TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.

TikTok’s absence from app stores in the US has sparked an unusual trend: phones with the app pre-installed are being sold on eBay for exorbitant amounts. Some listings are priced as high as ...

TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.

Don't have TikTok on your phone? You can buy someone else's on eBay for thousands.

TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.

TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.

TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.

Secondhand phones with TikTok installed are being listed on eBay for thousands of dollars. And it appears that some people might actually be buying them. Despite US president Donald Trump signing ...

The eBay sale prices are what an auction listing closed at or what someone agreed to pay. The big question is whether people are actually paying for the phones and having them shipped.

That sale ultimately got killed by eBay because it requires all phones sold on its platform to be wiped and restored to factory settings before being shipped out.

TikTok's U.S. ban led to a surge in eBay listings for phones with the app pre-installed, as users seek alternatives amid app store removals.