The Santeeswapper back with another unboxing video. This time I got in a collection of 3 flat rate boxes stuffed with uniforms. This looks to come out of the collection of a Scouter who live around Pittsburgh in the 1970s. There is one item in this collection that I was especially looking forward to receiving. Watch the video and see...Read More
This was my first time representing Best Hobby Pages at a TOR. I even wore the bright neon shirts that Joe, Ron and Dan have sported for many years at shows. Good thing for me too as I sold more BHP than patches of my own at this show. Mark Graff and I were discussing this topic on the...Read More
I've decided to postpone the idea of a table top TOR display that would allow me to put dozens of boxes out for sale. I am bringing a shelving system that I built but I'm going to put it behind my table so I can have all those boxes handy to go. It's an experiment that I'll photograph and...Read More
Right now my patch basement (and by extension the 1 car garage) is busting at the seams and I have to get it under control. So what I've decided to do for now is expand with a larger storage unit and maximize the utility by building shelving so I can pack it all in but be able to easily pull...Read More
I guess there should be a word for this in the hobby. Its sorta like recycling. Since so many people hold onto this Scout stuff in the end you have a lot of people that want to pass it on rather than trash it. This is the churn that happens in the hobby that allows some of you to find...Read More
I have to credit my wife with giving me the idea to use the term "Hot Finds" to describe these auctions. She is a magazine editor and they would run a section where they would feature items being promoted as advertisers. So when crafting this newsletter I borrowed that theory with one important distinction. All of these picks are organic....Read More
If one meeting wasn't enough last night I also ran over to my daughter's Girl Scout meeting. I've offered to organize a primitive camping trip for her troop (now 24 girls total in grades 5-8). The Girl Scouts have tweaked their advancement program to offer what they are calling an outdoor journey. None of the girls ears perked up when...Read More
I need to make room for more stuff so I'm running a 15% off sale on the remaining items from the IL Trunk collection that I featured last week. Use discount code "trunk15off" at checkout. This includes the entire contents of the trunk I got in from a collection. The trunk itself however I'll be keeping although it may end...Read More
It took almost three days round trip to get all the Best Hobby Pages product and set up in Charlotte. This picture was from the first day I pulled orders and got them off for BHP. Joe has been coaching me up on all of his processes so that customers can expect a smooth transition. Let's just say my new...Read More
The project I've been keeping under wraps finally broke with an email sent out yesterday to over 1000 Best Hobby Pages customers from Joe Klos. Here is the text of the email. It is my pleasure to let you know that our new star, Jason Spangler, is now in charge of online order receiving and shipping. As founder of Santee...Read More
I've got another collection I'm looking at now that has a bunch of stuff. One of these days I want to run up on one for sale in an estate that has all of my core needs. What are the chances I find one that has tough merit badge and insignia pieces? So far I haven't lucked into one of...Read More
I enjoyed putting a little teazer in the video about a curious item traded for at the 1981 National Jamboree. Most of the readers would quickly recognize that a couple of small canisters containing some dust certainly is actually ash from Mt. Saint Helens. Some enterprising Scouts realized this would be the perfect thing to trade at the Jamboree and...Read More
UPDATE: ALL OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO ARE FOR SALE ON MY WEBSITE UNDER THE CATEGORY IL TRUNK COLLECTION In this unboxing video I share the surprise of what's in the box! This collection from Illinois came from an estate and includes many items from W.D. Boyce Council and OA Lodge #23. Of course there are some surprises...Read More
I made table reservations this week to attend the Atlanta TOR at the end of the month. This will be my first time going to that show in many years. Now that I am in Charlotte it's not quite so bad of a drive. I know some road warriors like Mark Graff will travel 12+ hours to get to TORs...Read More
I've decided to move forward with the idea of having silent auctions at next years Charlotte TOR. We have a lot of old timers in the Scouting community at the church that hosts the event and I think with time we can put together a nice auction. Plus one of the thing that people love at TORs is the silent...Read More