One of the nice things about buying and selling on eBay is that you don't have to worry about the bomb cyclone (although I did lose power this AM) it is always open. Even with the holidays here, there are plenty of auctions to take a look at. Like many of you we are hosting family for the...Read More
I returned last night from three nights at Winter Camp. Many councils are running these cold weather camping merit badge colleges at camp now-a-days. I agreed to teach one of the Citizenships which means you are bound to have plenty of takers. But with the end of the year near like many of you I'm focused on getting ready...Read More
This weekend I've been helping at our council's Winter Camp by teaching Cit in the World merit badge. The format has me doing the entire badge in 1 day from 8:30 - 5:30 which is a marathon. But yesterday was my rookie season and allowed me to work out the kinks in my lesson plan and presentation. Today I've...Read More
In every episode of the live show you can count on at least one unboxing. In this show we are going to film more than a dozen.....completely live! Yes you will literally see the patches, pins, neckerchiefs and medals come out of the boxes live on air. The entire episode will be interactive as I'll have the chat box open...Read More
Well I like to say I'm always trying new things in this hobby! So as it was Wednesday of this week when I filmed a 1 hour 45 minute live stream of me unboxing a dozen+ collections on air. The full video is on my website in case you want to put it on in the background and see what came in....Read More
The good news is I essentially left teaching school over a decade ago and have not looked back. Ok, I did teach one year in a charter school but let's not mess up the flow here! I feel like I've been slowly building up my business for those years as I made it my full-time gig. But luckily it's...Read More
I start this one off by reading a letter that is typical of many collections that I purchase. The guys two adult sons have no interest in his Scouting memorabilia and so he is looking for someone that would appreciate it. In the collection he actually had two coffee mugs that survived being shipped all the way to me in...Read More
In today's Hot Finds I though I'd share the highlights of a few conversations that you might want to lean in on. For starters some people didn't know that any registered adult can sign up to go to the Jamboree. I covered this in length in my interview with Tico Perez but essentially there is no longer and 4 adult/troop cap....Read More
This morning I got an email from Doug Schwab that I'll share here. If you have not yet decided on a specific job to do at the NJ next summer, why not join the Scouting Heritage area at the BSA Museum Exhibit? At this Jamboree we are planning an exciting display of the history of National BSA Service Projects. This year’s display...Read More
In this episode you will see how Ryan Losonsky has developed his model for a traveling Boy Scout history display that is adaptable to the audience. He also shares ideas for how you can get invited to display which in some ways is a challenge as well. We also discuss the notion that perfection can be the enemy of getting...Read More
Every time I make plans to attend a TOR there is usually a week worth of prep that goes into getting new stuff organized, priced and laid out to display. For me this week includes about 9 boxes of North Carolina OA which I have sorted but not finished pricing. With my trip to the Old Hickory TOR coming...Read More
Next weekend I'll be attending the Old Hickory TOR in Winston-Salem, NC. For the local collectors, this is a good show that I try and support every year. As always if I'm traveling to a TOR you can get free delivery on your Best Hobby Pages order by using coupon code PICKUP at checkout. Well, I did indeed spend Friday working...Read More
This week on Scouting Hot Finds Live I shared the whole story of my involvement with supplying uniforms for The Fabelmans. In doing that homework I discovered the picture above that was shared with me back in May of 2021. At the time I had no idea what the movie was about so it never occurred to me that...Read More
OK spoiler alert! Today I'm telling the whole story of how I came to work with a Hollywood Costumer named Danielle to help outfit the actors in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. I took my family to see the movie on Thanksgiving Day. I had really been hesitant to do a video about my involvement until I saw the final cut....Read More
I have been waiting to see the movie before I really told the story of being able to supply the Scouting uniforms for Spielberg's autobiographical movie. My family saw it Thanksgiving day and in tomorrow's Scouting Hot Finds Live I'm going to share every detail of how I came to work with the Hollywood customer and the items that...Read More