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,

The iPhone 15 and 16 models generally sell for between $1,200 and $1,500 on eBay. When the app was first banned iPhones with TikTok installed were listed for as much as $1 million during the app's 14 hour blackout, Ukrainian technology news outlet ITC reported.

TikTok’s recent ban and subsequent reinstatement in the United States — all in an agonizing 24 hours for TikTokers — has sparked an unexpected gold rush on eBay. iPhones with the TikTok app installed are listed at jaw-dropping prices,

Phones are going for thousands of dollars on online storefronts after Apple and Google took down ByteDance platforms.

TikTok briefly shut down in the US on January 18th, 2025, ahead of the official enforcement date of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA). The app came back online after President-elect Donald Trump promised to delay the ban,

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts — though it is not clear if there are many buyers at those prices.

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,