TikTok-loaded phones are selling for thousands online after law prevents new downloads
There are also TikTok-loaded devices that are listed for sale for just hundreds of dollars. Some sellers advertise phones with active TikTok accounts, while others say the app is installed, but not linked to an account. Ebay did not immediately respond to CBS MoneyWatch's request for comment on the listings.
eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars
With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets.
Phones with TikTok listed for big bucks on eBay
Some cell phone owners with the app installed are selling their devices online to TikTok users eager to consume content on the platform.
iPhones With TikTok Installed Are Being Offered on eBay for $50,000
As first spotted by Wired, there are currently about 9,000 eBay item listings for various smartphones that already have TikTok installed. There’s a wide array of devices depending on the preferred make,
People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts
Phones with TikTok pre-installed listed for thousands of dollars on eBay
At the time of publication, a search for "TikTok phone" produces over 24,000 results, with the lowest "Buy it Now" listing selling for $400 and the highest asking for (checks notes) $4,970,400 million with CapCut, a video editing app also owned by ByteDance pre-installed in addition to TikTok.
iPhones with TikTok installed are being sold for as much as $10,000 on eBay. What to know before buying one
Some sellers are banking on people being very desperate to use TikTok again, but buyer beware: The app’s future is still far from certain. iPhones and Android phones with TikTok preinstalled on them are being listed for exorbitant prices of $10,
A new hot commodity on eBay: Phones with TikTok installed
With no way for users to download TikTok, thousands of eBay sellers have listed phones with the app installed — hoping to capitalize on TikTok’s disappearance from US app stores following a brief ban.
iPhones with TikTok installed are being sold for up to $25,000 after the ban in the U.S.
Showing a true entrepreneurial spirit, some internet users took advantage of the TikTok ban in the U.S. by putting their phones with the app installed up for sale. O post iPhones with TikTok installed are being sold for up to $25,
Resellers listing phones with TikTok installed amid app’s uncertain future
The turmoil surrounding the popular social media app created unexpected demand for phones with TikTok already installed.
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