing everything I traded for just over 650 unique sets of individual JSPs, flaps, and program patches. The depth of my inventory is not nearly as good as in years past but as I explained in the Sunday issue I spent 1/2 the...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 28, 2022
I helped Russell Smart create a Shopify Store so that he could begin breaking up his vast collection. He started this project by parting with an OA odd shape collection. The next phase was adding in a large group of OA first flaps. Now that summer is over he is running a sale on everything in the store...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 26, 2022
Today I am excited to announce that I will once again be hosting the Charlotte Trade-O-Ree at my church in less than two months. I have scanned lodge calendars and I can see no conflicts for this date among the Carolinas save a Vigil weekend on Saturday night at Camp Durant. I just got the word yesterday so...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 23, 2022
This morning my main project is to take my unsold 2022 pieces and post them in my eBay store at BIN prices. I'll just take my minimum bid from the auction strategy and convert that to the fixed price. My nearly 4 week run of auctions paid off and I sold many of the better pieces. But even with all...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 21, 2022
I got everything unloaded into the warehouse yesterday and back home after the Occoneechee TOR in North Carolina. This one had some excitement as a smell of smoke prompted a 911 call to the local fire department. We spent about 45 minutes outside before the all-clear was given. But the patch trading went on! The cook crew at this...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 19, 2022
Over the last several years the Occoneechee TOR has developed a terrific model of how a lodge can run a show. It goes way beyond having a big dining hall. Let me explain some of their model which can serve as a light bulb idea for others. Once you arrive at camp you never have to leave. They let you...Read More
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About The Santeeswapper
Camp Director, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member and past Chief, lifelong Scouter and patch collector.Jason Spangler
14039 Hwy 74 East
Suite A6, #116
Indian Trail, NC 28079
(910) 671-4919 [text or call – leave a message]
email to santeeswapper@yahoo.com
Main website santeeswapper.com
I started collecting Boy Scout memorabilia when I was inducted into Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow at Camp Coker in the summer of 1986. All the guys of ISWA chapter in Elk campsite seemed to be trading and since my dad sent me to camp with a small bag of patches, I jumped in and never looked back....
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