Straight from the pages of Scouting Magazine!  Will Scouts be able to continue the legacy of swapping patches at the Summit? See what your Scouts can expect when it comes to patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.  My guest tonight is Spencer Haberman who was featured in the current issue of Scouting Magazine.  The article titled, "Summit Shakedown preview: Patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree" focused on Spencer's patch trading protest that he led at the 2012 Summit Shakedown.  From a group of 3 Scouts trading on a cot the movement grew to 300 Scouts within an hour and got the attention of the BSA executives and lead volunteers.  Tonight Spencer Haberman will share his story including how he caught the patch trading bug and what happened during the patch trading protest.  We will be on live and taking your calls!  See the article at http://scoutingmagazine.org/2012/10/summit-shakedown-preview-patch-trading-at-the-2013-national-scout-jamboree/ Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

In the summer of 2013 when 50,000 Scouts and Scouters get together for the first National Jamboree to be held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve you know there is going to be some trading going on.  My guest tonight, Todd Kelly is organizing the huge Jamboree Trade-O-Ree (TOR) for Boy Scout memorabilia collectors that will run from July 13th - 21st in the town of Mt. Hope, WV just a few miles from the Jamboree site.  Todd and fellow collector and business partner Richard Mori have made numerous trips to the home of the Summit to finalize plans for a national TOR that will draw Boy Scout memorabilia dealers and collectors from around the country.  In tonight's show, Todd is going to share the story of how he and Richard pulled together with the Mayor and City Council of Mt. Hope to make plans for the Mt. Hope Trade-O-Ree.  The TOR will be housed under a 4,000 square foot tent located in the historic football stadium that was carved out from the side of a mountain by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.  Be sure to check the show notes page on http://www.scoutinghotfinds.com to get the links for TOR website, contact information for Todd and to learn how you can take part in the big trade-o-ree. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Welcome back listeners!  After a nice break following the 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) I am ready to launch the fall schedule of Scouting Hot Finds Radio.  These shows are dedicated to interesting topics related to the hobby of collecting Boy Scout memorabilia.  Past shows have included interviews with interesting people about different topics including segregated Scouting, trading patches on Facebook and eBay alternatives.  On tonight's show I'm going to touch on all of these and make an announcement regarding the new SHF radio archive.  In addition I'm going to announce the fall schedule of shows and get some listener input on topics and ideas.  The show wraps up with plans for the next version of the Prices Realized Guide.  I hope you will come and listen in! Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Boy Scout patch collectors the National Order of the Arrow Conference just wrapped up at Michigan State University and now everyone is home recovering from a lack of sleep and sorting their patches.  I was in the trenches for 10 days including the NOAC Trade-O-Ree and lots of patch trading at the NOAC.  In this show I'll break down the winners and losers from the event.  Hear my take on the TOR and what was newsworthy on the patch trading trail. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

After nearly twenty years of research and a thousands of hours of work by an army of state editors tonight its here - The Camp Book II.  This is the definitive guide to collecting Boy Scout camps written by Bob Sherman, Dave Minnihan and Kevin Doyle.  Covering a full 1,000 pages this historical reference guide is probably among the most important works in preserving Boy Scout history on a national level.  Many of the details of early Scout council and camp history were lost to time until research from this team preserved it.  Tonight on the show Bob Sherman will share the story of how this two decade project finally came together in 2012.  He will recount the story of the original Camp Book in 1993 and how that 200 page guide has been exponentially expanded and improved for this 21st century edition. Anyone interested in purchasing the book will also be glad to know that live on the show we will announce the official launch of the book and it will go live for sale at http://www.scoutinghotfinds.com and also on eBay. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Over the last few episodes we've talked a lot about selling Scouting memorabilia on the Internet.  From Facebook Stores to eBay fees that topic has been covered in depth.  One of the interesting pieces of feedback I got from a listener was what about the other side of the transaction?  So tonight we are turning the tables and looking at things from the buyers perspective.  Dave Scocca of North Carolina is my guest and we will hear his take and with my commentary thrown in.  Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join me for a discussion about how to buy and sell Boy Scout memorabilia online bypassing the juggernaut online marketplace - eBay.  I'll be sharing my story of opening an off-eBay store over 5 years ago and how that has worked for me.  I'll also go into two eBay competitor auction sites that perhaps you have never heard of named Webstore and eBid.  The discussion will also get into some unorthodox ways to buy/sell patches over the Internet.  I will be taking live callers to if you have something to add to the conversation please consider calling in. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

In this episode of Scouting Hot Finds I'm going to tackle two big questions that a lot of people have when dealing with Boy Scout memorabilia.  The first is how to get started whether through an estate sale, craigs list, or finding a trading assistant willing to help you.  The second part of the show is a little bit more sophisticated and discusses the various online alternatives you have.  We will discuss eBay of course but also what are the alternatvies to this monolithic auction site with increasingly stinging fees and policies. I'm goign to REALLY crunch the numbers on this show and tell you what the fees translate out to.  You can hear just what a profit margin you can look to make on eBay. I've had my own off-eBay site for more than five years and I'll share my experiences and ideas.  I will take live phone calls so get your questions ready and let's talk shop! Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Tonight its a rare show where I'm going to be live on the mike and looking for your phone calls.  My topic is the Trade-O-Ree. I just got home from a neat local show and I want to share some of my experiences and have the listeners call in and share some of their favorite TOR stories.  I'm also going to give an update on the NOAC TOR which will be the grand daddy of them all for 2012. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.

Join me as my guest Mark James of Double Eagle Trading tells the story of how he took his hobby of patch trading and knowledge of building website and married them together to build one of the best Scout memorabilia online stores off eBay.  Mark dishes some advice about how to get started online and shares his stories of his big catches and big disappointments getting started as a patch dealer.  If you are interested in stepping up your game and starting to wheel and deal on the Internet this interview will be very informative.  I also break down for you the specifics on my newest Prices Realized Guide. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.