Teen’s $3 Goodwill Find Fetches $89,600 at Sotheby’s
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
A Lakers warmup jacket bought by 19-year-old Quinn Brown for $3.07 was authenticated as worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals.
Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from the Portland area, paid $3.07 for a basketball warmup jacket at the Hillsboro Goodwill Outlet in January 2026. The secondhand purchase later fetched $89,600 at auction.
The jacket was identified and authenticated as a Los Angeles Lakers piece worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals, according to Bitcoin.com News.
Sotheby’s sold the jacket at its Summer Sports Classic auction on July 20, bringing a major return for an item Brown had found in a Goodwill bin.
Source: Bitcoin.com News