I often hear from family members who have a relatives collection that needs a new home. Perhaps nobody in the family has a connection to Scouting and they can't just dispose of it with the sentimental value attached. This collection unboxing is from the family of a Scout who attended the 1937 National Jamboree as a kid from New Jersey....Read More
The view from my last blind trade. Every pile has a name on it and I go through sorting until everything is swapped around. Now that the Jamboree is a memory do you have some leftover JSPs that are sitting there? A blind trade is a perfect way to take your dupes and shuffle them around...Read More
Come check out my Scouting antique mall booth in Charlotte, NC at the Sleepy Poet Antique Mall. You can find all the details at www.SanteeswapperStore.com. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them here. I appreciate your feedback and ideas.
The Santeeswapper back with another unboxing video. This time I got in a collection of 3 flat rate boxes stuffed with uniforms. This looks to come out of the collection of a Scouter who live around Pittsburgh in the 1970s. There is one item in this collection that I was especially looking forward to receiving. Watch the video and see...Read More
The project I've been keeping under wraps finally broke with an email sent out yesterday to over 1000 Best Hobby Pages customers from Joe Klos. Here is the text of the email. It is my pleasure to let you know that our new star, Jason Spangler, is now in charge of online order receiving and shipping. As founder of Santee...Read More
UPDATE: ALL OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO ARE FOR SALE ON MY WEBSITE UNDER THE CATEGORY IL TRUNK COLLECTION In this unboxing video I share the surprise of what's in the box! This collection from Illinois came from an estate and includes many items from W.D. Boyce Council and OA Lodge #23. Of course there are some surprises...Read More
Come down into the Patch Cave and see my idea for how I can hold myself accountable for going through boxes of Boy Scout memorabilia that I have accumulated over the years buying Boy Scout collections. My daunting task is that I have totes full of "scout stuff" stacked everywhere in my basement and I have to start making my...Read More
This Boy Scout collection is a real time capsule. The Scouter that it came from was very active in PA especially the town of Pottsdown in the 1950s. He worked on camp staff for several years at Camp Delmont including serving as the 1959 Chaplain before embarking on a long career in ministry. Although I've pulled a few things from...Read More
First sold in April 2016 this set honors the military installations located within the council territory. 600 of each patch were sold as a set of 3. If you have other images of 2017 Jamboree issues send them over and I'll post them on the site with credits. Thanks!
This year I am making the break from being an Order of the Arrow collector and I’m getting into some areas of collecting that I think of as the classics. Things like insignia such as old rank, position patches and especially merit badges. But perhaps my favorite is starting up a collection focused on Senior Scouting. Now that’s not a...Read More
I was 15 years old when I went to the '85 National Jamboree. Already a bit of a trader, I was carrying my swapping stock in a small black suitcase that I'd stuck a sheet of Jambo stickers on. Shortly after the Jamboree began, I remember seeing guys walking around with these cool grey shoulder bags filled with their patches....Read More
I got this message from a Scouter named Robert Thomas in Alabama. I thought it was a neat piece with a bit of history so I thought I'd share. Of course if you can help him his email is: [email protected] I am a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Scouter and am looking for a Boy Scout...Read More
HISTORY OF THE PRICES REALIZED GUIDE PROJECT The 2011 Prices Realized Guides For two solid years from 2011 - 2012 I spent every Sunday documenting the best selling items in the Boy Scout category of eBay. This project eventually became called the Prices Realized Guides. It was my effort to fill a hole in the hobby....Read More
**this website is now offline but I am leaving this post up for historical reasons - I'm kinda a nut about that In this quick video I introduce you to an online auction alternative that I have started using called listityourselfauctions.com (LIYA for short). LIYA is built for collectibles and allows sellers to list items in either a fixed price...Read More
Terry Grove is working on a project to digitally archive paperwork associated with the Eagle Scout rank. He is down to his last few needs and asked if I would help spread the word. Check out the list and if you can help his contact information is below. Eagle Scout Project Needs are - Wallet Cards Need originals – March...Read More