Wilt Chamberlain's $3.07 Lakers Jacket Sells for $89,600 at Sotheby's
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 22
Wilt Chamberlain's $3.07 Lakers Jacket Sells for $89,600 at Sotheby's
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 22
Summary
$89,600 was the final Sotheby's price for a Lakers warmup jacket a 19-year-old Portland reseller pulled from a Goodwill bin for $3.07 in January.
Sotheby's photomatched the short-sleeved jacket to three images of Wilt Chamberlain, including a 1972 Knicks game identified as either Game 1 or Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Quinn Brown said he spotted the jacket with "Chamberlain" on the back, researched matching photos and measurements, then consigned it after Sotheby's reached out.
The sale fell short of Sotheby's $150,000 to $250,000 estimate, but Brown still turned roughly a 29,000-fold return on what he called a once-in-a-lifetime find.