Brad England and I just published Episode #3 of our talk show for the hobby called Thread Heads. Today we are talking about collector resource books among other things. You can watch the video below or check the website for this show at ScoutPatchCollectors.com.
Vintage Auctions Lead Off The Hot Finds
It wasn't until very recently that I got an old copy of the Warshield which as most of you know is the reference guide for Region 9 OA collectors. My copy is wonderful but it's black and white. In the new episode of Thread Heads Brad uses the screenshare to show viewers the full color version of the newest edition.
Ok I know you don't need any reminding but if you have not checked out the OA lot of the century pictured below be sure to do that. I can't even imagine how many collectors have that on their watch list.
Going back to Thread Heads another idea we have is to film short helpful videos on different topics for newer collectors. I've got a few in the works already and I hope to get some more published very soon.
One of the things that I put a lot of effort into on ScoutPatchHQ.com was listing district and council activity patches. You won't see many of these on eBay as it's just not a hot item but if it's from your local council maybe you would consider taking a look and seeing what I've got live.
Thread Heads Episode #3: Collector Resource Guides For The Hobby
I have my in-laws coming over for Thanksgiving. The bonus is that my niece who lives in California is coming and she is the exact same age as my son Patrick (5) so we are going to have some fun with those two. I've spent the last three days in full honeydoo list mode getting ready so wish me luck!
Yours in Scouting,
Jason Spangler Santeeswapper LLC
The new 2014 V2 is loaded with 1251 pages of reference material for Scouting memorabilia collectors. It includes all known camps and includes information on their council names, dates of operation and more. You can purchase this PDF as an instant download($17) or as a cd on eBay($20). If you want a hard copy the printed version($55) of this book is also on eBay.
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