Desperate TikTok fans willing to pay $ 1 million for iPhones with app still installed

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How much would you pay to get TikTok back? Well, some users in the US are willing to spend big money!

After TikTok was banned in the U.S. and removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play for a brief period, users who accidentally deleted the app faced a huge problem. Without it available for download, they couldn’t get TikTok back. And that's where things got crazy.

On popular shopping website eBay, iPhones with TikTok still installed are being sold for as much as $1 million, a report by the New York Post reveals. Surprisingly, people are willing to pay 10 times the price of a new iPhone for an old one just to get access to TikTok."

One iPhone 16 Pro Max with the app is going for $5,000, and another iPhone 16 Plus is asking for over $3,000. But the real shocker? Some sellers are even offering used iPhones for more than $1 million!

Another listing from North Carolina reads, "Screen protector is only damage, phone perfect and has TikTok." A desperate TikTok fan posted on Threads, “If you deleted TikTok I’m selling one of my iPhones 16 WITH TIKTOK INSTALLED $5000.”

Why the madness? Many TikTok fans didn’t expect the app to return so soon after the ban. When TikTok came back online just hours later, those who deleted it found themselves stuck. Some even begged for help, offering up to $5,000 for an iPhone that still had the app.

While some users hope TikTok will be available for download again soon, Apple confirmed that users who deleted it can’t get it back. The ban’s still in effect, but for now, if you’ve got an iPhone with TikTok, you might just have a million-dollar device in your hands!