Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 02, 2018

It only took me two decades but I finally got a Seminole jacket of my own. I'd always seen them at TORs in the south and thought they were super cool. But not until last year when I bought a collection did I finally get one. I haven't worn it yet but maybe that will change as soon as I...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 31, 2017

I had a neat conversation yesterday with a lady in Michigan who is both a realtor and has an estate sale service. She often gets clients where the children live out of state and need to sell their parents homes. So she handles both the estate sale and then acts as the realtor. Anyway she got into a house with...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 29, 2017

I have seen plenty of typos in all my years of doing the Hot Finds. A few of you have been very good at catching me when I make a grammatical bobo. So with that I ask what are Scounting patches? Click the link below to see. This week I visited a Klondike Camp held at Camp Barstow whereby the...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 26, 2017

I am pretty sure I saw the neat Explorer Silver Award neckerchief advertised on Facebook before it went to auction. This one is similar to the Eagle Scout neckerchiefs of that time period which were probably done by the same company. I'm pretty sure it's not a legit issue in the sense of the advancement system but more of a...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 24, 2017

Part of this process is looking back at 2017 and thinking out loud where are the areas that you fell short. Inevitably that includes the 1/2 dozen websites that I have branched off from www.Santeeswapper.com. Is there a way to schedule myself to get some new blog posts, videos, tutorials and other content fresh up on these projects? I have...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 22, 2017

I got a treat in the mail yesterday. I bought the merit badge pamphlets for the 4 Air Scout themed merit badges from the 1940s. These blue cover books are really the building blocks of all the advancement that the Air Scout program was put together with. When I display my patch collection I like to include as much historical...Read More

Blind Trade! Council Issued Jamboree Shoulder Patches

The view from my last blind trade. Every pile has a name on it and I go through sorting until everything is swapped around. Now that the Jamboree is a memory do you have some leftover JSPs that are sitting there? A blind trade is a perfect way to take your dupes and shuffle them around...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 19, 2017

Yesterday I actually broke out my merit badge collection and enjoyed "playing with my patches". Since moving to more of a full time dealer I really haven't spent much time just enjoying my collection so that was a treat. I have many needs but also a great collection that I'm happy with. The guy in my home lodge that is...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 17, 2017

I was able to put two really cool pieces back into the hobby this week! The first one was pictured in the last issue. A non-Scout digger down in Florida turned up an Air Scout Ace medal. We connected through the net and now that fantastic piece is on it's way to a collection where it will be appreciated. This...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 15, 2017

I was blown away to find an email in my inbox this week from a dealer in Florida who had turned up an Air Scout Ace medal. As many of you know this is the crown jewel of a Senior Scouting collection. Less than 1,000 of these were ever earned in the late 1940s and early 1950s. I am brokering...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 5, 2017

Friday I am off to the Winston-Salem TOR here in North Carolina. This is a sold out regional TOR that usually features great stuff from VA, NC, SC in the room. I'll have the full Best Hobby Pages inventory with me so if anyone wants to save on shipping go ahead and place an order by emailing me. Tuesday is...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 3, 2017

Scott Wheeler has a collection of 100,000 unique Scouting items. But the trick is these are not all patches. He collects neat things like baseballs that have a BSA connection which is why he compulsively creates list to keep track of all his side collections. These lists then become checklists that he is happy to share with other Scouters that...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 1, 2017

A little further down in the newsletter I am sharing the edited video of our presentation at the event. One thing I've been trying to do through social media is build up a little positive buzz for the camp. This included making the first ever true meme using a website that specializes in those. I don't know if you would...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 28, 2017

I have really been focused on hiring the staff so I'm going to share the link for applications here in case someone you know might be interested in coming to work for me. We are actively looking for several positions and of course have to fill the ranks of the Jr. Staff with instructors. There are not many TORs in...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 26, 2017

The irony in attending the pop up market is that I sold almost as much stuff online by posting pictures of my table on Facebook. I made several deals during the event and had to pull items from the display. My wife would probably tell me I should have just stayed home and helped entertain her mother as we were...Read More

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