WELCOME TO R.C.'s PATCH COLLECTING PAGE
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Thank you for visiting my patch collecting pages.
I start collecting patches when someone gave me a Escondido P.D. patch back in 1982. The hobby lasted about a year. Came back in '87 but dropped out in a several months.... Returned to this hobby again in '96. And this time, I'm still collecting....
I just counted all of the patches I have in my collection. As of Oct. 20, 2005 there are 10,066 patches and just about 2/3 of them are California Law Enforcement patches.
I'm always looking for California collections to purchase. If you have one for sale or you are getting out of hobby----let me know.
This site is nothing fancy or entertaining or anything like that. Just to let other collectors know which patches I'm looking for and I have to trade. (or for sale). I maintain a pretty good size traders. The last count I had more than 1000 patches to trade. I'll try to update it as often as possible. But you know how that goes........
Well, thanks again for the visit. Please contact me if you have patches I need for trading or for sale. Or set up trade --just e mail me.
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Before we trade... I would like to believe all of my fellow patch collectors are honest. However I have had problems with few people in the past. I must set this trade policy for everybody's sake.
NEW POLICY (Rev. May 30, 2003)
:Due to recent problems I had with collectors, I have adapted a new policy.
--Current style California patches are available FOR SALE ONLY to 1) Active or retired
Peace Officers with proper credentials - must be verifiable documentation, 2) Those individuals who are known to me
as a bona fide patch collector.
--- Please Do Not ask me for free patches, ( pretend to be a school teacher collecting patches for kids ,being dying of illness, lost job and have no money for a patch, etc..), since most of the patches I have, I had to pay for them myself. I 'm sure you will understand.
--- I do not trade (sell) patches to anyone under the age of 18.
--- If you initiated the trade, you send your patches first.
--- If I initiated the trade ,I will send mine first
--- If you are responding to my need ads or have patches on my need list, I'll send you mine first.
:I collect California Police /Sheriff patches, Montana Sheriff's patches, Arizona Police Dept., Colorado Police Dept., Oregon Police Dept. & Washington Police Dept. I do not have in my collection.
: I prefer trading patches whenever possible, however I will make my patches available for you to purchase (except for those marked with trade only).
:Scanned images of all of my traders are available upon request.
:All the patches I have are came from patch collections I have purchased, individual patch collectors, authorized uniform stores, Law Enforcement Agencies.
:I do not sell, trade or accept any reproductions or unauthorized remake patches.
:For those I have traded with before---The patches will be sent the same day (or the following day) the deal is made.
:You are welcome to return my patches if you are not satisfied with them for any reason and I expect the same from you.
Thank you.
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