SHF Radio: The Chief Dishwasher – Chris Jensen

Listen to internet radio with Santeeswapper on Blog Talk Radio Back in the 1990s I was a college student who looked forward to the quarterly newspaper catalog of Boy Scout memorabilia that would show up in my university P.O. Box. My guest tonight on Scouting Hot Finds Radio has been a full time Scout memorabilia dealer for going on three...Read More

SHF Radio: How To Raise A New Generation of Collectors

Listen to internet radio with Santeeswapper on Blog Talk Radio Tonight's show is dedicated to a question that all hobbies face whether it be model train railroaders or in our case Boy Scout memorabilia collectors - how do you bring new people especially youth into the hobby. While at the Dallas Trade-O-Ree I got the opinions of ten big names...Read More

Boy Scout Memorabilia Set Price Catalog

December 2012 Boy Scout Memorabilia Sales Catalog I've started publishing a monthly sales catalog as an eBay alternative. The idea actually came out of an episode of Scouting Hot Finds Radio and so far I'm having fun with it. This month's issue is 17 pages long and includes several hundred Order of the Arrow issues along with a large group...Read More

SHF Radio: 2013 National Jamboree Patch Protest w/Spencer

Listen to internet radio with Santeeswapper on Blog Talk Radio Straight from the pages of Scouting Magazine! Will Scouts be able to continue the legacy of swapping patches at the Summit? See what your Scouts can expect when it comes to patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. My guest tonight is Spencer Haberman who was featured in the...Read More

Life Saving Medal Tops This Week’s Elite Auctions

The Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter runs down some of the best live auctions in the Boy Scout category of eBay. With these weekly Top 10 posts I attempt to go back into the category and take score. In the end what were the big sellers that really shined? This Top 10 list counts down the weeks best finishers and shows...Read More

Cool Scouting Hot Finds You Should Not Miss

  Check out what's the talk of the hobby in eBay's best selling items in the Boy Scout category. Some of these items were given emphasis in the Hot Finds Newsletter. Click on the title to see these great scouting items. If you bid on any of these big sellers I'd love for you to leave a comment on this...Read More

Patchblanket.com Forum Is Retiring To The Digital Rocking Chair

I want to inform you of the imminent retirement of the forum at Patchblanket.com. Since 2006 the website has been a neat place to post things about the hobby and engage in a little chatter. However, with the launch this year of the Scout Patch Collectors Facebook Group the forum concept on Patchblanket.com has now been supplanted and there is...Read More

SHF Radio: 2013 National Jamboree @ The Summit Trade-O-Ree

Listen to internet radio with Santeeswapper on Blog Talk Radio On the show we have several guests who are on live to talk about the 2013 National Scout Jamboree Trade-O-Ree to be held in Mt. Hope, West Virginia just a few miles from the gates to the Summit Bechtel Reserve. The town Mayor Michael Martin will be joined by TOR...Read More

Santeeswapper Is Here To Stay

I created a bit of buzz this week with my pronouncement that I was running a "Going Out of Business Sale". This message prompted multiple emails and at least three phone calls asking why I was abandoning my Boy Scout Memorabilia business. One collector told me he thought maybe I was going to sell out my cloth and open a...Read More

Boy Scout Memorabilia Prices Realized Guide: OA Flaps, Issues & Conclaves

Collectors, there's one central question when trying to buy, sell, or trade Boy Scout memorabilia...What is it worth? But what if there was a Prices Realized Guide that contained thousands of images, descriptions, and all historical data? What if there was a guide written just for you that contained hundreds of the best items known to have sold in your...Read More

2013 Eastern Virginia (Norfolk) TOR

Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, 4 P.M.-Midnight. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, 8 A.M.-3 P.M. Interstate Bingo Hall 5957 East Virginia Beach Blvd. Norfolk, VA 23502 Please contact me for a flyer and/or more information. Thanks, John John Ortt 968 Lindsley Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23454 757-496-9540 [email]jortt@cox.net[/email]

2012 Northern California Trade-O-Ree

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRADE-O-REE AND MEMORABILIA AUCTION Hosted by Ohlone Lodge 63, Pacific Skyline Council Friday, November 9, 2012, 5:00 pm - midnight Saturday, November 10, 2012; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Silent and live auctions start at 9:00 am Saturday Palo Alto Service Center 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 Admission: free Tables: $5/day   Donate cash, Scouting patches...Read More

The Camp Book II – The Definitive Guide To Boy Scout Camps

Bob Sherman, Dave Minnihan, and Kevin Doyle along with dedicated State Editors have been working nearly 20 years to put together this 21st Century update to the original Camp Book. The original book, published in 1993 was a little over 200 pages in length and contained what we knew about BSA camps at that time. The new Camp Book II...Read More

Awesome Boy Scout Medals & Awards Reference Book

I've just published what I think will be one of the most treasured reference guides in my Prices Realized series. Vintage Boy Scout award medals such as those issued for saving a life, attaining ranks in Explorers, Sea Scouts, and Air Scouts are among the most competitively collected items in the hobby. This guide includes 250 listings that include those...Read More

Extinction Day For Top Rated Sellers

  I have blogged and even talked on my radio show about how doomsday was coming for those of us who are active sellers on eBay and have been enjoying the benefits of being a Top Rated Seller. Listen to this episode of Scouting Hot Finds Radio if you want to hear the full story. Listen to "#27: How To...Read More

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