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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Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket found by teen in thrift store bin fetches over $89,000 at auction
Described on Sotheby’s website as an “extraordinary piece of memorabilia," the short-sleeved yellow warmup jacket was worn by Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals, in which the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks.
Quinn Brown enjoys bargain hunting. On January 15th, during a trip to a thrift store in Hillsboro, near Portland, Oregon, he stumbled upon a treasure. For $3, he purchased a vintage gold and purple jacket in an oversized size. He posted photos of it on social media, and was then contacted by Sotheby's. The jacket was authenticated and determined to have belonged to Wilt Chamberlain, the legendary NBA player who holds the record for most points s…
The jacket purchased by an American teenager had in fact been worn by Wilt Chamberlain at the 1972 NBA finals. Remarked on social media by "Sothebys", it was finally auctioned.
A teenager finds a Lakers jacket with the lettering of a basketball icon in an inconspicuous dress container. It turns out that it is real - and very valuable.
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