As they say, one person’s trash is another’s treasure.

This couldn’t be truer in the summer when people have more spare time to clean their houses.

This season meant that people are clearing out their homes for things they don’t or will never use anymore.

It’s the perfect time for bargain hunters as they can score good furniture or clothing for a cheap price.

However, others spend their time rummaging through these garage sales to look for treasures.

Bruce Scapecchi is an avid garage sale hopper.

He said that he goes through thousands of these “clearance sales” in the summer months. That’s when he met Sue McEntee.

When Scapecchi perused McEntee’s things, he saw a collection of bats on the floor.

The bats were mostly metal and unremarkable until he took a closer inspection of a wooden one.

Scapecchi asked how much the bats were.

McEntee was selling them for a dollar.

Scapecchi couldn’t believe what he just heard. He took the wooden bat and asked McEntee if she knew what she was selling.

Probably confused, McEntee shrugged and confirmed that Scapecchi was holding a bat.

That was when the customer pulled McEntee to the side and told her a secret.

The bat belonged to a famous baseball player.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson or more commonly known as Jacke Robinson was one of the most important players of the league.

Robinson was an outstanding athlete. He excelled in a lot of sports like football, basketball, and track sports.

Eventually, he decided to become a professional baseball player.

Robinson had more than talent.

Despite the racism he experienced in a segregated America, he went on to lead the National League when it came to stolen bases.

He was also picked as the Rookie of the Year in 1947 and became the Most Valuable Player in 1949.

He also met great people in his career who also fought for his advocacy against racism like Dodger captain Pee Wee Reese, and general manager Branch Rickey.

McEntee wasn’t holding a $1 bat.

She was holding a piece of history and the lifelong struggle for acceptance and solidarity.

To confirm Scapecchi’s suspicions, he carefully rubbed one area of the bat.

When they placed it under the sunlight, the name “Jackie Robinson” can be seen engraved on it. It was no surprise that McEntee took the bat inside the house.

McEntee’s uncle was Joe Hatten.

He was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, which is how the bat ended up in McEntee’s possession.

But what was more amazing was Scapecchi’s actions.

Anyone would’ve paid a dollar for the bat and driven off with the family memorabilia but instead, he took the time to tell McEntee of the bat’s real worth which encouraged her to treasure it for a very long time.

So take a great look at the things you plan to sell this summer. Who knows, your family might just be sitting on a treasure waiting to be uncovered once more.

See how this man revealed the true cost of a one-dollar bat in the video below!

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Source: YouTube – KCCI, Britannica, MSN