People Are Buying Phones With TikTok Installed on Them

TikTok-loaded phones are selling for thousands online after law prevents new downloads
Some fast-acting entrepreneurs are selling phones with TikTok preloaded on devices for thousands of dollars online, after the social media app was momentarily unavailable in the U.S.
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 Pre-Installed Selling For $25000 In US: How To Buy
The resale market for phones with the software preloaded exploded after TikTok was offline in the US for 14 hours, with prices as high as $25,000. Notwithstanding the need, this business is dangerous due to issues like protecting user data and the app's unclear legal status in US app stores.
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.
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.
TikTok-loaded phones are selling online after ban blocks new downloads
Some of TikTok's 170 million U.S.-based users are selling phones with the social media app preloaded on them for thousands of dollars online. China-based parent company ByteDance voluntarily shut down the TIkTok app in the U.
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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