Alibaba's Taobao Just Auctioned Off Two Boeing 747 Planes

The interior of a Boeing Co. 747 cargo jet sits before being loaded with containers during the night package sort at the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Thursday, July 21, 2016. United Parcel Service Inc. is scheduled to release earnings results on July 29.Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

November 22, 2017 at 12:24 AM EST

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You can buy almost anything on Taobao, China’s biggest e-commerce platform, even a jumbo jet.

While most Chinese consumers traffic the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. app for groceries, clothes, or the odd knickknack, SF Airlines Co. took Taobao shopping to a whole other level on Tuesday.

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