Making Rules For Your Boy Scout Collection With Hank Birdsong

I caught up with Hank Birdsong a long time collector in the hobby at the Charlotte Trade-O-Ree. After basically finishing his core OA section flap collection - Hank came up with a very original idea for a new pursuit. He went back to his roots from his first NOAC and started collecting OA names and numbers. While this might be...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 1, 2025

In a few hours I'm publishing the video above in my Patreon group the Scouting Hot Finds Insiders. You can watch it if you join using the free membership level. Take a few minutes to click over so you can see when it goes live at 3 PM est. Find the details at www.ScoutingHotFinds.com.   I am working every day to get stuff...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 30, 2025

If you have ever hosted a Trade-O-Ree it's much like any other event planning you have signed on for. You have to make sure the facility is ready, the tables are there, the food and those helping serve it are prepared. It's not for the faint of heart! Last night I met Matt Delk in Charlotte as he delivered 75+...Read More

St. Louis Scouting Family Unboxing 1950s Silver Beaver and Shawnee Lodge

I always enjoy unboxing collections that are multi-generational. In this case I got the collection from the son and he was also shared items from his father. This collection is from the St. Louis area and includes cool historical trail items including medals along with local events. Their OA lodge was Shawnee 51 and there are some items from that...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 28, 2025

This morning I just published an unboxing video featuring a multi-generation Scouting family collection from St. Louis. The dad was a dedicated volunteer having earned the Silver Beaver and the Bronze Pelican.   We are 1 week away from the Charotte Trade-O-Ree on April 4-5. I visited with the troop that is running the concessions Tuesday and got everything ironed out. I hope...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 25, 2025

I posted a great question in the Facebook group last night. How do you get youth walk through at a Trade-O-Ree. This was in response to me sharing that last night I visited a Pack meeting and then zoomed over to a 40+ Scout troop meeting to personally promote the upcoming Charotte TOR.   One of the really good tips i...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 23, 2025

A lesson from my Sunday school class this morning is something I can see reflected in our hobby. It's the who not the what that will make you happy. In other words the relationships you build and maintain are very important to making you happy. To me that's another reason why I really believe in the power of community that we gain through meeting...Read More

Large Detroit Michigan Boy Scout Collection Arrives in 2 Boxes

After a few years of back and forth I finally got my hands on a nice Boy Scout patch collection from Michigan. This guy was active in the Detroit Area Council and it's OA lodge Migisi Opawgan 162. But in these big Home Depot boxes he also sent along over a dozen T-shirts, some hats and other items that were...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 21, 2025

Take a look at this week's unboxing to get see what came in 2 huge Home Depot boxes from the Motor City this week. You might be surprised to see that I actually do take T-shirts in collections as I've had luck selling them online.   The Charlotte TOR is just 2 weeks away! Yesterday, I spoke with the facilities manager at the church...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 18, 2025

I just got a very good phone call! Thursday I was planning to drive over 3 hours (one way) to meet a guy and purchase a collection. But he has decided to just mail it to me instead because his plate is full. So I just got about 7 hours of my life back and now I don't have to...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 16, 2025

Being gone a week does reset your priorities. I was able to go by the UPS Store where my mail comes Saturday and get some packages that had been waiting. One of these is a pretty dynamic collection that I feel lucky to have landed. The struggle is always do I spend my week tending to the brand new stuff...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 14, 2025

Today I'm flying home from Las Vegas with my head swimming. Not from booze but from all the ideas I heard and people I met over the last 4 days. There were people at the conference who had never sold anything online and some that were million dollar a year Amazon sellers. Among those was Richard known on eBay as...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 11, 2025

Take a peek at the latest unboxing video that I just got published. This one shows that often times I am buying shoebox size collections just to make sure these items get recycled. But one cool find in the video is going in my collection for now.   I have really enjoyed my visit to Vegas. So far they have...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 9, 2025

I am a little later in the day getting today's issue out as it had to wait to when I got to Vegas to publish. But I do want to pass ahead onto anyone that is in the Amarillo TX area. An older Scouter is trying to unload his collection of mostly books and mugs, camping gear and all the...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 7, 2025

Some times in running this patch business there are some stories I'm willing to share but are not fit for the public. That's some of the behind the scenes content I post in my Patreon Group - the Scouting Hot Finds Insiders. Today at noon EST I am releasing the video that goes with the thumbnail above. If you join for free before...Read More

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