Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter: Road Trip

eBay Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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Vintage Scouting Memorabilia On eBay

I am finishing up today's Hot Finds from TN on my way back from a 2500+ mile round trip to get two collections. I have said a few times these were not home run collections. But when you can fill up a 16' truck and really help a family out it's worth the time and effort. YES there are some patches in there. YES it's also 1000 pounds of books and bound Boy's Life. :)

Order of the Arrow Top Selling Auctions

Today these are all headed for a storage unit. As they come off the truck everything will be sorted a little better. The key thing for me is recycling everything. So a bunch of this might go in the free giveaway to Scouts pile and that's fine too. But I'm also sure that the vintage books, patches, uniforms and more can get new homes although it will take some time and effort.

Scouting Auctions Ending Soon on eBay

This will end up being the longest distance I've driven in my life - from Minnesota back to North Carolina with a few stops along the way. It's been more than 5 years since I've made one of these rental truck pickups. I'm getting a bit older and although I don't mind driving it's not a key part of my strategy to deal with super bulk. But with the antique mall, consignment, TORs and my own eBay I have avenues to rehome a good bit of this.

4-Pocket Polypropylene Archival Envelope (short side card included)

$0.30

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1-Pocket Traditional Polypropylene Archival Page (side loading)

$0.75

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6-Pocket Scout Roanoke Double Sided White Vinyl Page (center loading)

$0.75

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Every deal is different! The one in MN just popped up in June and was literally a come and get it only opportunity that I was willing to gamble on. The second collection was a family that I had been talking to for many months. When I saw the chance to stack both collections together I approached my wife with this crazy idea to fly out and get them both. For those of you who asked YES I have been filming along the way and will have a video out soon. But for me the journey is not over - I gotta get home today!