Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 21, 2024

  I woke up this morning to discover that after five months of serious work I finally crossed the finish line of a marathon. My eBay account is now certified as Top Rated. I know for most of you that are not nose down selling on eBay that won't mean much. But for me it meant upending my entire business and investing in...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 19, 2024

  Yesterday I literally climbed a ladder in the warehouse and got down some tubs that I have not looked in for almost 2 years. Since coming home from TN in 2022 these tubs of "trade stock" had been sitting idle out of reach and mind. To my surprise there was some good stuff in there that I probably should...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 16, 2024

  I know this has happened to you before. Your normal routine is interrupted by something small and your whole day gets knocked off balance? We had some workmen show up early yesterday and instead of putting the finishing touches on the Hot Finds I got caught up. As my normal schedule is to send it out early I just...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 14, 2024

  Not since the junk wax days of the late 1980s have I considered myself a baseball card collector. But on the way home from the beach yesterday I caught up on some episodes of an extraordinary YouTube channel called Chasing Cardboard. This video especially of them going to visit a family in WV to help them deal with a massive vintage...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 12, 2024

    I have mentioned that I spend way too much time scrolling social media in reseller groups and watching their YouTube videos. I am looking for ideas that I can implement in my business but mostly I see people complaining about this and that - chief among them lately...."the summer slowdown". I am here to tell you in our...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 9, 2024

In a little while I've got to leave the beach condo and drive about 30 minutes to purchase a footlocker of stuff from a family. The daughter is driving up to meet me and do the exchange. I've seen all the pictures and this collection has some neat stuff that I rarely get. In fact I already know the first...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 7, 2024

We are at the beach but the Hot Finds goes on rain or shine. This year we are trying out St. Simons in GA. While down here I hope to step away from the patch business and get to reading some books on the beach and dipping my toes in the water. But even if I can't catch it consider...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 5, 2024

When you have been collecting Scout patches since you were 14 years old getting a big collection is like a Christmas present. But much like Christmas morning somebody has to clean up from the festivities. Yesterday I got the last of the boxes opened and completed the rough sort of everything. I got the truck swept out and ready to...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 2, 2024

    I am finishing up today's Hot Finds from TN on my way back from a 2500+ mile round trip to get two collections. I have said a few times these were not home run collections. But when you can fill up a 16' truck and really help a family out it's worth the time and effort. YES there...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 30, 2024

  This morning I'm getting on a flight to MN to begin a crazy 3 days 2 nights journey to bring some collections back to Charlotte. One of these I've been talking to the family since March and the other just popped up on the radar this month. Both are unique and not what any of you would call homeruns....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 28, 2024

  On Thursday's I have been traveling the back roads to return to Camp Barstow and continue helping to teach Salesmanship Merit Badge. Yesterday the Scouts had a special treat as I invited an Eagle Scout from the council to come share his collection. He attended the 1999 World Jamboree and went to Philmont in 2000. But the cool part...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 25, 2024

    Thanks to my travel agent (aka my wife) my tickets are now booked for a Sunday morning flight (yes this Sunday) to the Midwest to pick up two collections. The only way to make this work was to rent a Penske truck and drive it to scoop these up. One of the collections is kinda a leap of...Read More

My Order of the Arrow Sash Collection – Nearly Complete

At the Charlotte Trade-O-Ree in May of 2024 we were lucky to welcome Marcus Bailey and his OA sash display.  One of the reasons we carved out room in the floor plan for the show was to allow collectors to share their collections.  Marcus has a nice display of most variations of the OA sashes made by the national organization. ...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 23, 2024

Last night while at a concert I was still conducting patch business. I bought a big need that was offered to me privately for my OA sash collection. I have never stumbled across a flocked Vigil sash so while listening to Bob Dylan at the Outlaw Music Festival in Charlotte I made the deal. This fits very neatly with a...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 18, 2024

  Well my rookie Whatnot show was....a success! I define that as people showed up and I didn't have any technical glitches that knocked me off stride. I typically had a dozen people or more in the stream and by the end over 200 had popped in and out. There were 1/2 dozen buyers and I think they all got good deals....Read More

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