2012 Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree Announcement

[SIZE=4]I got this from a friend via the Patch-L list serve. [/SIZE]Since a question was just asked if ISCA was going to conduct the 2012 Pre-NOAC Trade-o-ree, I'll just do a real short announcement now and will follow up more later with the details. We just received a signed copy of the contract yesterday, so a quick announcement is in...Read More

$1k+ Boy Scout Auctions…cha-ching!

Its not very often that you see Scouting auctions on eBay ring in for over $1000. The last month on eBay saw three different items that broke that glass ceiling. As you can see two of these were items with high minimum bids that got popped by a single bidder. However, the most intriguing auction was of course the great...Read More

Pre-war Jamboree Issues Always Do Well on eBay

There are some very motivated collectors on eBay who always seem to go all in when it comes to World Jamboree issues that truly are "rare" and "vintage". This typically means items from the 1937 and 1947 Jamboree since you almost never see items from the 1920s events. This month I've spotted three auctions that closed on eBay with outstanding...Read More

Cool Stuff! Auctions That Really Took Off

If you watch eBay you might have noticed that over time it has trended towards more fixed priced listings at the expense of auctions. One of the neat things about auctions is that some sellers are willing to start them very low and just let the market determine the price. Some of these listings began for as low as 1...Read More

Memorabilia Mondays on the Scouting Magazine blog

  Bryan Wendell does a blog for Scouting Magazine, and recently he started "Memorabilia Mondays" when he featured items of Scouting memorabilia submitted by readers. The rule is "just one item" but I was lucky enough to get in two! The first was a 1957 Michigan National Jamboree license plate and the second was a 1930's Boy Scout advertisement used...Read More

Best of the Best: Top 5 Auctions

This blog post has a simple premise - what were the 5 best auctions on eBay last week? They represent a diverse range of collectibles and include 2 listings that went for over $1k+. Can you spot the key pieces in the 40 patch lot pictured below? I don't think its the lodge 470 flaps! The two medals that made...Read More

Conclaves Climbing To The Top

This trio of Order of the Arrow meeting/conclave patches ended last week on eBay with surprising results. What many people want to know is how did a 1986 issue sell for over $300. I don't know for sure but one would have to guess its an award patch or some otherwise very limited issue. During the 1980s there were several...Read More

Dan Beard Says Yeehah

Last week on eBay these were some of the more unusual items that appeared in the Hot Finds Newsletter. While they don't have the pedigree of an early cut-edge OA patch or the demand that you see for insignia these odd little auctions really surprised me. Just to give you an idea - none of the three sold for less...Read More

Insignia That Sparkles

This post was originally supposed to publish in early March but I kinda forgot about it until just now. I know these links are still active and the medals are still sweet so take a look to see what these auctions finished at. Item Title - Click To See The Listing on eBay Bids   Collection of Boy Scout Explorer...Read More

Alabama– 9th Annual Birmingham Area Scout Memorabilia Trade-O-Ree

Alabama-- 9th Annual Birmingham Area Scout Memorabilia Trade-O-Ree Dates: 4/1/2011 thru 4/2/2011 Location: Follow Signs to Grace Hall Southminster Presbyterian Church, 1124 Montgomery Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35216 Birmingham, Alabama Times: Day 1: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Day 2: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission: FREE ADMISSION Table Fee: ALL TABLES ARE $25. Buy 5 tables get 6th FREE. Vendors...Read More

Death of the Powerseller

  I'd like to share with the group some eBay news that is more applicable to the sellers but I think those of you who are primarily buyers will be interested in this also. Let me begin by making a confession. I am no longer a Powerseller. That cute little logo that sat next to my eBay user id is...Read More

Top Auction of 2011

Although I don't always feature items that are for sale in other countries that also appear in the USA version of eBay.com perhaps this round suggests that I need to pay closer attention. As far as I can tell the 1st auction listed below is the top seller so far in all of 2011 for Scouting memorabilia on eBay. Click...Read More

Patch traders feeling the hate

  Late last year I received a notice about a district camporee in my council where they were touting a special 100th Anniversary design that somehow matched up with the camporee patch from 2009. I'm not in the district and was going to be at an OA function anyway, so I shot an e-mail to the camporee organizer and asked...Read More

OA Neckechiefs Looking Pretty

For OA collectors one of the more unique types of memorabilia is neckerchiefs. While modern day Scouts (at least where I live) don't wear neckerchiefs back in the day they were very important. Each of these classic issues sold for over $200 in auctions that ended last week. The bidding on the Mowogo N/C was particularly active with three bidders...Read More

World Jamboree – Top of the Charts

A run down of the Top 20 items that sold on eBay last week in the Boy Scout category finds that 25% of them are World Jamboree memorabilia. In fact three of these made the Top-5. Its interesting that a couple of these only attracted one bid but with the high minimum bid that was enough to get in the...Read More

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