Fans are back with their iconic sense of humor as the news of TikTok standing on the verge of removal from the Apple App Store until it is sold to a buyer.

While the U.S. TikTok blackout may have lasted only hours, the app has still not made a return to the iPhone's App Store.

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.

Some people trying to cash in on the desperation to get back on TikTok have taken matters into their own hands.

As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

Some iPhones with the TikTok app, which is currently unavailable in the Apple and Google app stores, are fetching big bucks on eBay in the wake of the video-sharing app's brief ban in the United States.

Those who didn't delete the app from their phones after it was delisted are now the only people in the U.S. who have access to it.

If you have an iPhone with TikTok, you might be in luck, as these devices are currently being listed for up to $25,000 on eBay in the United States of America. According to a report by USA Today, over 2,000 iPhones are being auctioned on eBay, with prices ranging from $100 to $25,000.

TikTok has essentially warned that it will “go dark” in the U.S., given that service providers underpinning the platform won’t be able to continue doing so lawfully. This might be over soon. TikTok is hopeful,

Don't have the TikTok app currently installed on your mobile device? It's best not to buy a high-price phone with it installed to get it.

TikTok has not returned to US app stores, meaning those who deleted the app over the weekend are out of luck. For now, signing into TikTok on the web is a cheaper solution.