A young man paid three dollars for a jacket from a second-hand store: they discovered it was worn by Wilt Chamberlain in the 1972 NBA Finals and sold it for 90,000
The teenager's name is Quinn Brown
19-year-old Quinn Brown , a vintage clothing reseller from Portland, Oregon, bought a Los Angeles Lakers warm-up jacket for just $3.07 at a Goodwill outlet store in Hillsboro. What he did not know at the time was that the garment was hiding a big secret that would allow him to receive a major financial windfall.
After meticulous verification, the prestigious auction house Sotheby's confirmed through ‘photo-matching’ (matching seams and photographic details) that it was the original jacket worn by the legend Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals.
The market for Wilt Chamberlain historical and collectible items moves millions
Quinn noticed that another buyer had dismissed it and returned it to the used clothing bins, but upon seeing its gigantic size (suitable for someone 2.16 meters tall) and the surname “Chamberlain” embroidered on it, he decided to buy it. Experts forensically compared the stitching of the yellow and purple jacket with old photographs from the 1972 Finals games against the New York Knicks, where Chamberlain was named MVP.
Finally, the iconic garment was officially auctioned by Sotheby's for a final price of $89,600 . It should be noted that the market for Wilt Chamberlain's historical and collectible items moves millions, since we are talking about one of the most dominant players in NBA history .
A jersey also from the 1972 Finals (Lakers) sold for $4,900,000 and is the most expensive Chamberlain item in history. However, in addition to it and this jacket, a 1959-60 rookie uniform (Warriors) sold for $1,792,000 and a leather disco suit (1970s) sold for $20,000 .
