TikTok solely went darkish for half a day earlier than returning for U.S. customers after President Trump referred to as for a 75-day suspension of the ban.
However whereas the corporate and its suitors (from Kevin O’Leary to Elon Musk to an AI firm) attempt to work one thing out, in following the legislation, the brief video social media platform is not but again in app shops.
This implies TikTokers, who both deleted the app beforehand or purchased a brand new telephone since then, are going chilly turkey (or utilizing the desktop model). And a number of other forward-thinking entrepreneurs thought perhaps they may make a buck.
The New York Occasions discovered some “unlocked with TikTok” listings for hundreds—even tens of hundreds on resale websites together with Poshmark and eBay.
One eBay itemizing says “iPhone 14 Professional UNLOCKED! W/ TikTok” and is priced at $3,000. (Unlocked iPhone 14s are presently at Walmart and Finest Purchase for round $300 to $500.)
Poshmark, in the meantime, has an iPhone 13 Professional Max “with TikTok and Capcut” for $3,500.
Some listings are probably a joke like this “cracked” iPhone on Fb Market with “TikTok by no means deleted” for $10,000 (down from its unique $30,000).
Nonetheless, if anybody is shopping for the telephones at these costs, they are not admitting it—but. When you’ve bought one, please attain out. Within the meantime, a brand new iPhone 16 (with out TikTok) begins at $799.
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