Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 16, 2024

  In what has become an annual Presidents Day trip I am taking my son camping this weekend with the VW Bus people down to Edisto Beach State Park. As I am not active in a unit right now my camping nights have shrunk to almost nothing. So I need to spend some nights under the stars to get my...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 12, 2024

  It's not often I can feature multiple teens era combination ranks in the Hot Finds. I only have a handful of these in my personal collection but I know some of these are home runs already. If nothing else watch them just to see where the bidding goes.   I got a message last night from Frank Hannabass regarding...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 11, 2024

  Home from my 3rd T-O-R in three weekends and I'm happy to be off the road. My family is also ready for me to be home too! But one thing thinking back that I have enjoyed over the last three weeks is the chance to pull up a chair and talk to so many collectors in the hobby.  ...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 6, 2023

  This weekend I'm attending a local TOR that is making a come back after a hiatus of maybe 5 years. I think that having shows scattered across the country every weekend is healthy for the hobby. So it's also true that if we need to support these shows and help get the word out on them. That's what I'm...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 4, 2024

  After 18+ hours of driving over thousands of miles I am home from the Indy TOR. I made a gigantic circle around the eastern part of the country. Leaving Charlotte going north through VA and WV before heading west into OH and IN. Then coming home I drove south through KY and TN before crossing the mountains near Asheville...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 2, 2024

  I am ready to roll here in Indy for the big Crossroads of America TOR. I kept my spot in the 2nd room so ya'll come find me against the wall. I got a nice 80s-90s OA collection on the way up here that I'm going to be processing in-between talking to everyone that comes by to say hello....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 30, 2023

  Thursday morning I am leaving for the Crossroads of America (Indy) TOR. I have a few stops to make on the way up but will hopefully be there in time to go out to dinner with some patch collector friends. I think the weather is going to cooperate this time to make for a smooth trip up. On the...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 28, 2024

  I want to give everyone some examples of why going to a Trade-O-Ree is a good idea. There is no better place to pick up discounted (some might say cheap!) items for your collection. This weekend there was a family there that was selling stuff from a Scouters estate. On Saturday they said "he we are not taking all...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 26, 2024

  Later this morning I'll push off from Charlotte and make the drive west to attend the SC TOR in Easley hosted by Chris Jensen. Like usual I've stressed a little about what to bring. The fact that I only rented a couple of tables helps narrow that down to what can fit in the van. I'm also going to...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 23, 2023

  The week of a TOR is a little problematic for me. I have three part time employees and we are always grinding away working on the eBay Store. For me to pull the cord and bail out to a TOR is a bit of an interruption. I never take listed inventory to a show so it's also a job...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 21, 2024

  For the last few months I've been part of a large reselling community that has zoom meetings 1/week in different niches. Sadly as a Boy Scout memorabilia dealer none of them pertain to me. In this large group 75% of them sell clothes and among the rest only a small number sell collectibles. I've mined the calls for eBay...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 19, 2024

  Today I'm putting aside the week long project of identifying and pricing OA in order to go work my booth at the Sleepy Poet in Charlotte. Having an antique mall booth is great except at least once a month (or maybe two!) I have to go over and clean it up and make additions. Today I have several boxes...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 16, 2023

  I've been helping Russell Smart for a few years now on his Shopify Store @ Smart Scout Patches. To kick off the new year he is running the largest ever sale on the store with everything 25% off at checkout! The store inventory includes more than $80k in OA odd shapes and first flaps.   To get to the...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 14, 2024

  We checked out from the local library a book titled "In Case You Get Hit By A Bus" and today I am going to start documenting the list. No cause for concern! But when changing jobs recently my wife brought up she didn't understand the complicated (ok maybe she was right) system of bank accounts I'd set up for...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 12, 2024

  As promised (last year) I am going to experiment with live selling today. My idea is a little convoluted (aren't they always!) but it starts with a simple unboxing video. Essentially I'm following the model of some amazing guys on YouTube that record themselves "Chasing Cardboard" as they travel around the country buying card collections.   So since most...Read More

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