Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 17, 2022

    It has been a long time since the 2018 NOAC and I can't be the only person chomping at the bit to finally get the thread heads together in one room again. At a Pre-NOAC TOR there will be people that I have not seen in almost five years. It's hard not to spend the entire time talking...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 22, 2022

    I got an update from Chris Jensen that he asked me to share out. If you are traveling to the TOR please use this address - 415 Lakeside St. Knoxville, TN 37914. There is a road closure that this will help you avoid any delays near the convention center. The TOR opens Saturday morning and I hope to...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 15, 2022

    Today is the last full day of camp at Barstow. We will finish strong with more fun and an energetic campfire before turning to the closing procedures on Saturday. This year we had more campers than in 2021 which means despite Covid and bankruptcy we are still growing our attendance.   With luck I will sleep in my...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 12, 2022

    Things got pretty busy with camp and so I am a day late getting the issue out to the readers. Hopefully you can still get your eBay fix with these live auctions.   I have spent a little time day dreaming about what the right mix will be of trading at NOAC and figuring out time to throw...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 10, 2022

    I did a quick check today and there are over 529k items in the Boy Scout category of eBay. Wow! Either that means we have a lot of collectors out there or people are really trying to move their Scout collections!?   Some of us can remember the days when the entire category was like 20k items. I...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 08, 2022

    Once again at the upcoming Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree I am asking that anyone who wants Best Hobby Page orders to make the order online so I can box up your plastic and hand deliver it to you. This offer is only good for orders picked up July 23-25 at the show in Knoxville. You can use this coupon code Pickup at...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 05, 2022

    When I get back to camp Sunday we will only have 1 week left before we close out the summer. I am signed up to go to NOAC with Muscogee as my home lodge did not have any adult spots available. But now it turns out that Santee and Muscogee will be merging at some point in the...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 03, 2022

    I am finally on vacation after an entire month on camp staff. It will take me a few days of sleeping in to recover but I work practically year round to look forward to these precious days of camp so I'm not complaining. Vacation also gives me a chance to look ahead to NOAC and begin to finalize...Read More

Boy Scout Memorabilia Collection Unboxing Storage Unit Treasure

This collection came to me from a lady whose family runs a storage unit business. The story is that someone passed away and in the process of cleaning out the storage unit they came across a ton of Boy Scout stuff. I had already bought some stuff from her and this was round 2. This guy was an Eagle Scout...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 01, 2022

    We now have a sold out Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree coming up this month in Knoxville, TN and I hope you are going to be there. Like many I have reserved tables and will be bringing my very best stuff. Word on the street is some major collections are being offered for sale as well so there should be a...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 28, 2022

    This is one of the special perks of being at camp - amid the chaos of having a full week I get to take Scout leaders out on a twilight pontoon boat cruise to see some beautiful wildlife and the setting sun over Lake Murray. This picture was from last nights trip after a light rain storm came...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 26, 2022

    We are going on Week 3 at Barstow with a loaded house arriving for a week of fun. These troops will get to enjoy the coolest weather so far as the summer heat wave that has broiled June is abating somewhat. We might get some wet weather but I'd rather take that then the nearly triple digit heat...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 24, 2022

    One area of my eBay store that I've been working on is a lowly category named Council Activity Patches. In buying small collections I get event patches from all over the country and from every time period. Over the next month I'll be auctioning off the best of them that have come in recently including ones going all...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 21, 2022

    We are 1/2 way into Week 2 and things are going well at Camp Barstow. We have our largest week yet and the weather has been great so far.   Going into the summer I knew I would miss issues of the newsletter with how busy things get. So if you have been to summer camp you will...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 12, 2022

    At summer camp we have a program on Tuesday night called the Pop Up Scout Museum. Matt Delk and I launched this last year so that we could share some Scouting history by doing a display and short presentation. This year Matt has one ready about Scouting insignia including ranks. Mine is going to be about campfire blankets...Read More

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