Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 04, 2018

There are a couple of TORs coming up that I wish I could make. I know I'll have some friends at the Pittsburgh TOR next weekend but alas I have staff interviews and my lodge spring fellowship that I'm already juggling that day. They are bringing back the lodge patch auction so I want to support the cause and I...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 02, 2018

Today I'm picking up the kids early so that we can attend the Pack's spring super trip. This one is a sleepover at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. I don't quite know what's special about sleeping on the floor in a building at the zoo but I must be getting old. My Cub Scout son is plenty excited. I sold...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 25, 2018

I had a good time at the Eastern VA TOR this weekend in Norfolk. This is a selfie shot with Shaun Woolmer. One of the big reasons I am trying to attend more TORs is to go see the brotherhood of the cloth. There were several other folks I met that read the Hot Finds or I know through Facebook....Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Radio #82: Doing A Good Turn With Andrew Silverstone

Andrew Silverstone could teach us all a thing or two about the Scout Oath and Law. When he heard that some Scouts had lost their patches at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree he sprang into action organizing rescue boxes. Using social media he gathered donations and made sure that these Scouts first experience with trading patches wasn't a disappointment. In...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 23, 2018

There are some great merit badges ending at auction on eBay this weekend. I've got a pretty good collection but I need all these hard ones. This weekend I'll see some of the biggest merit badge collectors in the country in Norfolk. One of the benefits of buying collections is the small stuff you get to keep. Wednesday I got...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 20, 2018

Tomorrow I am driving to Columbia to attend a camping committee meeting. Of course I've lined up two different people to meet with on the way down to do some patch deals. Does that mean I can count this trip as a business expense? This weekend I'm driving to the Eastern Virginia TOR in Norfolk. That will definitely count as...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 18, 2018

The thing I'm looking forward to the most is being able to put my hands on stuff that I now have tucked away in a storage unit. For example when I get questions from people about pins or merit badges or other unique things they are looking for my answer is quite often, yeah I've got some of those somewhere....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 16, 2018

The last few days I've been going back and forth looking at a new warehouse space that would allow me to get all my inventory under one roof. So far I took my mom out there (she was visiting!) and today I'm taking my wife to see. As we all know that's the most important decision maker in the family....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 13, 2018

I saw this one posted on eBay and just shared it on Facebook today. Since I spend a lot of time on eBay you sometimes have to share so you can get a laugh. What's the matter you've never seen the rare 1960s Ballet Merit Badge! Last night our Cub Scout pack held our Blue & Gold banquet. Patrick was...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 11, 2018

I enjoyed seeing the show the past few days on Facebook when my eBay partner Jason Shull landed a huge vintage collection. I think he said there were over 200 pre 1962 Order of the Arrow patches including the grandaddy of them all for my home state. He landed an Atta Kulla Kulla X1 which at one time was a...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 9, 2018

I got another table renter reservation this week from someone that did not come last year. That brings the total to 11 new table renters for the Charlotte TOR. Last year I had two different dealers stake out 20 tables. This time I've got a lot more collectors coming and getting 1-2 tables which I think will make for a...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 4, 2018

  As I've been to recent TORs I've been keeping an eye out for ideas that I can bring back for the Charlotte TOR. The Indy TOR is really impressive and the funds generated go towards camperships. The live auction had some nice pieces that brought in some good bids. The people were also very helpful and friendly. I'll definitely...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 28, 2018

The cardstock insert cards that come with each envelope are meant to be written on. Not everyone does but lots of people use the titles and lines to identify and organize their collection. However, when you need to make a change an instant frustration was do you white out the old info, flip the card over to the blank side,...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 26, 2018

After taking apart a flap notebook that came home from the Dallas TOR I wrote a blog post on the BHP website. This picture shows 21 decayed vinyl pages that stand over three inches tall. As we speak I've got these things in a home made press made of Scout books trying to crush them down to a manageable size...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 23, 2018

It looks like my good idea has put down roots in Texas. Some of you might remember the YouTube video where I explained the frames I built to hold Boxware frames that would be table top ready for display. Some collectors in Texas built this example of the concept. While not as polished as the ones Keith Coffey of GA...Read More

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