People are Hawking TikTok-Loading Phones for Thousands on eBay, Facebook

TikTok is still not available for download from U.S.-based app stores, reports CBS News. So 'Some fast-acting entrepreneurs are selling phones with TikTok preloaded on devices for thousands of dollars online.' The Associated Press notes that New York-based Nicholas Matthews 'listed an iPhone 14 Plus with TikTok for $10,000. As of Friday, Matthews said his highest bid was for $4,550.'

Another example from The New York Times:
An information technology engineer, Mr. Gustab listed his iPhone 15 Pro with TikTok downloaded onto it for $3,000 on Facebook Marketplace. That's about three times the cost of a brand-new iPhone 16 Pro. On Thursday night, he had an offer for $1,200, still more than almost every brand-new iPhone and nearly twice as much as a refurbished iPhone 15 Pro without TikTok.

Business Insider reports the search term iPhone TikTok 'yielded more than 45,000 results' on eBay...

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