Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 10, 2021

  Last night on Facebook Joe Taylor popped his collection of early OA issues up for sale. I have the spreadsheet here so you can take a look. He collected the first twill, solid and odd shape (not always) from each lodge and put together an amazing collection over decades. But like all of us there comes a time to downsize and...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 8, 2021

  Many of you can relate to this situation. For the last two days all I have done is spend time on bookkeeping in advance of the Oct 15 deadline (yes I always file an extension because I hate taxes). Now that I have turned everything over to the bookkeeper that they asked for I am ready to crank out...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Insiders Round Table Patch Trading Challenges

In this final part of a Round Table discussion with Bill Mulrenin (NY State OA Trader) and myself we focus on an elephant in the room. Why not get back to the good old days of trading patches. While Bill and I love trading we discuss how for advanced collectors this becomes a real challenge. You are invited to go...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Insiders Round Table eBay Selling Tips

In this video Bill Mulrenin (NY State OA Trader) and I go a little deeper into the topic of how to turn your collectibles hobby (we focus on Scouting memorabilia) into a small business. In this follow up piece of our interview we focus on pricing and how there is a very unique economy in a collectibles category. Some of...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Insiders Round Table When Your Hobby Becomes More Like A Business

In this episode of the Scouting Hot Finds Round Table we literally turn the tables. Bill Mulrenin (NY State OA Trader) interviews Jason Spangler (Santeeswapper) regarding the topic of how to grow your hobby into a business. This becomes a very relevant topic with new IRS reporting requirements in 2022 meaning that even $600 in sales will trigger a 1099...Read More

Boy Scout Collection Unboxing 1969 National Jamboree Scout From Michigan

You never know where Scouts go on their journey and it would certainly seem that this Michigan Scout had a connection to Scouting in Japan. In the box I discover some items from the 1970 Nippon Jamboree (the equivalent to our National Jamboree). There were also several BSA patches from Japan possibly for Scouts that were there living on base...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 05, 2021

    Earlier this year I bought a used Dodge Grand Caravan that my friend Collin nicknamed the Patch Wagon to use in my business. This morning as many of you are reading this I am sitting in the Dodge dealership getting a check engine light looked at. Hopefully it's just something minor but my local mechanic said it could...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 28, 2021

  This week I'm running a sale in my Shopify Store on thousands of items. You can click the link and the coupon will already be in your shopping cart so you can get 20% off. I have been linking my eBay inventory there too so this might be a way to get something on your watchlist at a discount.   Last...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 26, 2021

  This week I am prepping to drive down to Florida to attend the camp shows put on for south Florida troops in two different councils. These councils don't operate summer camps so for many years they have sponsored 1-day expos and let other camps from around the southeast (and beyond!) come pitch to their units. We have done pretty...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 24, 2021

  For the first time since helping Russell Smart set up a Shopify store to begin selling his OA odd shape collection he is running a sale. Visit www.SmartScoutPatches.com to see the incredible selection of OA odd shaped he collected over a couple decades.   This has been the first week on the job for a new lady who has joined my...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 17, 2021

  Last night Matthew Delk showed up with the tables (THANKS!) and a small team of volunteers from our Scouts BSA troop helped set up the room. Today we are welcoming vendors from many states and visitors as far away as Oregon (welcome Christopher!). I posted a picture yesterday on Facebook of the uHaul that I rented loaded to bear....Read More

Boy Scout Collection Unboxing 40 Pounds of Memories from a 1960s Pennsylvania Scouter

I was very happy to help this Scouter from PA find a new home for his collection. In this unboxing video I crack open the two boxes and go through what he kept all these years. In the video you will see lots of Scouting items from PA including OA, camps and council event patches. But he also did some...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 14, 2021

    I've rented the Uhaul truck and have spoken to all the key people involved with helping to put on the Charlotte TOR. The signs are out at the church and we are ready to welcome all the visitors. Today I've got a coupon code offer in the Hot Finds for anyone that needs to order Best Hobby Pages....Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 12, 2021

    Friday I got a good system running with my ladies in the office to prep items for the silent auction items at the Charlotte TOR. I have 1/2 dozen Rubbermaid tubs full of items that we are going to run through the auctions. In the office we are tagging everything with bid sheets and labels. My goal is...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 10, 2021

  The last few days I've been pulling stuff off the shelf and putting tags on it for next weekend's Charlotte TOR. I discovered a forgotten tub of Boy Scout duffel bags and Jamboree fanny packs. I will also have four Apple bags at the TOR that I really don't think I need to hold onto forever.   I know...Read More

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