Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 28, 2021

  I have just 6 more working days in the office before I push off for summer camp. I think it would be accurate to say at this point I have no idea how I'm going to get it all done. I need to spend a day or two in my antique mall booth stocking the shelves, open more collections...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 21, 2021

  Tomorrow I am going to do my good duty as a volunteer and also do some picking. My son's troop has a day hike planned for their May activity. I signed up to be a driver so I'll be hauling boys to Morrow Mountain State Park in the morning. But later in the morning I have a collection to...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 18, 2021

  Today I published episode 97 of my Scouting Hot Finds Radio podcast. This is an interview with Bill Mulrenin focused on the history of cataloging OA items. Bill was the NY State editor for the Blue Book in Editions 3-6 and has a lot of insight into that history.   If this sounds familiar then you might remember that...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 16, 2021

  I'm sending off today's newsletter from the pavilion at Camp Barstow wrapping up a staff work weekend. We got a lot accomplished with over 40 staff members in attendance and a month to go before we welcome campers.   I got to see a lodge patch auction this weekend which was a treat. It was hard for me to...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 14, 2021

  Yesterday I batch filmed 4 unboxing videos so that I can have some new content to share during the summer when I am away at camp. Thankfully through the support of my Patrons who have joined the Scouting Hot Finds Insiders I've been able to hire an audio and video editor to help me keep putting out great content.   I...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 11, 2021

  I published another unboxing video this week featuring the collection of a retired professional Scouter who served in KY and UT. I bought this one from his daughter and it was a fun one to put on film. Would it be corny to say I'm actually excited about all the "Your Council Name Here" sample patches I got?  ...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 9, 2021

  Home from the Alabama TOR and ready to quickly switch gears and celebrate Mother's Day with my family. The fact that my wife even let me go to the TOR over this special weekend tells you how lucky I am.   The TOR was a success with 100 tables of Scouting memorabilia, silent auctions and lots of fellowship. I...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 7, 2021

  Matt Delk and I arrived in Northport, AL last night to get ready for this weekends TOR. It's been over a year since I've attended a show. I only have 2 tables reserved but I brought plenty of stuff this weekend. Luckily, Matt has a new trailer that he was anxious to test out which worked just fine.  ...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 4, 2021

  Today I'm publishing a video that kinda shares the behind the scenes view of what I'm doing in my Charlotte NC warehouse. A problem I am blessed to have is how do you sort incoming collections and tame the cloth chaos. In the past when I purchased a collection I would cherry pick the best items to resell and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 2, 2021

  This afternoon I'm getting a chance to spend a rare Sunday afternoon back at my warehouse catching up on some projects. The real reason for going is that we have an important camp staff zoom tonight and I need to have a quiet place. But by negotiating for some extra time with my wife I can also finish filming...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 30, 2021

  I finally have a date to announce for the postponed Charlotte Trade-O-Ree. After our Governor announced that by June 1 North Carolina would be done with gathering limitations I got the church to return my emails. So I'm happy to announce here first that the Charlotte TOR will be held on September 17-18, 2021.   This date works out...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 27, 2021

  This week I published my latest unboxing video. This one is fun as the items I got were from New York but discovered in a trunk in TX. Every once in a while I get a call from somebody who was never a Scout but just stumbled across a collection. This one was hiding in a vintage trunk and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 25, 2021

  I am home from conclave which means shower, shave, and you know what else. I've had some time to list items on my eBay store from the event. Check out the Dixie Fellowship category to see what I was able to get extra of. I've priced everything as a BIN.   It was an unbelievable weekend to finally (finally!!!) be at...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 23, 2021

  In the next few hours I'll be pushing off to attend the event formerly known as the Dixie Fellowship. It's a new day as Tsali Lodge hosts the Cornerstone Conclave in what promises to be a much smaller event due to Covid. Some lodges have had a hard time getting Scouts to register for a myriad of reasons. I...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 20, 2021

  The first weekend of the new Shopify Store that I built for Russell Smart was a good start. We pulled in over a dozen orders and got some good stuff shipped out Monday morning to happy collectors. There is stlll plenty more to rehome so check out SmartScoutPatches.com today.   This weekend I am traveling to the SR-5 Conclave (formerly known...Read More

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