Nike’s Betsy Ross-themed athletic shoes, which the company pulled before their Fourth of July debut, have garnered a bid currently over $15,000 on eBay.

The sports giant decided not to sell the shoes after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick objected because he said they were offensive and symbolized a time when slavery existed in the United States, according to The Hill.

Nike said earlier this week it would nix the shoes’ release after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and others said it should not sell a product with a symbol associated with America’s time as a country that employed slavery.

While the company’s decision sparked a cultural discussion about the significance of the flag and the history of the country, buyers rushed to purchase the shoes, and the price quickly ticked upward,” Newsweek reported.

A pair of the ‘Betsy Ross’ sneakers reportedly sold for $2,500 on e-commerce website StockX after Nike announced that it would be pulling the shoe.

The shoes have emerged as a rallying cry among conservatives after Nike’s announcement, with many saying the situation signifies an era of political correctness run rampant.

“If we’re in a political environment where the American flag has become controversial to Americans, I think we’ve got a problem,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told the Lexington Herald Leader. “I hope Nike either releases these shoes or some other shoe maker picks up the flag, puts it on a pair of shoes and starts selling it. I’ll make the first order.”

One pair of the shoes listed on eBay had received a bid of $15,000, another garnered 37 bids and offers up to $5,100 and a third was listed at $2,500.

“I have NEVER seen so many watchers or views, and it has to be the hottest item on eBay right now. Call it patriotism, the need to have something you have been told you can’t have, or just a desire for shoe or antique collectors (these could be historical one day), they are paying amazing amounts,” Isaiah Miller, the seller of one of the pairs, told Newsweek in an email.

The StockX website said it had halted the resale on its website because it “does not align with our value system,” Newsweek reported.

Ross, who ran a flag-making and upholstery business in the 1700s, is credited with producing the iconic American flag with red and white stripes and 13 stars for the 13 colonies.