Just for fun if you took the final bid price of these five auctions and turned into a baseball batting average you would leave the greats in Cooperstown in the dust. This week on eBay there were some great OA listings and these five definitely make the cut! Item Title - Click To See The Listing on eBay Bids ...Read More
I've been taking a slightly different direction on this eBay blog in recent weeks. I've gotten away from daily Top-3 lists and have tried to look for a fresh way to report on the Boy Scout category. Today I'm trying a new idea. I'm calling it the Weekend Recap. Basically, we all know that traditionally the best auctions are 7-day...Read More
You would be hard pressed to find better Mixed Lots that have sold recently on eBay then the pair I've got links for here. I'm a little surprised because I honestly didn't spot the 2nd one while it was live and you all know that I keep an eagle eye out for these mixed lots in the Boy Scout category....Read More
If you are a regular reader of the Hot Finds newsletter then it will be no surprise to you that tspa sold a run of FF and other flaps this week. What you might not have spotted however is that only 1 of their offerings scored in the Top-4 if you rank this week's OA sales from top to bottom....Read More
One of the bigger stories coming out of the Boy Scout category of eBay this week was the string of really strong award medals that sold at auction. In fact three different listings went for $1k or more including the Air Scout Ace that sold north of $7,000! Now that doesn't happen every day in our hobby! The lifesaving medals...Read More
Gold Eagle Scout Medal - Only Known Example I remember reading back in 1982 that the 1 millionth Eagle Scout Alexander Holsinger received a gold Eagle Scout medal, the only other person than Dan Beard who received a gold Eagle medal. Now according to Jeff Feldman, that 1982 gold Eagle medal was never awarded. What?! There is lots...Read More
So the end of the month has been pretty busy trying to close down school and packing to move. Therefore, I'd like to give you a catch-up post for May 20 -28 that features everything that sold for more than $500 in the Boy Scout category. This is the cream of the crop that has sold recently on eBay! They...Read More
This is not exactly what we have called a BigJim on patchblanket but kinda the opposite of that. Instead of an auction that is way overpriced and nobody bids on it we have an auction that sold for way more than anybody thinks it's worth! Therefore, I'm asking for opinions on why this lot sold as high as it did!...Read More
What do you think about this verdict? $18.5M in punitive damages and $1.4M in compensatory damages. The jury found the BSA 60% negligent, Cascade Pacific Council 15% negligent and the LDS Church 25% negligent. And there are still five more plaintiff suits pending in the same case. Is it too much? Did the BSA have it coming to...Read More
I'm back from the 100th Anniversary Northern California Jamboree involving 11 councils from across Northern California. There were over 20,000 Cubs, Scouts, Sea Scouts, Venturers, leaders, etc. in attendance. Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, attended as did Rick Cronk, chairman of the World Scout Committee, and Steven Bechtel who donated the $50M to purchase the new National Jamboree site....Read More
We're always talking about getting young Scouts interested in the Scout memorabilia hobby, so that got me wondering how other people got their start. I was an SPL attending Brownsea II training and my tent partner was a Scout from a different troop who had relatives in North Dakota. He pulled out a Northern Lights CSP and that was the...Read More
I know these are "rare," but are they THAT rare? (Proof edition and all that.) $1,500 Aeronautics Merit Badge booklet $1,500 Airplane Design Merit Badge booklet
This Region 13 patch was listed as a "Buy Now" for $199! Some of you may have read my earlier post about the Region 13 patches-- they're a spoof! There never was a "Region 13" ... if you were outside the U.S, that's just what you put down on paperwork for the home office that asked for your region number....Read More
Serious collector and vigil honor member of Muscogee Lodge 221 looikng for my LAST official flap need. Will trade dead presidents and/or cloth for this much needed issue.
I recently received a Patch from Grand Teton Council with a life preserver on it with the initials RRR and SOS, can anyone inform me of the meaning of the abbreviations? Thanks Dave R