With TikTok absent from US app stores, some eBay sellers are capitalizing on the demand for second-hand phones with the app pre-installed. Listings have surged, with some asking prices reaching up to $50,000. Although many prices hover between $2,000 and $5,000, it's unclear how many phones are actually being sold at such high prices. Sellers avoid factory resetting phones by signing out of their accounts, which poses a risk for buyers. Despite inflated prices, interest in these listings remains significant, though completed sale prices are often undisclosed.
Some people might actually be buying second-hand phones with TikTok pre-installed, listed at thousands of dollars due to the app's precarious future in the US.
A quick search reveals over 9,000 listings for used smartphones with TikTok installed, selling for exorbitant prices, with $2,000-5,000 being common.
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