Some iPhones with the TikTok app, which is currently unavailable in the Apple and Google app stores, are fetching big bucks on eBay in the wake of the video-sharing app's brief ban in the United States.
The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or the iPhone App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok on eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other online storefronts. View on euronews
"TikTok Phones," devices with the controversial app still installed, are now being sold for tens of thousands on eBay.
Did you delete the TikTok app after it was briefly banned? Your only option may be to purchase a phone with the app already installed on eBay — but the priciest option is reportedly over $5 million. After the viral video-sharing platform went dark last weekend,
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.
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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.
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.
People are selling old phones with TikTok installed for as much as $50,000, and the boom is growing, as Google and Apple have removed the app from their online stores.
Social media app TikTok briefly went dark in the U.S. last weekend due to a federal government tussle over its ownership. It’s since come back online, though the app itself cannot be downloaded from Google or Apple app stores.
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