Quinn Brown’s $3.07 Wilt Chamberlain Jacket Heads to Sotheby’s Auction
Sotheby’s said photo verification confirmed the jacket as Chamberlain’s, and 48 bids pushed the final price far above Brown’s $3.07 purchase.
- On Monday, an auction for a Los Angeles Lakers warmup jacket worn by NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain ends at Sotheby's, featuring an item teen reseller Quinn Brown purchased for $3.07 at an Oregon Goodwill store.
- After finding the jacket in January, Brown spent months researching the piece using Google to compare stitching details and measurements to photos of the 7-foot, 1-inch tall Chamberlain to confirm authenticity.
- Described on Sotheby's website as an "extraordinary piece of memorabilia," the jacket worn during the 1972 NBA Finals has climbed to $50,000 in bidding and carries a potential value of up to $250,000.
- "I didn't even think that finding something like this was possible," Brown said, noting plans to travel to Vietnam with friends if the sale price soars before saving or investing the remainder.
- A game jersey Chamberlain wore during the same 1972 series sold for $4.9 million at Sotheby's in 2023, marking the fourth most expensive NBA jersey ever sold by the auction house.
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The guy bought an old Lakers sweatshirt for $3 at a thrift store, which he later discovered was worn by an NBA legend.
The T-shirt that legendary player Wilt Chamberlain wore to warm up before the NBA Finals in the early 1970s was sitting in a used clothing store until it was purchased by a 19-year-old boy, who then sold it at auction for a whopping sum.
Teen paid $3 for Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket at thrift store. It sold for almost $90,000 at auction
A Portland teenager paid $3.07 at Goodwill for a Wilt Chamberlain Lakers warmup jacket that sold for nearly $90,000 at auction. It is believed the NBA legend wore the garment during the 1972 finals.
Portland Teen's $3.07 Goodwill Find Sells for Nearly $90,000 at Sotheby's Auction
A hunt for some picks at a thrift store turned into a major payday for a 19-year-old Oregonian when he happened upon what turned out to be a warmup jacket worn by in the 1972 NBA finals by Wilt Chamberlain, one of professional basketball’s most iconic players.
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