This has two knock-on effects that are much longer term. First, we now know that a U.S. TikTok ban will be difficult to bypass if it comes back — and the same will be true for any other Chinese (or other) app banned in the same way. There are some options, as I reported over the weekend, but none of them are especially compelling.

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

The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or Apple's App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.

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.

On eBay, smartphones with TikTok still installed fetch hundreds to thousands of dollars, with one iPhone 16 Pro Max with the app is going for $5,000 and another iPhone 16 Plus asking for over $3,000.

On eBay, used iPhones with the TikTok app still installed are being listed for thousands to millions of dollars.

TikTok being banned across the United States has created a new market on eBay for smartphones that already have the app installed.

The TikTok ban has a temporary reprieve, but its still not available in the App Store or Google Play – so some creators are taking drastic measures

Poshmark, meanwhile, has an iPhone 13 Pro Max "with TikTok and Capcut" for $3,500. Some listings are most likely a joke like this "cracked" iPhone on Facebook Marketplace with "Ti

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

Some cell phone users didn’t delete the TikTok app from their devices during its short ban in the U.S. Now, it appears they may be hoping to cash in by selling their phones.