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August 21, 2022
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NOAC Trade-O-Ree
We are excited to resume our weekly Scouting Memorabilia Newsletter. For those of you who are new to our newsletter, we would like to welcome you. We help advertise Scouting Memorabilia Collectibles through our email newsletter by showcasing upcoming Trade-O-Ree events and help advertise the top selling / most watched scouting memorabilia auctions on eBay each week from all sellers in the hobby. We took the last month off while we put the finishing touches on our ebook and posting / shipping ebay orders after NOAC.

With covid having canceled the 2020 NOAC event, It was nice to see a regathering of the hobby and seeing so many familiar faces at the Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree and during NOAC. This Trade-O-Ree seemed larger than in recent years. I feel with covid having canceled many scouting events over the last couple of years, people were eager to get out and have a table at the TOR. Chris Jensen always does a fabulous job on setting up these large events.
Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree with over 250 tables
To download your FREE 55-Page eBook, click the image above.
NOAC Patch eBook

We spent several months leading up to NOAC creating a 55 page ebook that featured many NOAC 2022 patch designs and was extremely popular during NOAC. It seemed like every scout we traded with had the digital ebook on their phones. We received numerous emails / messages from scouters who found the guide extremely helpful and thanked us for the amount of time it took to compile this list. There were just a few individuals who complained the ebook was not entirely accurate. While this may be the case, our intent was to share what ever images we came across and help collectors at NOAC by seeing all the different patch designs created for this years event. There have been people who have created ebooks after NOAC has already concluded. This was the first time a digital ebook was available for people to download PRIOR to NOAC starting. Again, while the book was not 100% accurate, it was fairly close and was better than having no book at all.
Patch Trading at NOAC
With so many people having downloaded the book, we were asked if we created an eBook showing NOAC 2020 patches and whether we will create one for the 2023 Jamboree and 2024 NOAC.

This was the very first year we created an eBook, so there was never one created for the 2020 NOAC event that was canceled. I don’t think we will create one for the Jamboree next year. With the tremendous amount of support and appreciation we have received, we partnered with another individual who created a website that showcases all the NOAC patch designs. This site will serve as a reference guide for previous and future NOAC's. Lodge members can upload their patches directly and this website can be updated in real time, thus eliminating any misinformation. The site still needs a few updates before it goes live. More details will be presented in an upcoming newsletter issue.

Patch trading was a blast this year. Thank you Craig Leighty and ARC for coordinating a successful patch trading experience at this years NOAC. My only suggestion for the 2024 NOAC is to have more time to patch trade after the evening shows. The local ABC6 News came out and interviewed us and showcased us doing a trade with scouts at the event.

To view the news article, click on the news caption to the right.
The Trade-O-Ree website is the go to place for information on all upcoming Boy Scout Memorabilia shows. Our website was being advertised during the Patches101 class at NOAC. The website has been updated since returning home from NOAC with more shows. There are (2) Trade-O-Ree’s however we received word that they have been postponed to a future date. These two shows are:

2nd Annual Patch Blast Trade-O-Ree
Washington State Trade-O-Ree
2023 Jamboree
I will be working on Jamboree staff next year teaching the Collections Merit Badge. Be sure to come on down and say hello. We are still looking for Coin Collecting Merit Badge staff. If this is something you are interested in, let us know.
I am excited to announce the re-launch of our website: ShoppingBin. Our website offers many tools that help make finding scouting memorabilia collectibles easier on ebay.

Shopping Bin is an eBay auction tool built for the eBay community. Our primary focus is to allow you to search eBay faster. The site allows people to search millions of products using a fullscreen visual shopping interface compared to a handful of products in the standard eBay view. There are several built-in features which allow you to search eBay faster. It is based on the idea that your mind processes images faster than text, so by providing image based search results, users can scan through results at a more rapid rate. The goal of Shopping Bin is to speed up the amount of time you search through eBay to make more informed buying and selling decisions.

Be sure to click the scouting categories at the top of this email.

Please note: As this site just launched, there are still some bugs that are being fixed on the site. The site may stop working at times. You may incounter a 500 error message if the site reached its daily API limits. We applied for an application growth check and are working with eBay to get these limits raised. We appreciate your patience. Please let us know if you encounter any bugs or issues with the site so that we can bring this to the attention of our web developers.

The images shown below are the top scouting memorabilia collectibles on ebay this week. Click the image below to take you to the ebay listing.
Order of the Arrow Flaps / CSP's / Strips
Order of the Arrow
NOAC 2022 Patches
Uniforms
Merit Badges / Insignia
Jamboree
Medals
Council / Camp Patches
Memorabilia Lots
Neckerchiefs & Slides
Scouting Collectibles
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