Phones are going for thousands of dollars on online storefronts after Apple and Google took down ByteDance platforms.

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.

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other ...

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At the time of publication, a search for "TikTok phone" produces over 24,000 results, with the lowest "Buy it Now" listing ...

Among them is an eBay listing for a device described as a brand-new Apple iPhone ... that are listed for sale for just hundreds of dollars. Some sellers advertise phones with active TikTok ...