Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 11, 2020

I mention this because one of the struggles since really ramping up my selling is finding time to remain grounded as a collector. When I started selling stuff on eBay 20 years ago it was to fund adding things to my collection. But once you turn the switch to being a dealer it spoils that childhood passion a little with...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 09, 2020

I had a debate with another seller recently about whether the new changes to eBay's insertion fees would be good or bad. Since now it costs virtually nothing to list something on eBay I think we will see the category grow significantly from the current level of 400k items. Does that flood the marketplace and suppress prices or bring in...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 07, 2020

The first collection is really small and contains OA flaps. I didn't have any idea what was in this box from the 70s and early 80s. Sadly there was really nothing outstanding but I shouldn't spoil the surprise. The 2nd box that I opened was a little more fun. This one was from a guy who went to the 1989...Read More

Boy Scout Collection Unboxing x2 – Pennsylvania OA and Jamboree

In my latest unboxing video I have 2 different collections that both came in from PA. The first is a small box of 100% Order of the Arrow issues which was a total mystery to me. The second box was from a Scouter who I shared something unique in common with. We both attended the 1989 National Scout Jamboree as...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 04, 2020

My project to build an eBay super store is well under way. Taking advantage of the new pricing structure for insertion fees I am combining all 4 of my accounts into one. So far this week I've closed the stores on my OApatch and ScoutPatchHQ eBay accounts. Those items have now been added to my main Patchblanket.com store for Santeeswapper....Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 26, 2020

When I get back to the office one of the first orders of business is to turn off store subscriptions on 3/4 of my accounts so they don't renew. Before I merge everything into the Patchblanket store I am going to finish my inventory. I've asked my wife for permission to pull some long nighters finishing this project but she...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 24, 2020

Spending a week around the VW Camper Bus crowd can really set the hook for wanting to get one of those classic vans. Luckily my wife has some say in that decision and she will keep me from making any rash decisions. But if I spotted one for sale..... CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE JULY 24, 2020 ISSUE OF THE...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 21, 2020

I do have some auctions ending this week even though I am up in the NC mountains. The last of my auctions are ending on ScoutPatchHQ as I wind down a recent collection purchase. I still have 175 auctions running on Patchsniper all on OA flaps. I will be home some time Friday and will either get the issue out...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 19, 2020

As of Friday's Hot Finds I proclaimed my goal was to have 4 eBay stores with as many as 10k items each. To have 40k items listed in this manner it would only cost me $1200 per month which if you can believe was a bargain compared to having them in one super store. Friends like Brad England told me...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 17, 2020

Well so far my partial inventory of "listed" items has revealed 5 boxes of patches (probably 1000 items) that were not really live. I've been selling on eBay for going on 2 decades so I've seen this happen before. Something that you thought was sitting in the store for sale turns out to be totally orphaned and just sitting in...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 14, 2020

The joys of having a small business. Yesterday I had a conversation with a neighboring business about sharing a dumpster rental. I'm still working on a few more pieces of the puzzle for my warehouse. Next on the list is getting a new sign to put up over the doors with my logo. Some of these very same great OA...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 12, 2020

Yesterday on Facebook an announcement from the BSA rattled some people for sure. There is a consulting group looking at what the BSA should look like coming out of the bankruptcy. One of their recommendations (not policy yet) is to stop treating 18+ year old Venturers like they are youth and fold Sea Scouting into career Exploring. As someone who...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 10, 2020

Along with never wanting to throw out anything having to do with Scouting I likewise have almost never pitched used plastic pages. I remember buying similar pages as a young collector and so in my mind they are somehow worth recycling. So to that end I've ordered card stock blank cards that will fit many of common sizes I sorted....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 07, 2020

After a July 4th holiday trip my employee Julie is back today. She is the one on the team that handles shipping out Best Hobby Pages. So if you have place an order with us since last Friday look for it to be shipped today. Today when I leave the warehouse I'll be taking the new kitten for it's first...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 05, 2020

Supposedly Facebook is opening a new service called FB Stores. As the self nominated crash test dummy for selling online I will of course try it out when that actually roles out. I don't know how much any of us like sharing more information with FB like setting up a store, handling payments etc. But they are the biggest watering...Read More

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