The 'Betsy Ross flag' sneakers will now be hard to come by after Nike reportedly told the retailers it sent them to as part of a celebratory Fourth-of-July-week launch to remove them from shelves and send them back.
Nike has pulled a pair of sneakers embellished with the "Betsy Ross flag" from its apps and website.The sneakers, which have an image of a 13-star U.S. flag, originally retailed for $120, but were fetching as much as $2,500 on the auction platform.
The flag has become controversial because it was used at a time when slavery was legal and has been adopted by some extremist groups. Nike's Air Max 1 USA sneakers with the 'Betsy Ross' flag were selling for over $2,000 on resale site StockX. has pulled a pair of sneakers embellished with the controversial "Betsy Ross flag" from its apps and website, but you can still get your hands on them thanks to resale sites like StockX.
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