Friday I listed over 600 items from a collection of mostly SAPs that I've been sitting on for about a year. Right now these are only on my Scoutpatchhq store where I can avoid eBay fees. Probably before Thanksgiving I'll cross list them to eBay as well. Last week I did get in a huge box but I...Read More
I want to thank Jason Shull who shard with me scans of the earliest Camp Barstow patches. The design in 1930 was a little rough but then in 1931 it was a little more professional and added the yellow background that we've incorporated. I don't have a collection of Camp Barstow patches but I'd love to see someone do...Read More
I know some of you think my Scouting adventures are crazy so listen to this week. Tonight I have a Girl Scout meeting (I registered Friday as an official co-leader) in preparation for next weekend's camping trip. After a Pack meeting Monday the next big event is the informational meeting for our church's new Scouts BSA Girl Troop Thursday...Read More
Last night I traveled to Camden, SC to attend the Wateree District Committee meeting and round table. I was there to pitch Camp Barstow to the folks that live on the eastern edge of the council. Ironically I made a connection with one of the adult leaders who grew up in my home council. We told old camp and...Read More
I got contacted by a good OA brother that wants to come check out my warehouse and potentially help me out sorting and getting some stuff done. He said he is willing to work for patches. Oh man I might finally figure out what's in all those boxes stacked on shelves! CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE OCTOBER 30,...Read More
Tonight on eBay I have over 100 auctions ending. These are mostly relisted items where I dropped the prices after my first run. Sometimes with Scouting collectibles you don't know exactly what the right number is for a minimum bid to protect yourself and give the bidder enough room to jump in. Today I'm working on a project...Read More
It took a while for me to jump through the hoops with eBay but I finally have my 15% off sale running on my 2018 NOAC items. Apparently they don't like you running "sales" on relatively new listings so I had to wait them out until I could offer everyone a discount. I think I may have found a...Read More
Sometimes you have to step away from the hustle and take care of a family obligation. I've been out of action for a couple of days taking my mom to get a procedure done. She needed a chauffeur and her youngest son was a good candidate. I'm happy to report she got good results and now I'm back in...Read More
If you have ever moved as an adult then you know what the last 24 hours have been like at my house. I guess one sign of things is I went to deliver a load to the Goodwill truck parked near my neighborhood and the nice lady said Oh no I don't have room for all that you'll have...Read More
If you have ever moved as an adult then you know what the last 24 hours have been like at my house. I guess one sign of things is I went to deliver a load to the Goodwill truck parked near my neighborhood and the nice lady said Oh no I don't have room for all that you'll have...Read More
After trying to figure out eBay's system I eventually gave up and just did the easiest version of running a sale. I manually dropped the prices on 330 NOAC Issues in my store. Right now there are almost 3,000 items running at auction with the words "2018 NOAC" in the title. If you read the Hot Finds then...Read More
Today's Hot Finds Newsletter is coming to you from the NOAC at Indiana University. Today is #2 of the Pre-NOAC TOR put on by Chris Jensen. Yesterday was a good start to the event with lots of familiar faces reconnecting with Scouting friends. When you get around these many Scouters you hear some scoops that need to make their...Read More
Yesterday afternoon I was sad. After breaking down my tables at the Pre-NOAC TOR I drove around the IU campus looking to see if there were any hot spots of trading. Sadly there was no pulse. The one thing you need for some patch trading to explode is lots of people in a central place. After dinner it was...Read More
The days are counting down until NOAC. I saw a post on Facebook that claimed this will be the 2nd highest attended NOAC in history. That sorta surprised me because I've heard of so many lodges having open spots on their contingents but I guess it has all worked out. I saw a message from the Cubmaster...Read More
I'm glad I took a picture of the lighthouse at Fort Williams outside Portland, Maine. After a 2-day journey to get home that covered over 15+ hours I'm not sure when I'll get back up that way. Today we push off for a more familiar holiday destination to Edisto Beach, SC. Then Thursday I beat it back to...Read More