Last-second bid nets Oregon teen nearly $90K from thrift-store jacket
TL;DR
A 19-year-old Oregon teen found a Wilt Chamberlain warmup jacket from the 1972 NBA Finals in a Goodwill bins for $3. Sotheby’s authenticated it and, after more than 45 bidders, a final bid of $89,600 won the jacket, earning a windfall the teen plans to save or invest after a Vietnam vacation.
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