In the mid-2000s I was volunteering at radio station WLUW at Loyola University here in Chicago as Loyola had lost its funding for the station and WBEZ public radio took it under its wing and it became, for a time, an independent community radio station.  One of the ways the station raised operational funds was an annual record fair at Pulaski Park on the city's near north side.  I worked the fair for several years and as a collector I always walked out of there with frighteningly light pockets.  In either 2007 or 2008 I met a vendor who was selling some very rare White Stripes 45s including the Sub Pop Singles Club 7" with three Captain Beefheart covers on red & white split colored vinyl.  We negotiated a price for a few records and made a deal.  She said she also had something special that she would be willing to part with for the right price.  She brought a box over and opened it.  Inside was this scarf.  She showed me a photo of her and Meg on a couch in what looked like someone's living room.  She said she was friends with Meg but didn't know Jack that well.  I won't say how much I paid for this scarf but rent was late that month.  VERY late.  I collected The White Stripes voraciously for many years and I have NEVER seen another one of these.  Ever.  Anyone that follows my auctions knows I own some White Stripes items to die for but this scarf is unquestioningly one of the crown jewels in my collection.  Consider Jack's place in the annals of music - on par with The Edge and Jimmy Page.  Now consider what a piece like this would be valued at if it were an early U2 or Zep promotional item and you have some idea as to what the future holds for a rarity of this magnitude.  This is most likely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  Sleep and be sorry.  International bidders please wait for an invoice as this will ONLY be sent with tracking and insurance due to its value.