Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 25, 2016

The vintage block this morning has some good old World Jamboree pieces. I need the Assistant Scoutmaster patch for my insignia collection. I've been negotiating with a guy to purchase a collection that includes one so I'll hold out in hopes I can get it in that deal. The OA block today has a nice mixture of lodge issues along...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 23, 2016

Well here is a first for me. In about 10 days I'm jumping on an airplane to fly out and pick up a collection to sell on consignment. The return trip is via a rented mini-van. I've bought several collections and normally just rely on the person shipping it to me but this time the circumstances just didn't work out....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 22, 2016

The Friday issue is always a bit of a trick because my choices are limited to just 2 days (FRI, SAT) and those are not typically the all-star days for auctions. Therefore, the things I find to feature are sometimes a little off-the-wall and unique. I think this block has some of those which have not been picked up on...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 21, 2016

I think I saw that sash pictured below at the Ohio TOR but I could be mistaken about that. It's been a while since I added any merit badges to my collection but I'm still keeping tabs on prices and what hits eBay in that niche. Every so often one lodge kinda heats up and things from there go for...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 20, 2016

The Brooklyn uniform pictured below has a patch on it that the seller states is a pre OA item. For many councils that puts it in the 1930s which is to say something worth taking a look at for sure. The OA in today's issue is especially good. I think the sellers were looking at the calendar and figuring after...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 18, 2016

The collection that I brought home has thousands of pieces and what I've decided to do is do a reverse flip. Instead of selling the best 20% first which is the normal course of action I'm going to start with the bottom end stuff first. I don't know if you ever tried to pull a Jedi mind trick on yourself...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 18, 2016

I hope one of the things that readers enjoy about the Hot Finds is that I try and pick a very eclectic mix of auctions to feature every issue. So I like to mix in some International pieces that are probably not on your eBay watch list. I came home from the Columbus TOR with a notebook full of flaps...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 15, 2016

Got a phone call from a Scouter out west this week that is looking to part with a collection that is mostly rank patches. Looks like this guy and his son put together a pretty good set of frames but like many he was missing most of the heavy hitters. Doesn't that kinda describe a lot of our collections. We...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 13, 2016

I saw the camp t-shirt listed here and thought about a conversation I had with Matt Delk a while back. He has had luck selling old Boy Scout t-shirts overseas to people in Asia. Turns out they have a thing for these very American vintage t-shirts. Who can figure out fashion these days! The set pictured in the bottom of...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 11, 2016

While I'm sharing pictures I thought you might want to see the fruits of my days long clean up in my patch cave. At least that's the name my wife has bestowed upon the basement in our house. This is my work table where I can sort stuff and take pictures. It's usually piled high with boxes and I had...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 8, 2016

The theory that I try and live by with the antique mall booth strategy is why pay for a storage unit when you can have your stuff out for sale for a similar price. Well maybe the math isn't exact but most antique mall booths charge you about $1.25 per square foot. So my 10x10 is $125 per month while...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 6, 2016

I'm thinking about making an Election Day swing through South Carolina to restock my antique mall booth in Florence, SC. The kids have the day off from school and I have already taken advantage of early voting in NC. Would you believe one of the top selling items in that booth is my tub of $1 patches! Some days I...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 4, 2016

Every collection is going to have books and this one probably has 3-5 boxes full of them. But luckily it didn't have tons of old green shirts or camping equipment which you often find in these hauls. There is a bunch of stuff from New York but also a good bit of OA flaps and CSPs from around the country....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 1, 2016

There are a couple of nice Eagle medals and merit badge sashes in today's issue. The letter below is signed by B-P but to me it looks a little bit like the canned signature versus an authentic one. I could be wrong! I really like the 179 felt listed below and it's gotten the notice of bidders who have run...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 30, 2016

The Black Beaver X featured here is a $500 patch if OAimages still holds it's value. That lodge changed it's name prior to 1960 and never issued a flap so that makes anything from the lodge especially tough. I don't usually see OA pieces from the 75th Anniversary doing as well as the jacket patch and flap pictured below. I'm...Read More

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