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As much time as I spend on Facebook and on the Internet I found out this morning about a website that I didn't know existed! I only discovered it because someone left a comment on a 2019 WSJ post.
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Vintage eBay Scout Auctions This Weekend
 This was the rabbit hole I went down. As my daughter is going to the WSJ and I'm going to spend some time there as a visitor I've been keeping my eyes on all the updates. Today I saw this beautiful set pop up. These are the subcamp patches. In recent years every Jamboree has had very colorful and attractive subcamp patches that have a theme. Inevitably a person asked where can you get these which brought me to an online store I've never seen or heard of.
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Auctions Ending Friday & Saturday on eBay
I had already placed an order for some items from the BSA website. Of course these items were for the USA contingent. I got my daughter a shirt, jacket patch and extra neckerchief. I guess it never dawned on me that the WOSM folks would have their own store set up selling everything else. While visiting this new store I was only window shopping but it was great to just begin to understand what's being produced.
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Boy Scout Memorabilia Auctions on eBay
I know there are some folks who buy this stuff for the jacked up retail price and then put it on eBay for double (or more) hoping to score a big sale. I confess I've never believed in that strategy. I would much rather just go and trade at a big national event then ring up $5k-$10k in charges on my credit card trying to play that game. I guess those eBay sellers enjoy the airline miles but buying a jacket patch for $17 so you can try and flip it for $39 is just not a game I want to play.
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Patchblanket eBay Santeeswapper Store
Oh you might want the link to the store! What I find very cool is they built this store on the same platform that I use for my
ScoutPatchHQ.com and
besthobbypages.com stores. Shopify is a Canadian software solution for selling online that is very good. It's a little odd that they didn't bother to purchase a URL for the site but you can
find it here.
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This weekend I am shipping my kids off to my mother so my wife and I can have one weekend together alone before the craziness of summer camp starts. It's kinda a lot to ask of your spouse to say hey let me take one of the kids and be gone for about 6 weeks this summer. It kinda begs the question, whose going to mow the grass when I'm at camp?
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Have a great weekend,
Jason Spangler
Santeeswapper LLC
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Click to pull up the fliers for Trade-O-Rees that I have fliers on. Please contact the sponsors in order to see more details. If you see a TOR that is not listed please email me and let me know. Likewise I'm always looking to add more shows so send me the fliers as you get them. You can always find the Trade-O-Ree calendar on
scoutpatchcollectors.com
- 6th Annual Alabama Trade-O-Ree, May 10-11, 2019, Northport, AL
- Washington State Trade-O-Ree, May 11, 2019, Seattle, WA
- 23rd Michigan Crossroads Council Trade-O-Ree, May 10-12 2019, Monroe Charter TWP MI
- NC Girl Scout Collector's Show, May 17-18, 2019, Conover, NC
- California Inland Empire Council Trade-O-Ree, May 17-18 2019 Riverside, CA
- Camp Frank S. Betz Swap Meet (Calumet), May 24-25, 2019, Midlothian, IL
- Lone Star Trade-O-Ree, May 31- June 1, 2019, Bedford, TX
- Allegheny Highlands Rendezvous Trade-O-Ree, June 1, 2019, Bolivar, NY
- 4th Annual Patrick Henry Trade-O-Ree, August 9 2019 Fieldale, VA
- Occoneechee Lodge 104 Trade-O-Ree, August 23-24, 2019, Carthage, NC
- Sequassen Alumni Trade-O-Ree September 6-7, 2019 New Hartford, CT
- 17th Annual Grand Teton Council Trade-O-Ree, September 13-14, 2019, Idaho Falls, ID
- 17th Annual Grand Teton Council Trade-O-Ree, September 20-21, 2019, Idaho Falls, ID
- Greater Niagara Frontier Council Trade-O-Ree, September 20-21, 2019, Williamsville, NY
- Greater Tampa Bay Area Trade-O-Ree, September 20-21, 2019, Tampa, FL
- EL-KU-TA Memorabilia Trade-O-Ree and Auction, October 25-26, 2019, South Salt Lake City, UT
- New England Trade-O-Ree, October 25-26, 2019, Manchester, NH
- 5th Annual Cincinnati Area Scout Memorabilia Show, November 8-9, 2019, Aurora, IN
- Santee Lodge Trade-O-Ree, January 4, 2020, Florence, SC
- 30th Annual South Carolina Trade-O-Ree, January 17-18, 2020, Easley, SC
- 42nd Annual Dallas Trade-O-Ree, January 24-25, 2020, Grapevine, TX
- 28th Annual Crossroads of America Trade-O-Ree, January 31-February 1, 2020, Indianapolis, IN
- 36th Annual Pittsburgh Trade-O-Ree, March 13-14, 2020, Bridgeville, PA
- 21st Annual Allentown Trade-O-Ree, April 4, 2020, Orefield, PA
- Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree, August 1-3, 2020, Lansing, MI
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