MiG-21f jet brought on eBay
Published May 1st, 2006
A Chinese businessman has bought a MiG-21f plane from a US seller on the online auction website eBay for $24 730 and plans to use it to decorate an empty space at his offices, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Beijing News newspaper identified the Chinese buyer as Zhang Cheng.
“I like to collect valuable items. I have the buying power and my company has an empty space where I can display the plane,” the newspaper quoted Zhang as saying.
The eBay website for the transaction shows the plane is currently located in Lewiston, Idaho.
It said the fighter jet, last flown in 1995, has been inspected by a museum and found to be in excellent condition.
The seller was only identified by the username “inkgirle”.
The Beijing News quoted Zhang as saying he learned from the seller’s son by telephone that the fighter jet was retired by the Czech military.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the fighter jet can be imported into China. Zhang said he is waiting for government authorities to get back to him, The Beijing News reported.
