Archive December, 2023
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 31, 2023
We have visited all the family and today, the last day of the year, will be one staying home and reflecting on goals and new opportunities in the coming year. Today I'll finish merging all of my eBay stores into one. Today I'll write down goals in my journal and scratch out a tracking system to monitor progress. Today...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 29, 2023
It's a good sign going forward that to finish the year I've completed a major project. Through lots and lots of messaging on Facebook and utilizing information from Brian's website I have created a simple 1-page flier that has all of the scheduled TORs for 2024. So far that list includes 41 shows from January - December. I am taking...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 26, 2023
I know that New Years resolutions don't work but that doesn't mean that you can't set goals for 2024 and lay the foundation to achieve them. For my patch business I've already instituted some changes that will streamline next year. This week I'm simplifying my store structure after evaluating and tracking sales and other metrics. For those of...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 22, 2023
For probably the first time ever I have both kids working for me at this moment in the warehouse. Sophia is ironing neckerchiefs and Patrick is photographing OA jacket patches. I am taking Stephen Perrone's advice and treating them to tacos here shortly as I want to be able to remember the first (and last?) time I got both...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 19, 2023
The last few days I've been diving into my stacks of common rank patches from the last seventy years. I kinda consider everything post WWII to be fairly common. With the help of Paul Myers book that has color images and Mitch Reis's book that categorizes and includes dates I have started listing these. When you look at...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 17, 2023
A friend of mine Jason Ricker has been auctioning lots of Boy Scout paper. Old pictures, lodge programs, Region paperwork you name it. I was not sure how this stuff would go when he first started a month or so ago. But it turns out the old history that is contained in this ephemera and photographs is unique and there...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 15, 2023
For the last two days I've enjoyed having an elf in my shop. Sophia came home from college Wednesday and has been working with me to get some extra spending money. It turns out that being a college student is expensive. Going out with friends especially has drained her budget. So I'll take the extra help and enjoy her...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 12, 2023
A first world problem is how do you logically lot up several thousand CSPs in order to raise the average sales price. Right now on eBay I have over 10k listings in my category of CSPs. Listing a bunch of common CSPs one at a time does not make much sense. So what do I do with the approximately...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 10, 2023
I got back Saturday from the Old Hickory TOR with an unusual haul. On the roof rack I had a freshly cut Christmas tree from Virginia. Possibly in an attempt to please my wife I promised that in going to the show I would visit a tree farm Saturday and bring us home a hand picked fresh tree. The...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 8, 2023
This afternoon I'm headed up to Winston-Salem NC for the Old Hickory TOR. This is a really long running show that is probably the poster child of what a local show ought to be. The event helps raise money for the council historical society and it is deeply focused on stuff from that area. They usually get a good...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 5, 2023
I was in a book club zoom last night with some other business owners land we kicked around the idea. The consensus is that it would be a 1 hour show at set times during the week. I have played with the idea of including an unboxing into this format but not sure if that's doable. You might remember...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 3, 2023
I got home late yesterday from a long weekend of slinging cloth at the National Cap TOR. I met so many Hot Finds readers and got to spend time with some new folks and old friends. The fellowship and opportunity to network at a show are invaluable and I can't stress enough that everyone should plan to attend a...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 1, 2023
It was very ironic for me to meet a guy last night at the Chick-fil-A along Interstate 95 just above the North Carolina border to purchase a small collection. We had been talking for months but I rarely get to that side of the state. But driving up the TOR in VA this weekend I was on that side...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 27, 2022
A few months ago when we planned this trip to Naples FL we didn't know that it would allow us to escape an "arctic bomb cyclone". I have never seen it get down to 10 degrees in Charlotte so we were glad to head south. So for a few days we get to wear shorts and visit the beach....Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 25, 2022
I will have to give my wife kuddos for the holiday traditions she has spun up in our family. We really stretch out Christmas morning with stockings, eating, more presents and even fresh baked cinnamon buns delivered at the right time. In the coming hours my in-laws will depart and then it will be ready for some packing of...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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