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How A 58-Cent Bargain-Bin Sweater Became These Pickers' Crown Jewel

Sean and Ricki McEvoy are professional pickers. They run an online shop called Roselyn VTG Trading Co. and they stock their inventory by scouring thrift stores all over the country looking for vintage clothing to resell. They spend a lot of time at these Goodwill outlets known as “The Bins” where everything is sold by the pound for pennies.

A couple years ago they made a routine stop to a bins in North Carolina where they found a West Point college sweater from the early '50s. Only later did they discovered that the sweater actually belonged to football legend Vince Lombardi. It had his name on the inside and there are even famous pictures of the coach wearing it.

At the bins, they paid 58 cents. It sold at auction for over $43,000.

This story was originally produced by Warren Langford and Alex Cartwright for their new show called "Personal Effects." They visited Sean and Ricki at their Tacoma home to find out what it feels like to make the score of a lifetime.