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NYTIMES (John S.W. MacDonald) - A Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction Thu Jul 23 21:39:55 2026

Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.

NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Alexandra Stevenson) - Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S. Mon May 11 10:00:15 2026

Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.”

NYTIMES (Kim Bhasin and Sophia June) - Brisk Sales at Goodwill Suggest Wary Shoppers in an Uncertain Economy Mon Jan 26 10:01:51 2026

Consumers are still spending, but they’re looking for ways to stretch their dollars as far as possible.

AI:Brisk sales at Goodwill suggest that while consumers continue to spend, they are increasingly looking for ways to save money amid economic uncertainty.Open