Teen turns $3 Goodwill Lakers jacket into nearly $100,000
CBS News says Quinn Brown, 19, bought a 1972 Lakers warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for just over $3 at Goodwill.
By Deshawn Carter · Sports Writer
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A 19-year-old online seller turned a Goodwill rack find into a payday near six figures, according to CBS News.
Quinn Brown bought an original Los Angeles Lakers warm-up jacket from 1972 for just over $3 at a Goodwill store, CBS News reported. The jacket was worn by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain, according to the network.
The piece was tied to the 1972 NBA Finals, CBS News said, giving Brown’s thrift-store pickup the kind of sports history collectors chase hard. CBS News described Brown as a teen with a passion for selling items online.
After the find, Brown made close to $100,000, according to CBS News. The network did not give further details in its segment summary about the Goodwill location or the exact final amount.
Tony Dokoupil reported the story for CBS News, which featured the item as a rare win from the world of secondhand shopping and online resale.
The numbers make the jump plain: a little more than $3 spent, and nearly $100,000 back, according to CBS News. For Brown, the jacket was no ordinary vintage pickup. It was a piece connected to Chamberlain and the Lakers’ 1972 Finals run.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS News.