Chinese MiG buyer seeks eBay refund
The Chinese man bought fighter jet on eBay this other day now asks refund...
I am sorry, but I can not help laughing at this news.
The Chinese is in fact a Johnny…
If I were him (of if anybody were him), I might have checked if I can bring the jet to my home country. Because, the price for the jet is not less expensive.
However, for the Chinese man, the price may be very cheap. I guess that he may not want money back in fact, though he asks refund.
He just wanted to show he has money. Otherwise, I cannot understand what he did…
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Chinese MiG buyer seeks eBay refund
Tuesday, May 9, 2006; Posted: 7:40 a.m. EDT (11:40 GMT)
Zhang Cheng, a Beijing businessman, bid $24,730 and paid a $2,000 deposit for the former Czech air force plane on Chinese-based eBay, Xinhua news agency said.
But legal experts informed Zhang that the MiG-21, located in Idaho in the United States, was "almost impossible to ship back", Xinhua said, quoting the Beijing Times.
Moreover, the seller had clearly confined the destination of the plane to the United States and Canada, Xinhua quoted a member of eBay's public relations staff as saying.
Chinese Web surfers have accused Zhang of trying to gain fame, but others suggest it merely shows the improved living standards of the Chinese, Xinhua said.
The buyer, however, said he was building a collection.
"I like to collect valuable items," he said. "I have the buying power and my company has an empty space where I can display the plane."
CNN.com - Chinese MiG buyer seeks eBay refund - May 9, 2006
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