New York OA Trader

Roy More speculates in a recent post on his blog about getting it now.  He surmises that some of the items issued for the 2010 Jamboree may not be seen regularly especially those listed in smaller quantities based on what he was seeing traded at the Jamboree.

Prior to the Jamboree, eBay had around 74,000 items in the Boy Scouts category. Actually it had dropped as low as 64,000 in late July. Now it is over 81,000 after getting as high as 84,000….

In our trading we also picked some older JSPs but not many. Most of what we got were from 2005 but we even got some back to 1997. The older JSPs turn up from time to time but very few collections are coming out. Thus, if you are trying to fill in older issues you might find some local ones at local TORs or have to do an awful lot of searching on eBay and dealer sales lists for a long time.

This is the dilemma of the collector;  should I pay the, perhaps, artificially high price to get the issue now or will it be available in quantity later.

Please grant me the ability
to determine the restricted delegate issue at first glance;
the ability to wait for the cheap trader version;
and wisdom to know the difference.

We can see this with some of the Jamboree issues.  The first example of the Kittan Lodge 2-piece set for the 2010 Jamboree appeared on eBay recently and it went for over $ 69.00.  Subsequent auctions saw it sell in the  $ 15.00 – 20.00 range, and there are now a couple available at this writing starting at $ 9.99.  The winner of the first auction filled his need, but paid highly for the privilege.

Clicking on the image will bring you to the auction for the next few months.

Yet there are other items though that may only appear once or not again for many years.  What is a collector to do?

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“I heartily accept the motto, — “That government is best which governs least”; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe, — “That government is best which governs not at all”; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.” – Henry David Thoreau – 1849

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Welcome back!

John Pannell reported the following on Patch-L:

I got a few emails this afternoon that led me to visit my site.  Apparently it’s down.  I’m not at home so have no idea what’s wrong or when it will be back.   This is not part of the planned maintenance I thought I’d have to do.

I have a few aching suspicions about what could be wrong and none of them are very appealing to me.   If I’m right, it is possible that it will not be back up before the Jamboree.

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John Pannell once again has breaking news on his site.  It seems that once again he is the first to break news, this time on dramatic changes to the Vigil Honor.

Second a committee was formed and charged with developing a list of requirements for the Vigil Honor.  The committee was charged with developing requirements that reflect and recognize the history of this honor, the principles of the Order, and the ideal of Servant Leadership.  The following requirements were developed and, barring significant objection*, will be approved at the December 2010 Planning Meeting and take effect on January 1, 2011

Please visit his site to read the post in it’s entirety. Continued After the break.

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The first post on the New York OA Trader was made on January 26, 2004 with this mission statement.

The purpose of this blog is to publish information about new Lodge and Chapter issues from New York State OA Lodges, the discovery of older uncatalogued issues, warnings about fakes, spoof, and reproductions and other information/musings that may be of interest to other NY OA Collectors (or at least amusing to me).

It’s now been six  years and over 2166  posts later, a community of traders, readers, commentors and friends have grown along with the blog. 

Hopefully the blog will continue to grow and report the NYS OA news for many years to come.

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Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.

Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 3
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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A Scout-take on the old Louis Armstrong song.

Hat tip: Scouting News

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“Work as if you were to live 100 Years, Pray as if you were to die To-morrow.” –Benjamin Franklin

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In this post NOAC environment, this 3+ year old post might be apropos for some.

Bob McCanless has a Top Ten List on his blog of the Top Ten Ways to tell if your a patch collector. He is inviting everyone to add their ways to the list too.

10. If you’ve ever postponed paying a utility bill, in order to acquire a patch!

9. If you’ve ever watered down milk or baby food, in order to cover for a patch’s expense!

Been a while since Bob has posted, but you can find the rest here

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“To say that the United States should be answerable for twenty-five millions of dollars without knowing whether the ways and means can be provided, and without knowing whether those who are to succeed us will think with us on the subject, would be rash and unjustifiable. Sir, in my opinion, it would be hazarding the public faith in a manner contrary to every idea of prudence.” –James Madison

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