Well here is a first for me.  In about 10 days I'm jumping on an airplane to fly out and pick up a collection to sell on consignment.  The return trip is via a rented mini-van.  I've bought several collections and normally just rely on the person shipping it to me but this time the circumstances just didn't work out.  I've been very busy on eBay lately but I guess I'm about to burn some more candles working at night.

• Rare 1925-1926 Robbins 1b Sterling Eagle Scout Medal
• 4 Medal War Service Liberty Loan Campaign Medal
• Rexcraft Official Boy Scout Bugle w/ Mouth Piece
• 1946 East Carolina Council & Emergency Patch
• 1930-40s Official Rexcraft Bugle w/ Emblem
• Sterling Silver Eagle Medal in Old Coffin Box

I always get in trouble when I write about something that I plan to do next week but here goes.  For OA collectors the trend I've seen is for people to research and publish individual lodge memorabilia books.  I've done this twice for my home lodge and I haven't updated that work since 2010.  With my Fall Fellowship scheduled for the last weekend of the month I want to get that 3rd edition finished.  This one will be published as a free PDF so everyone who's interested can have it.  The idea is just to preserve the history and spread the knowledge

• Rare F1 Nentego Lodge 20 Flap Patch, Right Arrow
• Boy Scout Topa Topa Lodge 291 C-1b Chenille
• Paugassett Lodge NOAC 2002 Fundraiser S29
• Lot 16 Scout Flap/Council Patches Midwest
• Boy Scout Sumi Lodge 342 P-3 on N/C
• Boy Scout Ittawamba Lodge 235 A-1b

I spend a lot of time on Facebook and continue to see people sharing pictures of their collections.  I think this is a great avenue to do that as people can comment and share the images.  The more people are willing to share those things stashed away in a closet or in a box the more this hobby can be sustained and perhaps new interest developed.

• Eagle Scout Medal Robbins Rob 1C Sterling 2 Palms
• Old Camillus Official Cub Scout Knife Etched Mint
• Area 3-E Jacket Patch - Keystone Area Council
• Council Patches 1954 Buffalo Trace Red Hill
• 1960's Safety Good Turn Award Neal Slide
• Rare 1911 Boy Scouts Handbook for Boys

Right now on eBay I have 275+ live auctions with many of those being first time runs.  As I'm listing from several different groupings this includes a lot of variety from old activity patches to Jamboree flaps and more.

• Silver Tomahawk S10 Flap Red bdr 1993 Jamboree
• 1951 BSA Scout-O-Rama Silk Screen on Felt Patch
• Cuyahoga S37 Black bdr. 1993 National Jamboree
• Lodge 355 Nanuk S Flap 2001 National Jamboree
• Lodge 459 Catawba 2005 National Jamboree Flap
• 65 Tecumseh S Flap 2001 National Jamboree
• Nanuk 2005 National Scout Jamboree Flap