Scout Patch Collectors https://scoutpatchcollectors.com Scout Memorabilia Trading & Resources Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 3, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/03/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-march-3-2024.html Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:17:59 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14718

 

A trip to Society Hill, SC yesterday and Camp Coker was a good chance to see sold friends and hear about some great things underway. The revitalization committee shared that over a dozen projects are underway with shovels in the dirt or bids out for contract. The theme was that the look of the camp was going to remain largely untouched but what needed to be fixed and improved would be. In other words they were not going to bulldoze all the old buildings for those that have been worried about that.

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Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 27, 2023 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/tuesday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-27-2023.html Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:49:16 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14664

 

Today I’m going to force myself to set up the studio and film multiple unboxings so that I can process inventory. My Achilles heel in all of this has been getting the content edited. The college kid that was doing this for me dropped out and now I have a bunch of these sitting in the hopper. But I think it’s part of my mission to share the history that comes in these small 1-person collections and so I’ll shout “ACTION” here shortly on a Tuesday.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 25, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-25-2024.html Mon, 26 Feb 2024 04:49:24 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14715

 

By the time this goes out I will have come home from the IWC volunteer recognition ceremony where myself and others council Scouters will be recognized. I got to go up on stage with my mom to receive the Silver Beaver. She was there when my dad got his in the 1980s so this is very special for our family.

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Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 20, 2023 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/tuesday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-20-2023.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:10:57 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14639

 

Sunday I am traveling to my hometown of Sumter, SC to attend the volunteer recognition banquet. I’ve been honored as a recipient of the Silver Beaver from the Indian Waters Council. I’ve asked my mom to be my date and for my camp staff Yoda Austin China to walk me down the aisle. Plus Tripp Clark is running a loaded silent auction for the endowment with some great local memorabilia.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 18, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-18-2024.html Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:42:18 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14712

 

I just got home from the camping trip and decided there was enough time to publish a Hot Finds. The peach cobbler was a special hit at the potluck. This was just a lazy cobbler that I learned how to make maybe 25 years ago from Steve Eaton or Earl Dutton. But those non-Scout people don’t know all our culinary tricks so it was easy to impress them.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 11, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-11-2024.html Mon, 12 Feb 2024 04:35:17 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14709

 

Home from my 3rd T-O-R in three weekends and I’m happy to be off the road. My family is also ready for me to be home too! But one thing thinking back that I have enjoyed over the last three weeks is the chance to pull up a chair and talk to so many collectors in the hobby.

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Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 6, 2023 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/tuesday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-6-2023.html Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:53:00 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14635

 

This weekend I’m attending a local TOR that is making a come back after a hiatus of maybe 5 years. I think that having shows scattered across the country every weekend is healthy for the hobby. So it’s also true that if we need to support these shows and help get the word out on them. That’s what I’m trying to do now by mailing a 1-page flier to all my eBay orders that has a list of every TOR on the calendar in the country.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 4, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-4-2024.html Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:30:03 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14706

 

After 18+ hours of driving over thousands of miles I am home from the Indy TOR. I made a gigantic circle around the eastern part of the country. Leaving Charlotte going north through VA and WV before heading west into OH and IN. Then coming home I drove south through KY and TN before crossing the mountains near Asheville this morning. All this to chase more patches!

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Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 2, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/02/friday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-february-2-2024.html Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:13:14 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14684

 

I am ready to roll here in Indy for the big Crossroads of America TOR. I kept my spot in the 2nd room so ya’ll come find me against the wall. I got a nice 80s-90s OA collection on the way up here that I’m going to be processing in-between talking to everyone that comes by to say hello.

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Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 30, 2023 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/tuesday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-30-2023.html Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:42:59 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14632

 

Thursday morning I am leaving for the Crossroads of America (Indy) TOR. I have a few stops to make on the way up but will hopefully be there in time to go out to dinner with some patch collector friends. I think the weather is going to cooperate this time to make for a smooth trip up. On the way back I’ve got a date with my daughter on Sunday to take her to lunch @ college in the NC mountains near Asheville.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 28, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-28-2024.html Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:22:38 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14703

 

I want to give everyone some examples of why going to a Trade-O-Ree is a good idea. There is no better place to pick up discounted (some might say cheap!) items for your collection. This weekend there was a family there that was selling stuff from a Scouters estate. On Saturday they said “he we are not taking all this home” and went around the room telling everyone that the items on their table were now $1 each. Feeding frenzy begins!

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Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 26, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/friday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-26-2024.html Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:07:11 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14681

 

Later this morning I’ll push off from Charlotte and make the drive west to attend the SC TOR in Easley hosted by Chris Jensen. Like usual I’ve stressed a little about what to bring. The fact that I only rented a couple of tables helps narrow that down to what can fit in the van. I’m also going to bring some projects that I can work on so time behind my table will be well spent.

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Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 23, 2023 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/tuesday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-23-2023.html Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:32:45 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14629

 

The week of a TOR is a little problematic for me. I have three part time employees and we are always grinding away working on the eBay Store. For me to pull the cord and bail out to a TOR is a bit of an interruption. I never take listed inventory to a show so it’s also a job to round up what I am going to put on a table.

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Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 21, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/sunday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-21-2024.html Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:25:14 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14700

 

For the last few months I’ve been part of a large reselling community that has zoom meetings 1/week in different niches. Sadly as a Boy Scout memorabilia dealer none of them pertain to me. In this large group 75% of them sell clothes and among the rest only a small number sell collectibles. I’ve mined the calls for eBay tactics but most of the conversation just doesn’t concern me.

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Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 19, 2024 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/01/friday-scouting-hot-finds-newsletter-january-19-2024.html Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:51:06 +0000 https://scoutpatchcollectors.com/?p=14678

 

Today I’m putting aside the week long project of identifying and pricing OA in order to go work my booth at the Sleepy Poet in Charlotte. Having an antique mall booth is great except at least once a month (or maybe two!) I have to go over and clean it up and make additions. Today I have several boxes of stuff including more $1 patches which are VERY popular.

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