Thread Heads Episode #4: The Live Trade-O-Ree Show & 2015 NOAC
In 2015 Thread Heads is going to expand out to include a wider range of interviews and video chats. The first new video in some time features a live sit down with 3 thread heads who attended the 2015...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #5: Early OA Pins With John Ortt
With the Order of the Arrow celebrating it’s centennial 2015 this episode of Thread Heads goes back to the earliest lodge insignia before anybody had a lodge pocket flap on their shirt. When the OA...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #6: Boy Scout Patrol Medallions With Todd Kelly
When Todd Kelly was working as a professional Scout in Georgia he ran into an opportunity he could not pass up. The BSA had switched the style of it’s patrol medallions from the old red & black...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #7: Delegate Patch Debate
Thread Heads is back with a bit of a debate. How do delegate patches affect the hobby of Boy Scout memorabilia collecting. Brad and Jason dive right in starting with the Swapper’s recent trip to the...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #8: Collecting Boy Scout Hat Pins with Doug Chambers
Doug Chambers is famous locally as the “Pin Guy” among Boy Scout memorabilia collectors. While we have covered vintage OA pins in another episode of Thread Heads – what Doug focuses on is colorful Boy...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #9: Hitting The Delete Button in the Scout Patch...
In episode 9 of the video chat show for Boy Scout memorabilia collectors Brad and Jason cover a lot of ground. Girl Scout proficiency badges are first up as Jason offers a short primer on collecting...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #10: Please No Orphans At NOAC
Episode X of the video chat show recorded for the Boy Scout memorabilia hobby features several segments on topics for any thread head. Jason kicks it off sharing his European style campfire blanket...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #11: Trade-O-Ree Feeding Frenzy
Have you ever been to a Boy Scout trade-o-ree? These are the weekend memorabilia shows that happen almost every weekend across the country. I attended the Columbus Ohio TOR in October 2016 and ran...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #1: Let’s Get This Show On The Road
What happens when you put two patch collectors on a webcam video hangout and get them talking about collecting patches? That’s the premise behind this new thirty minute weekly show that we are calling...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #2: Tips For Saving $ With The USPS
Welcome back for another installment of Thread Heads – the video talk show for the Boy Scout memorabilia hobby. In this episode the hosts kick it off by jumping right into the main focus of the show –...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #3: Collector Resource Guides For The Hobby
In any collecting hobby there will be reference guides that help collectors figure out what’s been issued and inform them on what to collect. In the Boy Scout memorabilia hobby there are dozens of...
View ArticleThread Heads Episode #12: Relaunching The Show
The Boy Scout collectors show is back after a long hiatus. Brad England and Jason Spangler are the co-founders of the largest online community for Scouting memorabilia collectors. Thread Heads is a...
View ArticleThread Heads #13: Trade-O-Ree Secret Sauce
The video chat show with hosts Brad England and Jason Spangler returns with an episode filmed immediately after the Dallas Trade-O-Ree in January. In this episode you can hear the results of the...
View ArticleThread Heads #14: Live From The Indy TOR
Jason and Brad meet up in person to record Episode #14 of the show at the Indianapolis Trade-O-Ree. Right off the bat they continue the discussion from the last show about what is the difference...
View ArticleThread Heads #15: eBay Patch Business Tips
Join Brad and Jason as they talk shop. Specifically what are some ways that the recent eBay seller updates have affected their strategies on the marketplace. For example do you know that once you sell...
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