Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 17, 2016

I know a few of the readers are Facebook holdouts but let me give you one more reason to get on there. This week John Hoffman shared several pictures of his collection in the Scout Patch Collectors including state strips in multiple color issue and teens era combination ranks. That prompted other serious collectors to talk about their collections and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 12, 2016

As we were leaving Saturday morning I went to the Trading Post and got each of the patches for sale. Later today I'm going to try and build a post on ScoutPatchCollectors.com to show what is up there. I plan to work with Danny Ryan who has already served 2 years up there on staff to document all the issues....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 7, 2016

I leave Weds morning for a Girl Scout mini camp at the Summit. There will be just under 100 participants there from as far away as Chicago. We will get to spend all day Thursday and Friday doing the high adventure activities in the Summit center. There are even plans for a Girl Scout "Jamboree" to be held at the...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 5, 2016

The nice Eagle Scout group below is ending shortly so be sure to click on it before you do anything else. If the North Carolina council patch below included the tresured "OA" segment I think you could see a wild bidding war. This weekend my OA lodge began a new program that I know many lodges have. We now have...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 31, 2016

My hired help for the unpacking was Danny Ryan who most collectors down South will know pretty well. Among the conversations we had was about collecting the Summit. Danny served on staff the first two summers that it was a high adventure summer camp (2014-15) and he has a collection started on this. I told him that I don't think...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 29, 2016

Saturday I rented a big truck and tried to empty two storage buildings along with my garage of all the "scout stuff" that needs to make the move. I have been diagnosed with a very common illness among Scouting collectors. I won't throw anything away! Everything from Jamboree newspapers to coffee mugs and tons of books are included in the...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 27, 2016

Some people might assume there is not much to talk about in this small hobby of collecting Scouting memorabilia. However, I've found an endless well of interesting people in the hobby to interview and topics to touch on. Thinking about a fun side collection once you need something easier to chase after? I interviewed Ted Thompson who has been chasing...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 24, 2016

In case anyone was wondering YES I did bring home a collection Sunday. Like most there were plenty of books, uniforms, and a fair share of Boy's Life and Scouting magazines that don't get anybody excited. This collection even had a dozen baseball caps. I'm actually going to try and start moving some of that stuff tonight in the Facebook...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 22, 2016

A Vigil Caldwell pin that is less than $200 with less than 24 hours to go. Hmmmm...I guess everyone is waiting to jump in during the final seconds. Put that one on your watch list. If you like khaki and red communitry strips click on the lot that leads of this block as there are several in there including a...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 17, 2016

I ran into a mess with a package that was shipped with delivery confirmation but it all turned out roses in the end. I sold a guy some patches and the delivery confirmation showed it was delivered. Eventually he went to the post office and they ran it down and came up with the package. I don't know where the...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 15, 2016

I feel the pain of the guy trying to sell the Silver Award lapel in below. Sometimes it's really hard to get your camera to focus on the details of those small pins and you end up with a crummy photo. If you have been reading Larry Faulkner's articles in the ISCA Journal then you might be inspired to pick...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 10, 2016

Nick Wolf is taking preorders for his new Patch Trading blankets. If you haven't seen them check out his website where he is promoting them. Basically he is trying to solve an age old problem at the Jamboree and TORs. How can you have a patch trading blanket that keeps the patches protected. It's a clever idea and I'm going...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 6, 2016

I got some good advice from Bob Sherman on my dilemma mentioned earlier in the week. I was trying to decide whether or not to place a bid on a big auction lot that had some of my favorite items that unfortunately would have all been dupes in my collection. Ironically I'm faced with a similar question today as I...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 3, 2016

So I've spotted an auction that has some of my favorite Scouting items and I'm itching to place a bid on it. The auction has some nice old medals, 1940s Explorer insignia and a ton of good looking merit badges. The only problem is I think I have everything pictured in my collection already. Has that happened to you. This...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 1, 2016

My next Scouting journey will be as a Tiger Den Leader next year with my son Patrick as we start his trail through Scouting. We've found a house in Charlotte so now I get to look forward to him going to a round up at school and getting super siked about joining a den with his new friends. We hope...Read More

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