The removal of TikTok from US app stores has led to a surge in demand for used smartphones with the app pre-installed, with some sellers on eBay listing these devices for exorbitant prices. Despite the inflated pricing, there is evidence of sales, although the true extent of the market remains unclear.
Despite US president Donald Trump signing an executive order on Monday delaying any potential ban of the social media app for 75 days, TikTok remains absent from all US app store s—with Apple and Google giving no hints on whether it will return. That means if you are in America and delete the app or lose your phone, you are currently locked out, with no way to download it again. For content creators, brand marketers, and social media managers, that could spell disaster.
Select the “sold” filter on eBay's search and there are plenty of sales that appear to be completed, but pretty much all of them have an undisclosed “best offer accepted” note connected to them. Any finished auctions with incredibly inflated prices look to have been relisted shortly after, suggesting an unsuccessful sale, with only those that sit at close to market value for secondhand phones looking to have actually sold.
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