eBay bidder status

  Here is a topic that may start a little fire on the patch blanket. I am going to give my opinion and then open the firing range to comments.   eBay has given us patch collectors a new enemy each other. Now on bids over $200.00 from my experience you now become bidder 1 or bidder 2 etc.. this...Read More

New Reference Book soon to be Available

  After several years of research and promises, the book on the History of the Wimachtendienk through its Rituals, Ceremonies and paper documents is complete and ready for publication.   The name of the book is - The Keekenowin of the Wimachtendienk 1915 to 1948.   It is in a softbound - prefect binding format and also a hard bound...Read More

Camp Issues and Council insignia. Where’s the interest?

Hi all. Over the years I have noticed that collectors are far more interested in collecting the issues from the home lodge they are involved with and seem to care less about the local camp or council insignia (camporees, csps, jsps etc. etc.). I know this is not true with all collectors, but I have definitely noticed it in South...Read More

Patch Insurance

  Ok. This is a topic i have asked guys before or even asked how do you store your collection? and is it insured?   Fire proof box Safety deposit box Large fire proof safe In the closet in binders Shoe box under the bed   See the main question being asked here is just how safe is your collection...Read More

Big Changes Coming Soon to eBay Stores!

  August 2006 Changes To eBay Fee Structure Last month eBay announced some major changes which will have a definite impact on myself and some other members of the community. In short---fees are going up!   Here is a little more detail. According to eBay 91% of gross merchandise value sold on eBay comes from core listings (auction-style, auction-style with...Read More

Here Comes the NOAC Tsunami!

2006 NOAC Wave Of Auctions Hits The Boy Scout Category Right before a Tsunami hits the water close to shore pulls back building up the power of the wave that is to come. Pardon the analogy but this is what happened on eBay before the NOAC issues starting hitting the auction block. The days leading up to the event saw...Read More

Dave Durham Collection

Many of you are probably aware that for almost a year now I have been helping the family of Dave Durham sell off the items from his collection. Dave was a long time professional Scouter (and volunteer after retirement) from the 50's to the 90's. Up until now, all items sold have been via Ebay, but we have a live...Read More

Is the Big OA Reference Auction Sucking up eBay $

  I had a conversation with a seller yesterday who was disappointed with how some recent big ticket items of his did on eBay. We talked about the timing of the auction, use of reserves, and other second-guessing that might explain the results. But then during the conversation I brought up the big auction taking place through Dave Oertle on...Read More

Links to Patch Trading Websites from Patch-L

March 2006 Timeline I sent a message to Patch-L asking for links to other blogs, online forums and yahoo groups that are online communities like patchblanket.com. I also included some other links from member pages. I invite you to check them out!   http://ed-evans.tripod.com/   http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog   http://www.gilwell.com/patchl/   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boyscoutpatchtraders/   http://www.tall66.com/   http://www.ScoutTrader.org    

Big Changes In Boy Scouts Category

  I have been a little lazy about logging in and surfing through the category so it hit me by surprise when I did so last night and found that there were over 40,000 items listed in the Boy Scouts category. I sent out an email to everyone who is a member of the community on this site and quickly...Read More

What is the grand total for the Boy Scouts Category?

eBay Boy Scout Category January 2006 Here are some interesting statistics for the Boy Scout category of eBay from that last three months.   Would you believe that the sold items have amounted to $1,425,071.   If you take a look at the individual categories there are a couple of surprises. First off the category that had the most items...Read More

Who has the most successful eBay Store?

January 2006 Snapshot In Time For The Boy Scout eBay Category When I was coming up in the hobby I would look in my college PO box for my sales list from the major dealers. There were a number of times I bought things from TSPA, Streamwood (newspaper format), Jim Clough, Richard Shields (The Carolina Trader) and others. As a...Read More

Is Scouting on eBay healthy and growing?

  I have read some experienced dealers lament the faults of eBay becoming the major marketplace for our hobby. I think there concerns are very well spoken and I have no idea where this is leading the hobby. I wanted just to throw out some figures to temp some posts from people who might have an opinion on the subject....Read More

The Most Expensive Scout Patch in History!

1947 World Jamboree French Maitrese Patch I can remember dealers boasting of being the first to sell a Scout item for over $10,000. I think I can even remember a story of one selling for $25,000. But when I saw this auction I couldn't believe my eyes. A patch that sold for over $71,000!   A quote from the listing:...Read More

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