The week of a TOR is a little problematic for me. I have three part time employees and we are always grinding away working on the eBay Store. For me to pull the cord and bail out to a TOR is a bit of an interruption. I never take listed inventory to a show so it's also a job to round up what I am going to put on a table.

Over the years I have tried to bring stuff very specific to that area when I attend a TOR. For me that's a little easier visiting a show in the Carolinas vs. traveling far away. But as I have gotten to this stage I have also relished TORs as an opportunity for fellowship. It's not that often in this Internet connected world that we get to meet people in person. So I am hoping to slow down and make that part of the main reason to give up two days and drive hundreds of miles.

For the remainder of January Russell Smart is running a 25% off sale on the items in his Shopify Store Smart Scout Patches. To capture the discount use coupon code 25off-EXPJan31 and the savings will kick in. He has hundreds of rare OA flaps and odd shapes in the store for you to check out.

I have 233 live auctions on eBay with a mixture of OA, insignia, events, camps and RWS. With auctions ending and starting every night of the week don't forget to take a look.