Wonderful Piece of Historical Scout Art

I wrote about this 14 inch wide World War I 3rd Liberty Loan award in my Hot Finds newsletter. When I was writing about it the bidding was at $200 and it had not reached the reserve yet. Well I don't know if mentioning it in the Hot Finds was the trick but now the listing is at $1k with...Read More

What Was This Person Thinking?

So this is just a weird auction. When I saw it on eBay my first thought was why is this old 1930's shirt sitting at $24.99 with just one bid. Surely, it hasn't flown that low under the radar. But then when I clicked over and took a closer look I see why the bidding hasn't materialized. Rather than spoiling...Read More

OA Flap & Activity Patches Climbing the Ladder

The winning bidder on the Lodge 135 activity patch used a strategy that I'll call climbing the ladder. He started bidding on the auction during the last hour and came up against a bid that was several hundred dollars stronger then he expected. So in bids of $20 and $50 increments he kept climbing the ladder to see where he...Read More

Scout Jamboree Memorabilia

I posted a while back that an orange border 2011 WJ patch sold for over $600 which at the time was way more than any 2010 National Jamboree patch ever went for at auction. Well how did I miss this yellow badge (and several identical copies of it) that sold for way more than $600? The rest of this blog...Read More

Vintage Scouting Memorabilia For Sale – Any Buyers?

I know that most collectors that love their memorabilia with little fdls on them dont' get excited when they see odd-ball items like a Boy Scout lamp. However, you would be wrong to think that those items are not both rare and valuable. Take for example the signed autograph of BSA founding father Daniel Beard. Not all of us are...Read More

Top 5 Sellers In The Boy Scout Category

I don't seem to do a Top-5 overall blog post every week but today I wanted to be sure and include the big blankets that sold out of Illinois recently on eBay. These blankets had many collectors drooling and wondering where the frenzied bidding would end. In case you missed it click the links below so you can see for...Read More

Vintage Boy Scout Equipment Brings Home The Bids

This blog post features some items that are a little more unusual. Take for example the binoculars that lead off. Despite the fact that they title includes the word "France", these are official BSA and judging by the price it sold for - very rare! The Max Silber buckle sold for big bucks even though it only garnered a pair...Read More

Boy Scout Manuals & Paper Highly Collectible

There is no signature in Scouting more well known than that of Green Bar Bill Hillcourt. The handbook that he signed that came in #3 on this list is actually the same edition that I started out on when I crossed over into Boy Scouts in 1984. Of course when it comes to books condition is everything and I think...Read More

Order of the Arrow Lodge Flaps & More

Its very rare that I make one of my own top 5 lists. As always there was good OA selling on eBay last week and two of these listings came from the santeeswapper. What's interesting is that I found four auctions to feature which all received just one bid. The Nentego bucked that trend and pulled in multiple bids. Item...Read More

World Jamboree: The Old & The New = All Good

There were a couple of really good prewar World Jamboree issues that sold on eBay last week and I wanted to be sure to highlight them on the blog. All of the auctions I've got featured here were competitive listings that went for big money. Its sorta strange to put the brand new 2011 issues in with these vintage pieces...Read More

Eagle Scout Medals & Patches Flying High On eBay

Many collectors have an affinity for old Eagle medals and patches even if that is not their bread and butter collection. Especially for those of us who earned the Eagle rank as a youth (present company included) we really can appreciate these classic pieces of Boy Scout insignia. I've pulled up five auctions from last week on eBay that did...Read More

Big OA Blanket & Other Scouting Memorabilia Lots

I am probably going to do a separate blog post just featuring these great OA blankets out of IL but for today I'll include this whopper in with some other nice mixed lots that sold last week on eBay. The other interesting group that has a story is the lot of 45 lodge flaps. Those of you who have been...Read More

OA Flaps, Pies, Odd-shapes…Well You Get the Idea

A quick look at last weeks top OA auctions includes a little bit of everything. The first three items up are from TSPA and were part of a large group they have been selling on eBay recently. I'm always surprised when a relatively new issue makes these top lists but if there is any doubt you should see what the...Read More

Old Boy Scout Merit Badge Sashes Come With Surprises

One of the best thing about searching on eBay and looking at old merit badges sashes is that some of them have bonus material. Back in the day many Scouts would sew (or their mother's would sew) camp and activity patches on the MB sash. Some of these camp patches were treated like awards and so it seemed like a...Read More

Boy Scout Camp Patches Lighting Up eBay

There are fewer items in the hobby that people are more passionate about then their home camp. I know in my area people count early camp patches as the crown jewels of their collections. For this reason its neat to see when others fill in big needs on eBay by winning a bidding war for a classic Boy Scout camp...Read More

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