Some scalpers are already betting they can score an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 on launch day and offering presales at two to three times the normal price.
Phones that still have TikTok installed on them are fetching high prices on eBay, days after the social media platform's short-lived ban in the United States. The TikTok app is currently unavailable in the Apple App Store — making it available only to those who previously installed the app before its recent ban.
The iPhone 15 and 16 models generally sell for between $1,200 and $1,500 on eBay. When the app was first banned iPhones with TikTok installed were listed for as much as $1 million during the app's 14 hour blackout, Ukrainian technology news outlet ITC reported.
With TikTok being removed from the App Store and people unable to download it, iPhones with the app installed on them are being sold for tens of thousands
Some eBay sellers are hoping to get $10,000 or more for a smartphone with TikTok preinstalled, but the app's future is far from certain.
Bobrov, the company stated: “At eBay, we’re leveraging the latest advances in AI to redefine the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts. The evolution from LLMs to agentic systems is happening faster than most of us would have predicted just a year ago,
Business Insider's scan of platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace showed hundreds of listings touting phones with TikTok and CapCut installed.
eBay, a UK online marketplace for automotive parts and accessories, has launched the official NAPA Auto Parts UK store on its platform. The partnership aims to simplify the process for vehicle owners to source a wide range of automotive parts and accessories suitable for all makes and models.
Many people are listing iPhones with TikTok installed on eBay for thousands of dollars as the app remains absent on Google and Apple app stores.
With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets.
Now phones that already have TikTok installed on them are suddenly a hot commodity. Dozens of listings for phones and tablets that already have the app have since cropped up on pl