I'm going to try something today that might seem a little silly. Over on the Facebook Group I'm going to post pictures of scout t-shirts for sale practically for free (just shipping). My wife is on the warpath on the amount of Rubbermaid totes so I'm going to see if I can "free-cycle" some shirts back to people who would...Read More
The BSA contingent patch pictured below is to the 1929 WJ. I know they found a good design and kept rolling with it. I just wish they had decided to put the dates on each year because it would be a very tempting patch set to collect if you could just tell what was going on. The Prism set below...Read More
The Scoutmaster jacket pictured to the left is a little deceiving because as the thumbnail picture you don't get to see all the nice insignia that comes with this auction. Don't miss a chance to see what else you get with it. I checked OAimages.com and the Lodge 220 R1 felt patch linked below never had a recorded sale when...Read More
I was able to walk into the Occoneechee TOR last weekend with a very significant collection that I just picked up on the way there. I counted about a dozen collectors who got needs out of this collection during the weekend. If you collect Lodge 104 shoot me an email to santeeswapper@yahoo.com and I'll send you a PDF of what...Read More
This block includes lots of cool pieces including those Florida OA items pictured below. I've got them on my watch list because I love quirky lodge stuff that die hard collectors want to go to war over. Even I got into the fun at the TOR and picked up some needs that will stay in my collection. The opportunity presented...Read More
The lead off listing below is poorly worded - "vet"? but well worth clicking on as the bidders have figured out what this guy has. The camporee patch below is a 1 known which explains the bidding war that is playing out for a tough East Carolina issue. It looks like an antique dealer got lucky. The seller of the...Read More
In this block you will find some nice auctions from one of the earliest eBay partners I had when I launched the Hot Finds back in 2009 - none other than noelle3. She did ALOT of consignment selling for Topkis and you can tell by her feedback rating that she was busy. I guess she is back in the Boy...Read More
Like most issues I'm leading off with some nice vintage Scouting memorabilia that gets the interest peaked. The merit badge sash pictured below is a really nice one that the seller is dating to the mid-1920s. Any day now I expect to get in domr boxes for the first consignment collection I've taken on in quite some time. This guy...Read More
I posted a picture of that Cub Scout listings in the SPC last night and it got quite a response. As one collector said finding old Cub Scout stuff is just as hard as finding old Boy Scout stuff. This listing includes several old shirts and blue and gold community strips! I am pretty sure that NEXT "thank you" patch...Read More
Well if you like Eagle Scout memorabilia this block has got it all for you. Some of these are relists from last week when a seller pulled the items because of an error. It's funny how fast the Prism issues have faded and the NEXT pieces are the stars on eBay. Having seen all this play out it won't be...Read More
This weekend I'm going to press the launch button on several hundred more Jamboree patch auctions. I think I'll throw some up tonight and the rest on Sunday to spread things out a little. To make room in my store I want to move out some council patches so I'm running a 1/2 off sale. I've got over 1200 issues...Read More
Don't you love it when the only memorabilia issue for an event was a plastic neckerchief slide!? The 1955 6A issue pictured below is kinda legendary because there was no patch issued that year. If OA is not your thing I'm sure something else in this lead off block will tempt you to click over to eBay. As soon as...Read More
I've got my eyes on the early uniform and merit badge sash pictured below. The same seller has two different Eagle Scout patches up for bids and certainly a kid with the many MBs made it to the top. I'm pretty sure I need the Salesmanship MB from that era which the Scout earned pretty early on. Isn't it great...Read More
I heard from Nick Wolf that he expects to get in his patch trading blankets from the supplier overseas this week. I think these might be popular at next years Jamboree and when I get one in I'll post pictures. I think it's great when people in the hobby develop products to feed our addiction and passion. Over on Facebook...Read More
I have tried all week to put my finger on what makes this crowd tick and contrast it with my fraternity of Scouting friends. While in the river yesterday a teenager spotted my conclave shirt and we got into a talk about how he has just been inducted in Tsoiotsi Tsogalii (Greensboro, NC). Before long I was hashing out the...Read More