Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 6, 2015

Lately I've been trying the store sale strategy to drive some extra traffic to my eBay store. This week I've got a 20% off sale running in the OA conclave section of the store. I've got over 300 items in that section mostly from the Carolinas. We have a good old fashioned county fair that "officially" started Friday although with...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 4, 2015

I survived the East Coast monsoon this weekend although by my count its really on about week #2 of rain over here. I can't say the same for my favorite college football team. But the good news is that while I was listening to the radio broadcast of the play-by-play I got about 100 new patches listed in my story....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 2, 2015

I went by today to pay what will probably be my last month's rent at my Lumberton antique mall booth. I anticipate pulling the stuff by the end of October. Until then I've got a 50% off sale trying to clean the shelves a bit. Now that I'm teaching school again I simply don't have the time needed to devote...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 29, 2015

Today I've got a new Hot Finds Partner in the email. Nick Wolf was on my podcast a while back and I've been meaning to give him some recognition for supporting my brand. If any other eBay powersellers are looking to get some advertising in the Hot Finds shoot me an email. That must be one of the more common...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 27, 2015

I love the old vintage stuff and that is what always leads off the top of the Hot Finds. I haven't focused on segregated Scout camp patches in a while but some of you will enjoy seeing what's the bidding up to on that Camp Panther Landing patch. I got some good feedback from my soapbox about why we collect...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 25, 2015

There was a really interesting article in the ISCA Journal that just arrived in my mailbox by Fred Duersch regarding merit badge collecting. He was focused on values which I think is a very interesting topic for collectors. Essentially Fred has written about merit badges for more than a decade and some of his early work was probably responsible for...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 22, 2015

This weekend the Scout troop has a camping trip to kick off the year in the grassy lot beside the church. This is a joint one-nighter with all the Scouts age K-12 in our program. We are looking at upwards of forty girls spending the night. Talk about a slumber party! My troop is responsible for the campfire program so...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 20, 2015

I am a little surprised to see that the sash pictured below is over $500 in bidding. Not that there aren't some great 1940s era merit badges on there but from the not so great pictures it appears that everything is trimmed. As some of you know when you trim a crimped edge MB it sometimes makes it impossible to...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 15, 2015

I know the majority of them are activity patches but I feel certain is going to jump all over that lot of Occneechee pieces. The wide crimped mb sash caught my eye but it's got some of the really common issues. Weeks if not months after sending an email to my lodge leadership about getting the red sash I was...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 13, 2015

One of the really good local TORs in my area is put on by a collector from the Old Hickory Council in NC. They have a great historical association and really appreciate their cloth and paper. I'll be watching to see what that felt event patch goes for when the gavel falls. I could be wrong but that "1990 Sash"...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 11, 2015

This weekend I hope to find time to take my NOAC inventory and flip it over for fixed price sale on eBay. I've still got several boxes that never sold after running auctions for a month and so it's time to play the long game of putting them in my eBay store and seeing what can attract a B-I-N. I...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 8, 2015

I am handing out door prizes tonight at an adult leader meeting. It's time to put a smile on the faces of some volunteers. I've got a few things set aside that are going to be fun. What's the old saying "it's better to give than receive"? Well if you collect old Explorer stuff you can thank me later for...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 6, 2015

I hope you get a chance to go through today's issue and see all the unique auctions that I've featured. There is a great mix of the old and the new! The sash below includes one of the Air Scout Candidate patches so I'd say that dates it more to the 1940s. This block has some other cool patches from...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 4, 2015

I thought I had set this issue to go out early in the morning but I think I got so wrapped up in watching college football last night that I forgot to pull the trigger on it. So enjoy a rare afternoon issue of the Hot Finds. At some point my square merit badge collection may get sophisticated enough to...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 1, 2015

I must be doing something right. I got two boxes in over the weekend from people I've done business in the past looking to sell me stuff. It's always nice when people send stuff on preview. I am not buying huge collections these days but I'm always looking for new stuff. I am setting up an 8' table in the...Read More

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