Marty Gebel has been dealing in antiques professionally since 2001, but his family’s roots in the trade stretch back to 1980, and today that experience is on display at Modern Hipster Antiques, a shop at 70 Thames Street South in Ingersoll, Ontario. The store’s name gives away its focus: rather than traditional Victorian antiques or country primitives, Modern Hipster Antiques leans into pop culture collectibles, mid century modern decor, vintage advertising signage, toys, comics, and sports cards, alongside standout pieces like designer chandeliers and vintage shipping crates repurposed as decor. It is a shop built for shoppers who want their home or collection to feel curated and conversation starting rather than strictly historical.
Gebel’s public profile extends well beyond the Ingersoll storefront. He gained wider recognition as a co host of the reality television series Backroad Bounty, which follows pickers and dealers sourcing items across Ontario and is available to stream on TUBI, and he maintains an active YouTube channel documenting his own sourcing trips, estate visits, and finds. That media presence gives customers a window into how inventory actually reaches the shop floor, since much of what Modern Hipster Antiques sells comes directly from Gebel’s own picking and estate work rather than a passive consignment model.
One of the shop’s more practical offerings is its estate cleanout service, in which Gebel and his team will purchase items directly from a family clearing out a home, while also coordinating donation or disposal of whatever does not fit the shop’s resale focus. For families dealing with the often overwhelming task of emptying an entire household, that combination of buying, donating, and disposing under one roof can simplify a process that might otherwise require juggling multiple separate services. It also means Modern Hipster Antiques regularly turns over genuinely fresh inventory sourced straight from Ontario homes rather than recycled dealer stock.
Beyond the Thames Street storefront, Gebel is a regular presence at major antique shows across Southern Ontario during the spring and summer months, typically May through September, giving customers additional chances to browse his inventory outside normal shop hours. The Ingersoll location itself keeps a tighter schedule, open Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday through Wednesday, with hours subject to seasonal adjustment over the winter months. Outside of posted hours, the shop welcomes visits by appointment or chance, and Gebel also ships purchases across North America for buyers who cannot make it to Ingersoll in person.
For collectors chasing a specific piece of vintage advertising, mid century furniture, sports memorabilia, or pop culture ephemera, and for anyone in Southwestern Ontario facing an estate cleanout, Modern Hipster Antiques offers both a well curated Ingersoll storefront and a dealer with two decades of professional picking experience and a public television and YouTube presence built around the hunt for overlooked treasures.
