A baseball signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sold for $571 on Wednesday, one day after the announcement Walz would join Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket.
Sold via auction by Magic City Sports on eBay, the ball doesn’t include any autograph certification from PSA, JSA or BGS. It’s also unclear when or where the ball was signed.
Eight different accounts made a total of 34 bids on the ball before the auction closed.
Walz has served as Minnesota’s governor since 2019, and the former high school football coach has been a heavy supporter of Minnesota sports for years — his “Wolves Back Day” proclamation was a hit among Timberwolves fans as the team made its way to the Western Conference finals in the 2024 playoffs.
In addition to the signed baseball, a number of Walz collectibles have sold on eBay since Tuesday’s announcement, including bobbleheads, signed photos, political buttons, T-shirts and trading cards from the Decision 2020 trading card set.
Included in Decision 2020 Series 2, Walz has a base card with a small number of parallels. Walz is also included in the Governor State Flags Set, which features manufactured patches for all 50 state flags.
Signed photos of Walz have recently sold on eBay for less than $50.
The recent interest in memorabilia for Walz follows a number of items collectors have purchased for former President Donald Trump. The former president began selling “Fight! Fight! Fight!” sneakers following an assassination attempt in July. The sneakers retailed for $299 with only 5,000 pairs made.
Celebrity brothers Logan and Jake Paul later offered $12 million for the "Make America Great Again" hat Trump was wearing at that July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, though the offer hasn’t been accepted.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.