Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 04, 2022

    Wednesday night I pulled the plug on my trip to the Indy TOR. The TOR is still on and judging by Facebook several of my friends have made it. But this Carolina boy has no experience driving through snow and ice so I decided to sit it out. The good news is this gives me a few extra...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 01, 2022

    One of the great things about a big TOR is that it is a chance to bring together what I will jokingly call the fellowship of the cloth. For many collectors this is the 1 time all year that I get to see them in person and catch up. Sure we love to see all the patches and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 30, 2022

  I've got just two days this week to prepare for the Indy TOR as I'm pushing off Wednesday due to a pit stop I need to make on the way up and the potential for some snowy weather on Thursday. It's going to get wicked cold over the weekend up there so I'm not looking forward to that. But...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 28, 2022

  Yesterday I made a Facebook live video to show everyone the results of my trip to Augusta GA this week. I shared the framed art that I brought back including some punch patterns. The other big reveal was a terrific merit badge collection that had 289 pre 1960 merit badges with every few duplicates.   I have collected merit...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 25, 2022

    I have about a week to get ready for the biggest TOR of the year in Indianapolis. This one is something because there is an element flea market there so it's a buyers paradise. But I know you can always make some big sales so I'm prepping to bring the good stuff as well.   With my travel...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 23, 2022

    There are seasons when my role as a summer camp director heat up. January has become the month to assemble and hire the staff. For me that means reaching out to dozens of candidates and trying to herd the cats towards making decisions. Yesterday, I sent group text messages to about 4 dozen people trying to push them...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 21, 2022

    I got a call yesterday from one of my favorite old employees asking if I still needed help. Angela was the mom of one of my Tiger Cubs when we first moved to Charlotte. Our sons got along well and she used to come over to help me ship and scan when I had the business set up...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 18, 2022

    Today marks the first official day that my daughter Sophia is coming to work in the warehouse for dad. We finally settled on her passing on some other opportunities to work for me two days per week this semester. Today she is sorting OA patches so already she is making a difference.   This might end up being...Read More

1960s Jamboree Boy Scout Collection Unboxing

At the beginning this Boy Scout collection had me stumped. But thankfully the Scouter wrote me a nice letter detailing his amazing experiences as an Eagle Scout attending the 1964 National Jamboree, visiting the 1967 World Jamboree and seeing Europe with his Explorer Post. He also served on camp staff at Camp Barton in New York where he was active...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 16, 2022

    The sleet is coming down in Charlotte and I am seeing on FB that many of my friends in the Southeast are sharing pictures for some rare snow. I've put my Boy Scout skills to work and prepared for the eventual loss of power if we get the 1/4 inch of ice. But otherwise until then I can...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 14, 2022

    Well it's somewhat official in our house. My daughter has confirmed that she is going to come to work for dad 2 days/week this spring semester starting next week. She tried jumping through some hoops to work at other places but there always seemed to be some glitch or missed appointment. So instead she is going to help...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 11, 2022

    I wanted to share the sad news that we lost Stan Nester this past weekend. For those of you who have never met Stan he was a prolific Ohio collector who had lived in North Carolina for some years. He was a regular at the Charlotte TOR and many other shows. Most of all he was a super...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 09, 2022

    Despite a flat tire that set me back 3 1/2 hours I had a good time at the Easley, SC TOR. There were many collectors there from all over the Carolinas including a few from even further away such as PA and TX. I was not able to get around and talk to everyone Friday as I was...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 07, 2022

    In a few hours I'm going to drop off some items at my antique mall booth and get on Interstate 85 headed to Chris Jensen's Trade-O-Ree in Easley, SC. He has been running this South Carolina TOR for decades now and it does draw a diverse group of collectors from many states. It's a great chance for me...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 04, 2022

    Today in the office we finished a rough sort of 4 tubs full of World Jamboree items. By that I mean we got everything broken out by event so that for example all the 1991 stuff is in one container. The next part should be easier taking that and organizing and scanning 1 of each to get ready...Read More

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