The seller says he is „happy to share a piece of history with others“ and plans to put the money toward a vacation.
A crumpled parking sign and other items used by an attendee of the deadly Donald Trump rally in which the former president narrowly escaped assassination sold at auction for close to $400 on Monday.
Memorabilia from the event that descended into bloodshed in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday is already being auctioned online by attendees hoping that their items will become collectors‘ pieces.
Various lots have been listed on auction website eBay just days after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump in the ear, killed an audience member and injured two others before being shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
Auction lots connected to the rally include a newspaper front page about the incident, tickets and wristbands used by attendees, and aerial shots of the land where the shooting took place. Others are hoping to cash in by creating T-shirts, mugs and wall art featuring photos or drawings of the moment Trump raised his fist in defiance as he was hustled away by his security team.
One attendee told Newsweek that he decided to auction his rally memorabilia in a bid to turn the „tragic event“ into something positive for his family. The 38-year-old plans to take them on a vacation with the money he raises from the sale.
The seller, who requested anonymity in this article but is known as niteowlexchange (Nite Owl Exchange) on eBay, said he recently set up a New York-registered small business that uses the auction site.
