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Wilt Chamberlain warmup jacket found by teen at thrift store sells for $90K
Summary by The Atlanta Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk , WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 21, 2026
· 3 min read
This sharp-eyed thrift store gave new meaning to one of Wilt Chamberlain’s nicknames -- Big Dipper. A 19-year-old Oregon man dipped into a thrift bin at a Goodwill store in Portland and grabbed a Chamberlain warmup jacket from 1972. The jacket he bought for $3.07 sold for nearly $90,000 on Monday...
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Summary created by The Atlanta Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Original reporting Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, WSB-TV (ABC) - News Original story Read at the source Source published Jul 21, 2026 Indexed here Jul 21, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key takeaway Read more trending news The final price, including a buyer’s premium, was $89,600, Sotheby’s said .
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Category: business ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? This sharp-eyed thrift store gave new meaning to one of Wilt Chamberlain’s nicknames -- Big Dipper. A 19-year-old Oregon man dipped into a thrift bin at a Goodwill store in Portland and grabbed a Chamberlain warmup jacket from 1972. The jacket he bought for $3.07 sold for nearly $90,000 on Monday...
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