Boy Scout Memorabilia in an Antique Mall Booth

I know a handful of Boy Scout memorabilia collectors that are using a unique strategy to sell stuff. They have rented booths in antique malls and set up a "brick and mortar" location. Now what makes these malls interesting is that for a small consignment fee they will sell your items for you and you don't even need to be...Read More

Sunday eBay Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 12, 2014

It's often hard on a Sunday to decide which auctions to pack into this email newsletter for Boy Scout memorabilia collectors. I've always tried to keep it simple and use # of bids and price as my two "votes" for which items make it in. This issue pulls from dozens of sellers which is pretty typical and I hope you...Read More

Friday eBay Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 10, 2014

I am really late getting this issue out today because of some things that were out of my control. But it's here and I've got some cool content to share. First up is an OA fixed priced catalog that I published a this week. The big piece that I think many of you will want to hear is my new...Read More

SHF Radio #68: Antique Mall Selling Strategy for Scout Memorabilia w/Todd Kelly

When the Boy Scouts of America announced they would be building a permanent Jamboree site in the hills of West Virginia Todd Kelly started making some trips to the "Mountain State" to scope out locations for a Trade-O-Ree. One of the results of that venture was deciding to rent out a booth in two different antique malls in nearby Beckley,...Read More

Order of the Arrow Fixed Priced Sales Catalog – October 2014

This sales catalog contains over 1,400 unique OA flaps and issues up for sale with a fixed price. No auctions here it’s first come - first sold. Plus I’ve got two offers to help sweeten the pot. Spend $50+ and get 10% off your order. Spend $100+ and I’ll knock 20% off the sale price. All of these OA issues...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 7, 2014

SECRETS OF ANTIQUE MALL SELLING This week I will publish a new episode of my Scouting Hot Finds Radio podcast. Todd Kelly and I are going to be talking about selling Scouting memorabilia in an antique mall. This is the second part of a series of shows I'm doing about how people make a little money in the hobby. When...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 3, 2014

NOAC 2015 UPDATE I've got some live auctions up and running on eBay this weekend including some really nice merged California OA, Philmont, World Jamboree and more. Check out my 143 live auctions on eBay. I've written about my antique mall booth a few times in the newsletter. Turns out September was a historically bad month and I'm not likely...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 30, 2014

TIME TO GET SOME CLOTH LISTED I have been focusing my own efforts the last few days on getting some fresh listings up on eBay. Monday I launched about 150 new OA flaps up on my store at fixed price. Many of these were old clothback pre-fdl issues. I've also launched a round of 80+ auctions including a lot of...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 28, 2014

BIG WEEK FOR NEW CONTENT Welcome to the packed Sunday issue of the Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter. I hope you'll take a look at what I've spotted on eBay in this hand-picked auction edition. This week was a very busy one for me getting content published and out there for the hobby. It started with me releasing my new eBook...Read More

Friday Morning Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 26, 2014

THE CONCLUSION OF A BUSY WEEK GETTING NEW CONTENT OUT This has been a pretty busy week for me. I published a new eBook for the hobby and last night got out another episode of my Scouting Hot Finds Radio podcast. My guest this week was Angi Diller and I've got the link and all the information down in this...Read More

SHF Radio #67: Selling Consignment on eBay Interview W/ Powerseller Angi Diller

JUMP-START YOUR EBAY BUSINESS BY SELLING ON CONSIGNMENT Her eBay user ID was a perfect choice several years ago - my_real_job_is_tattoos. Ironically as her eBay business grew she was able to leave behind that "real job" and make a full time living as a work from home eBay Powerseller. Angie Diller is my guest on Scouting Hot Finds Radio and...Read More

How Selling On Consignment Can Jump-start Your eBay Business

IT WAS SELLING ON CONSIGNMENT THAT ALLOWED ME TO LAUNCH MY BUSINESS I got my start on eBay in 1998 but like most people that was not the year I started selling. Eventually I did dip my feed in and I can remember after the 2001 Jamboree coming home with some stuff that got listed on eBay. By the time...Read More

Tuesday Morning Hot Finds Newsletter September 23, 2014

BRAND NEW EBOOK ROLLS OUT IN THE TUESDAY ISSUE In this issue of the Hot Finds I finally rolled out the long delayed 2nd Edition of my Boy Scout Memorabilia Prices Realized Guide. You can read the full story in this post on the site (Boy Scout Memorabilia Prices Realized Guide 2nd Edition: Eagle Scout Memorabilia & Merit Badges). One...Read More

Boy Scout Memorabilia Prices Realized Guide 2nd Edition: Eagle Scout Memorabilia & Merit Badges

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

Sunday Morning Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 21, 2014

ESTATE SALE MYSTERY One of the interesting things that went into this newsletter was a question regarding an estate sale that had taken place recently near the Illinois/Indiana border. I got a call from a friend in the hobby who was disappointed that he had missed out on the auction. Since I was clueless that there was a big estate...Read More

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