🧭 One Man’s Junk, Another Man’s Jackpot

There’s a certain kind of silence you find in an old garage—the kind thick with dust, cobwebs, and forgotten decades. The kind of silence that makes you stop, squint into the shadows, and whisper, “There’s treasure here, I can feel it.”

That’s where I was—back behind a 1950s freezer, under a sagging shelf full of cracked coffee mugs and broken-down blenders. I’d been called out for a local junk removal job, the type where most people just want it gone. No sorting. No stories. Just haul it.

But we’re not most people. We’re Teeter Todd’s.

🎩 Buried Beneath the Old Coats

I was about to call it a wrap when I noticed a heavy plastic tub tucked behind an old ironing board. It was sealed with blue painter’s tape, brittle and yellowed from age. Inside? A pristine Stetson Open Road 3X Beaver Felt Hat, still in its original box—tags intact. 1960s. Ivory. Mint. It even had the receipt folded inside: $17.95 from a men’s store that closed half a century ago.

I blinked.

To most folks, it would’ve just looked like Grandpa’s Sunday hat. But I knew better. I could already see the collectors, the Westernwear forums, the cowboy reenactors who dream about finds like this.

💸 From Dust to Dollars

Cleaned it. Photographed it. Listed it.

Three days later, it sold on eBay for $385—shipped to a hat collector in Montana who wrote me a note: “My grandfather wore this exact style. This brings him back to life.”

That’s the magic. That’s the mission. It’s not just about flipping for profit—it’s about flipping for purpose. Taking the cast-off and giving it another shot at meaning.

🔁 The Buy-Sell-Trade Beat Goes On

At Teeter Todd’s, we believe every item has a second act—and maybe even a third. Whether it’s a vintage cowboy hat, a crate of 80s toys, or an heirloom cross made of turquoise, we hunt it down, clean it up, and set it free to sail again.

So next time you drive past that “Estate Sale” sign or someone calls you with a garage full of “junk,” remember: beneath the dust, there’s a story waiting to be told… and flipped.

🧭 Buy. Sell. Trade. Treasure the journey.