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.

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

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 ...

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