A Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old who resells thrift-store clothes online, found a rare Los Angeles Lakers jacket at a Goodwill Outlet near Portland, Oregon, for $3.07.
- The jacket, worn by Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals and the 1972-73 season, was authenticated and later sold at Sotheby’s auction for $89,600.
- Chamberlain, who passed away in 1999, wore the jacket during his final NBA season and was named the Finals MVP when the Lakers defeated the Knicks.
- This discovery marked the most valuable item Mr. Brown has ever found, far surpassing his previous best resale of a Sub Pop record label T-shirt for $250.
