People listed the telephones preloaded with Tiktok for tens of thousands of dollars on Ebay, the Facebook market and other online windows – although it is not clear if there are many buyers at these prices.
Tiktok was briefly unavailable for American users During the weekend, but since Sunday, everyone who had already downloaded it were able to use it. The application is still not available for download on Apple and Google application stores, so anyone who did not think about getting Tiktok before Sunday is unlucky.
Consequently, some corporate minds sell phones and tablets equipped with Tiktok – as well as other applications from his mother company Bytedance, such as Lemon8 and the Capcut video editor. On Ebay, announcements could be found for up to $ 50,000 (or as little as $ 340) on Friday. Although it is not clear how many phones of this type have been sold, those who sell hundreds have received the most offers.
A seller, Nicholas Matthews, who lives in New York, said that he had decided to sell the phone when he had found that Tiktok was in great demand. He offered an iPhone 14 Plus on Tiktok for $ 10,000. Matthews said that her highest offer was $ 4,550 on Friday.
“I’m just waiting to sell this phone alone,” he said.
Tiktok has around 170 million users in the United States. The prohibition does not aim for individual users, who are technically free to use it as long as they can.
Ebay did not immediately respond to a comment message on announcements on Friday.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump ordered his Ministry of Justice to suspend the application from the ban until early April. But many questions remain, in particular that of whether Trump has the power to issue such an order and the parent company of Tiktok, based in China, would be ready to sell the popular social media platform.
