Wilt Chamberlain 1972 NBA Finals warmup jacket found at thrift store sells at auction.
A 19-year-old reseller named Quinn Brown purchased a Wilt Chamberlain warmup jacket for $3.07 at a Goodwill store in Oregon in January. Sotheby's authenticated the jacket as game-worn from the 1972 NBA Finals and auctioned it, where it sold for $89,600 on Monday.
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The wires and Washington Times ran pre-sale copy estimating $150K+. The Globe and Mail and NY Post reported the final $89.6K sale, noting it fell short of estimates.
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“Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket found by a teen at a thrift store could fetch over $150K at auction” · AP News, Globe and Mail
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Quinn Brown bought a Wilt Chamberlain warmup jacket for $3.07 at a Goodwill store in Oregon in January.
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