Article 775GJ US teen buys Wilt Chamberlain jacket in thrift store that sells for $89,600

US teen buys Wilt Chamberlain jacket in thrift store that sells for $89,600

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Richard Luscombe
from US news | The Guardian on (#775GJ)

The $3 purchase was authenticated as a rare piece from Chamberlain's final NBA season

An Oregon teenager admitted I got very, very lucky" after a basketball legend's jacket he picked up at a thrift store for pocket change sold at auction for almost $90,000.

Quinn Brown said he was in a Goodwill store in Portland in January when he saw somebody throw the bright yellow jacket into a clothing bin.

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