People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok on eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other online storefronts. View on euronews

Some sellers are banking on people being very desperate to use TikTok again, but buyer beware: The app’s future is still far from certain. iPhones and Android phones with TikTok preinstalled on them are being listed for exorbitant prices of $10,

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.

(CNN) – Sellers on eBay have a hot, new commodity: phones with TikTok still installed. TikTok was removed from app stores on Saturday ahead of a federal ban. While the app is available again for people who already had it downloaded, it remains missing from app stores.

Phones and Android phones with TikTok preinstalled on them are being listed for ridiculous prices on the online marketplace eBay.

Business Insider's scan of platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace showed hundreds of listings touting phones with TikTok and CapCut installed.

At the time of publication, a search for "TikTok phone" produces over 24,000 results, with the lowest "Buy it Now" listing selling for $400 and the highest asking for (checks notes) $4,970,400 million with CapCut, a video editing app also owned by ByteDance pre-installed in addition to TikTok.

With no way for users to download TikTok, thousands of eBay sellers have listed phones ... TikTok to continue to be available in the U.S., ByteDance must either sell to a U.S.-based buyer, or ...

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

With the threat of a potential ban and TikTok missing from U.S. app stores, some smartphones with the app preloaded

The impending TikTok ban has resulted in opportunistic behaviors where people on eBay are selling smartphones with the app preinstalled.

"TikTok Phones," devices with the controversial app still installed, are now being sold for tens of thousands on eBay.