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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

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

a yellow jacket that says 'Chamberlain' on the back
This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows a warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store. Photograph: Sotheby's/AP

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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