Phones that still have TikTok installed on them are fetching high prices on eBay, days after the social media platform's short-lived ban in the United States. The TikTok app is currently unavailable in the Apple App Store — making it available only to those who previously installed the app before its recent ban.

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.

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,

TikTok being banned across the United States has created a new market on eBay for smartphones that already have the app installed.

With TikTok being removed from the App Store and people unable to download it, iPhones with the app installed on them are being sold for tens of thousands

Social media app TikTok briefly went dark in the U.S. last weekend due to a federal government tussle over its ownership. It’s since come back online, though the app itself cannot be downloaded from Google or Apple app stores.

Some eBay sellers are hoping to get $10,000 or more for a smartphone with TikTok preinstalled, but the app's future is far from certain.

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.