Nike pulled sneakers embellished with the controversial "Betsy Ross flag" from its apps and website. But on Tuesday morning, you could still get your hands on them for a pretty penny on StockX — at least before the auction platform stopped selling them, too.

StockX CEO Scott Cutler said on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon that the Air Max 1 USA was being pulled as "the sale of this product on our platform does not align with our value system."

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The red-white-and-blue sneakers, shipped to retailers in preparation for a Fourth of July-week launch, were originally priced at $120, according to StockX's website. By Tuesday morning, a pair was fetching as much as $2,500 on StockX, when they couldn't be found elsewhere.

Nike pulled the sneakers featuring an early American flag on the heel after former National Football League player Colin Kaepernick, a Nike endorser, told the company it shouldn't sell a shoe that he and others consider offensive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday evening, citing people familiar with the matter.