{"id":2997,"date":"2008-12-18T20:48:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T01:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2015-08-27T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:23:39","slug":"boy-scout-order-of-the-arrow-patch-vintage-rare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/18\/boy-scout-order-of-the-arrow-patch-vintage-rare\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Scout Order of the Arrow Patch – Vintage – Rare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KnowledgeAn auction recently ended on eBay with the title Boy Scout Order of the Arrow Patch – Vintage – Rare.\u00c2\u00a0 Indeed it was, and it went for what seems a pretty cheap price for the issue in that condition.<\/p>\n

The issues in question turned out to be the Sisilija R1.<\/p>\n

While the description included:Up for auction is a felt – Order of the Arrow Patch from SISILIJA LODGE NO.19 SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.<\/p>\n

I do not know if it is used or not. But I dont think so. I can not find any stiching marks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One bidder or potential bidder asked the right question.<\/p>\n

Q: Hello – Could you measure in mm, the arrowhead on this patch??? Is ist 40 x 32 mm?? Many thanks Dec-11-08
\nA: The red arrow head on the patch is 3.2cm or 32mm at the widest part, and 4 cm or 40mm top to bottom. Thank you for asking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the R2:<\/p>\n

\"Sisilija
Sisilija Lodge #19 R2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Blue Book describes them as follows:<\/p>\n

R1 RED WHT RED SSC felt; 40×32 mm arrowhead; arrow points between L&O in “LODGE”; WAB
\nR2 RED WHT RED SSC; felt; 32×27 mm arrowhead; arrow points at O in “LODGE”<\/p>\n

If you check out the auction<\/a>, you can see the arrow points between the L & O and the seller has confirmed the size of the arrowhead.<\/p>\n

The auction started at $ 3.99 and finished at over $ 580.00.\u00c2\u00a0 There were 4 separate bidders over $ 400.00<\/p>\n

But should it have gone higher?\u00c2\u00a0 The Tracker software shows two sales for over $1000 each for the R1.\u00c2\u00a0 John does not record a sale on his site<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 The R2 generally sells in the $ 25-50 range.<\/p>\n

So is this ending price reflective of current market conditions or did the seller miss out on some potential profit by not accurately identifying the issue?<\/p>\n